Tours reveal East Rockingham Highs striking new campus
East Rockingham High School showcases a 77 classroom complex with an academic wing, a library of over 1,000 volumes, six tennis courts, three all purpose fields, a turf football field and modern tech in every room. Principal Eric Baylor notes one button access to slides or video as 50 visitors tour the facility and the band room displays new instruments and a band uniform sample with 63 uniforms ordered.
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Shenandoah Eyes Rebuilding Veterans Stadium After Fire
Shenandoah moves to rebuild Veterans Memorial Stadium after 1987 fire that destroyed the facility. The Shenandoah Indians played there and residents recall bleacher moments with players. Mayor Clinton O. Lucas Jr joins locals pushing for a new ballpark to recapture childhood memories and community pride.
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Elkton council sets hearings on cigarette tax and decals
Elkton Town Council scheduled five public hearings on two evenings. On Aug 16 at 6 45 p m hearings will cover the proposed motor vehicle tax and a 10 cent per pack cigarette tax before the 7 p m council meeting at the Elkton Area Community Center.
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Elkton reports over 600000 cash on hand at June end
Elkton town treasurer Clairen Sipe told council on Monday the town has 601495 dollars in available cash to spend as of June. About 329000 of that comes from a 2.4 million loan from the state Department of Environmental Quality which allowed reimbursement of 333697 dollars for consultant fees equipment and related costs.
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Hensley prints on sale at Elkton Welcome Center
Local artist Jeddie Hensley displays a full color acrylic rendering of the old Gables Hotel at about 24 by 36 inches in the Elkton Welcome Center downtown triangle. Unframed prints are offered for sale at 80 dollars. Hensley, known for pen and ink views of the Miller Kite Museum and other Elkton scenes, sought to create a vivid color depiction of a famous local landmark.
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Garden Spot donates proceeds for Bluefield relief
Greg and Tammy Garr owners of Shenandoah Garden Spot Elkton join in aiding Bluefield West Virginia amid long term unemployment near 20 percent per 2000 census. They gave all of today's income minus taxes to buy staples for delivery by Gerald Mayhan Ministries delivering 30,000 pounds of food Aug 4 to Aug 8.
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