Fayette County Schools to Tighten Safety Next Fall
In reaction to recent national school tragedies, Fayette County officials announce safety upgrades for next year. Superintendent Larry Coleman confirms measures including stronger communications, handheld metal detectors, on site emergency action plans, enhanced police collaboration, and required see through bags to prevent concealed weapons. The plan follows a May 27 threat at Montgomery Middle School found on a teacher's desk.
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Larry Coleman
Fayette County
Coleman
Montgomery Middle School
West Virginia Native Admiral Lopez seeks Navy retirement
West Virginia born Admiral T Joseph Lopez has requested retirement from the Navy. At 58 he commands Allied Forces Southern Europe from Naples and U S Naval Forces Europe from London. Replaced by Vice Admiral James O Ellis Jr with October change in command.
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T. Joseph Lopez
West Virginia
Navy
Allied Forces
Europe
Lopez
Naples
Italy
NATO
Southern Europe
London
U.S
William Cohen
James O. Ellis Jr
Spartanburg
S.C
Steve Honda
United States
Sonny Argento
Powellton
Valley and Nitro
Boys’ State
James H. Drew Exposition Arrives in Raleigh Mall
The James H. Drew Exposition held at the Raleigh Mall Thursday night marks 37 years of visits to Beckley fairs. The carnival runs through Sunday evening with attractions and stuffed animals as prizes.
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James H. Drew
Raleigh
Beckley
Charleston
Gabriel Brothers
Raleigh Mall
Hraney Corp
Uniontown
Bill tightens safety rules for 24 hour stores
Legislation effective today targets large convenience businesses open midnight to five am with annual gross sales of 1 million or more. The bill, led by Del. Fleischauer and Del. Caputo, stems from a 1997 Go Mart assault in Fairmont and aims to reduce robberies and injuries by enforcing stricter safety measures including cameras, protecting night shift workers.
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Barbara Evans
Fleischauer
D-Monongalia
Del
Mike Caputo
Dmarion
Fairmont
Second GM strike could halt North American production
Flint workers at a Delphi Flint East complex joined a second GM walkout six days after a Flint stamping plant strike. The Delphi plant, home to 5,800 hourly workers, makes speedometers and other engine parts. If shut, it could cripple most of GM’s 28 major assembly plants across the US, Canada, and Mexico, deepening a parts shortage that already forced mass layoffs.
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Mich
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Flint East
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Mexico
Canada
United States
Claire McClinton
Charles Jones
Flint Metal Center
Norm McComb
UAW
Dayton
Ohio
Jack Kirnan
Salomon Smith Barney
Michigan
Kansas
New Jersey
Missouri
Ontario
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