Veterans honored at Fayetteville ceremony on eve of Veterans Day
Hundreds of veterans were remembered at a Veterans Night in Fayette County’s Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building. Speakers urged ongoing honor for all veterans beyond Veterans Day, stressing devotion to country across years and generations.
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Fayetteville
Fayette County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Fayette Coun
U.S. Navy
Joseph Lopez
Fayette County
Lopez
Veterans Day Observance and Parade Planned in Beckley Area
Government offices and schools close for Veterans Day. A parade starts at 11 a.m. on Beckley Main Street, with a memorial service on Courthouse Square and an all day open house and reception from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Museum of Southern West Virginia, 432 Ballengee St., Hinton.
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Beckley Main Street
Vance
Courthouse Square
Veterans Memorial Museum of
West Virginia
Ballengee St
Hinton
Beckley Stratton JH Closed Again Over Air Quality
Raleigh County schools superintendent Dwight Dials says Beckley-Stratton Junior High is closed for a fifth day this year due to air quality. Officials cite higher fresh air intake and drafting pressure that may pull fumes into the building, with carbon monoxide detected after the furnace began running.
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Dwight Ials
Raleigh County
Beckley-Stratton
Dials
Ron Cantley
Register-Herald
Floyd Clingenpeel
Clingenpeel
McBrayer
Charleston
HVAC
Reic Labs
Raleigh County Schools
Shadow the drug dog fights rare disease in Greenbrier
Shadow the black Labrador, a drug sniffing dog, battles a rare disease and uncertainty over his future. Greenbrier County Commission held a session to support him. legislation may be needed. Donations to The Shadow Fund go to Dr. VanDevender at Greenbrier Veterinary Hospital in Lewisburg.
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Lewisburg
Greenbrier County
Dr. VanDevender
Kiss uses 7000 for private Beckley baseball study
House Speaker Bob Kiss earmarked seven thousand dollars from the governors Civil Contingent Fund for a privately conducted feasibility study on bringing minor league baseball to Beckley. The study by HOK Sports cost Bluestone Coal Corp twenty one thousand dollars and faced no local government approval or public bidding. Kiss defended the move citing long running disputes over the issue and said local bodies cannot agree. See Kiss on page 9A.
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Bob Kiss
Beckley
Bluestone Coal Corp
HOK Sports
Kansas City
Kan
Kiss
Beckley Tri-County Baseball Association
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