Raleigh County Youths Shine At School Science Fair
Raleigh County Science Fair at Woodrow Wilson High School drew a full auditorium as winners were announced. Superintendent Dwight Dials praised competitors and noted strong math and science talent. Four divisions covered kindergarten to high school, with 275 entries judged by 40 judges across five categories. Julia Zeto won first for Beaver Elementary, Megan Pettry and Jessica Richard second for Fairdale Elementary, and Brianna McCoy third for Marsh Fork Elementary, earning cash prizes and ribbons.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Dwight Dials
Dials
Fairdale
Brianna McCoy
Marsh Fork Elementary
Cornerstone laid for new Union school on old high site
Monroe County marks the cornerstone ceremony for a $6.2 million preschool through 8 school uniting Union Elementary and Gap Mills Middle. The SBA financed project rises on the burned Union High site and opens in 1999, aligning with the county bicentennial. A time capsule includes student lists and a rabies tag.
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Randall McCutcheon
Monroe County School Board
Lyn Guy
Union Elementary
Gap Mills
State School Building Authority
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Guy
Steve Miller
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Monroe Watchman
Kanawha
James Monroe High School
Wooton Leads Campaign Financing in Tight Senate Race
Incumbent state Sen. Bill Wooton outspent Dr. Robert Pulliam by nearly three to one as May 1 campaign finance reports show Wooton at 61,478.86 to 22,034.33. Wooton's ending balance 26,696.53 tops Pulliam's 3,254.78 with Pulliam drawing on loans and medical colleagues backing his bid.
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Robert Pulliam
Beckley
Pulliam
House of Delegates
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Wooton
Freedom Fund Luncheon urged African American academic excellence
Roslyn Clark-Payne addressed about 100 attendees at the NAACP Freedom Fund Luncheon at the Raleigh County Armory urging focus on education, incentives, and community duty to lift minority students. Local leaders urged voter participation and collective action for Beckley’s future.
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Roslyn Clark-Payne
Clark-Payne
Beckley Attorne
McKinley High School
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Clark- Payne
Clark Payne
Eileen Washington
James Cox
New Life
William Merchant
Veronica Claes
Illiam Wicks
Belinda Snead
Cox
Beckley
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Heritage Health System
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