Supreme Court clears Summers County teaching hire dispute
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled Summers County High School properly hired Susan Lawrence for a business teaching post using the state code scorecard. Linda Ewing had argued seniority should prevail. the decision affirming Lawrence’s selection should curb related litigation and clarify hiring interpretations.
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State Supreme Court
Hinton
Summers County High School
Bill McGinley
West Virginia Education Association
Summers County Board of Education
Robin Davis
Susan Lawrence
Linda Ewing
Summers County
Lawrence
Ewing
West Virginia
School Board
Kathryn Bayless
Circuit
Robert Irons
Irons
GM strike shakes West Virginia dealerships
The GM parts plant walkout in Flint prompts car dealers in southern West Virginia to fear shortages and delayed 1999 model shipments. Store managers at Lewis Automotive Group Oak Hill King Coal Chevrolet Mountaineer Auto Mall and Brown Chevrolet report incoming parts delays back orders and potential price increases if the strike continues beyond a few days or weeks.
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General Motors
Flint
Mich
West Virginia
Randy Dempsey
Lewis Automotive Group
Beckley
Dempsey
Lewis
King Coal Chevrolet
Bill DeAth
Oak Hill
DeAth
Charles Smith
Mountaineer Auto Mall
Smith
Mountaineer
Musick
Warrants Issued Against Man Accused of Filming Minors in Sex Acts
Beckley police have obtained ten additional warrants charging former city businessman Anthony Misiti, 64, with seven counts of filming minors in sexually explicit conduct, two counts of first degree sexual abuse, and one count of third degree sexual assault. The incidents involved youths aged 11 to 15 at Misiti's residence, with both female and a male juvenile noted. Misiti faces arraignment today in Raleigh County Magistrate Court after a prior arrest on filming minors.
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Beckley
Anthony
Tony” Misiti
Bellevue Lane
Raleigh County
Jeff Shumate
Misii
Shumate
WV DEP report cites coal mine drainage as West Virginia waterways pollution
A Division of Environmental Protection study identifies acid mine drainage from coal mines as the top pollutant in West Virginia waters, polluting 652 rivers lakes and streams. Coal mine runoff affects 495 waterways beyond legal limits, with unidentified sources in 99 and acid rain in 58. Five rivers and several lakes are slated for cleanup next year.
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West Virginia
Division of Environmental Protection
Chris Hamilton
West Virginia Coal Association
Barb Taylor
DEP
Cheat River
Tygart River
Kanawha River
Armour Creek
Pocatalico River
Ridenhour Lake
Nitro
Turkey Run
Bear Rocks
Castleman Run
Panhandle
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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