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Monroe County News

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Friday Aug 22 | Register-herald.com

Officials clash over WorkForce cuts

A pair of state lawmakers and a county commissioner are upset over proposed plans by WorkForce West Virginia officials to downsize services at the Greenbrier Valley Unemployment and Job Service offices.

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Related Topix: Fairlea, WV, Greenbrier County, WV, Pocahontas County, WV, Charleston Metro

Sun Aug 17, 2008

Register-herald.com

Year-round school brings issues

Last month, Gov. Joe Manchin said he would like to see year-round schools in every county in West Virginia.

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Related Topix: West Virginia, Education Etc., Nicholas County, WV, Summers County, WV

Fri Aug 15, 2008

West Virginia Metro

Schools of Excellence Recognized

Making the grade to be a West Virginia School of Excellence means more than just meeting all the requirements on the application.

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Related Topix: Putnam County, WV, West Virginia, Charleston, WV, Charleston Metro

Sun Aug 03, 2008

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

, Bluefield, WV

Mother Nature taught the folks in Nature's Air-conditioned City a thing or two about the risk of selecting a pair of outdoor venues for separate festivals in downtown and South Bluefield, but resourceful ...

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Related Topix: Union, WV, Peterstown, WV, Concord University

Fri Aug 01, 2008

WVNS-TV Ghent

School Lunch Prices Could Be On the Way Up

The hike is being blamed on higher costs for food and fuel. Story by Erin Barnett Email Other Stories by Erin Barnett UNION- -- Food Costs are serving up a large amount of charges forcing many schools to ...

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Related Topix: Union, WV

Thu Jul 31, 2008

Wetzel Chronicle

Tri-County Job Fair Will Be Held Today

The third annual Wetzel/Tyler/Monroe County Job Fair will take place on July 30 at the New Martinsville United Methodist Church from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Wetzel County Chamber of ...

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Related Topix: New Martinsville, WV, Wetzel County, WV

Tue Jul 29, 2008

Register-herald.com

Local alpaca farm seeking to educate people on animal

When Monroe Country resident Barbara Bales wakes up in the morning to take care of her livestock, she does not encounter all of the usual animals one would expect on a rural West Virginia farm.

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Mon Jun 30, 2008

Register-herald.com

Severe storms cause outage

Authorities say severe thunderstorms were beginning to strike southern West Virginia Saturday night, and some damage reports were already received.

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Related Topix: Sinks-Grove, WV, Weather, Greenbrier County, WV, Drennen, WV

Wed Jun 18, 2008

WVU Today

Campbells establish first Term of Years Fund for WVU 4-H

Campbells establish first Term of Years Fund for WVU 4-H Supports program with aim of improving young people's health A program whose goal is to improve the health of West Virginia youth will benefit from a ...

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Sun Jun 08, 2008

Register-herald.com

Thumbs - Saturday, June 7, 2008

Thumbs up ... to Raleigh General Hospital, partnered with Pasquale Mira's Italian Restaurant, for winning first place in the United Way of Southern West Virginia's Celebrity Night fundraiser.

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Related Topix: Ronceverte, WV, West Virginia, Meadow Bridge, WV, Stanaford, WV, Opinion

Fri Jun 06, 2008

Charleston Daily Mail

DuPont Middle, George Washington Middle among state's top schools

The state Department of Education has named seven West Virginia schools as Schools of Excellence for the upcoming school year.

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Related Topix: West Virginia, Meadow Bridge, WV, Fayette County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Morgan County, WV

Wed Jun 04, 2008

Register-herald.com

Three area schools receive prestigious award

Three southern West Virginia schools were named Schools of Excellence for the 2008-09 school year Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Stanaford, WV, Meadow Bridge, WV

Tue May 20, 2008

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

McNeely will challenge Caruth this Nov. for 10th Senatorial District

Don Caruth, the current GOP Senate Minority Leader from the 10th Senatorial District, will be challenged this November by Democrat James W. "Jim" McNeely.

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Related Topix: Princeton, WV, Peterstown, WV, Summers County, WV, Mercer County, WV, Greenbrier County, WV

Sun May 18, 2008

Register-herald.com

Developers want judge off Monroe tax case

A Monroe County developer wants the judge who ruled against his claim that the county assessor unfairly increased property assessments on its 1,200-acre Walnut Springs forested community to recuse himself from ...

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Related Topix: Union, WV

Fri May 16, 2008

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Too little, too late - Election night count must be improved

Enough is enough. Year after year, election after election, we and other media outlets wait - and wait and wait and wait - for vote totals from Mercer County. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

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Related Topix: Mercer County, WV, Opinion

Wed May 14, 2008

Register-herald.com

Severe storms rip through area

“We have an upper level system with somewhat of a weak surface low attached to it in Ohio”

Mother Nature was not in a celebratory mood for the centennial celebration of Mother's Day. via Register-herald.com

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Related Topix: Wyoming County, WV, Peterstown, WV, Summers County, WV, Fayette County, WV

Mon May 12, 2008

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Board of Ed. candidates discuss issues facing Mercer

“We're usually on the cutting edge as opposed to other counties. What they're excited about, we've been doing for years. She's doing a very fine job.”

Three candidates running for seats on the Mercer County Board of Education met recently with the editorial board of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph to discuss issues concerning schools in Mercer County. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

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Related Topix: Kegley, WV, Princeton, WV, Bluefield, WV

Wed May 07, 2008

WVNS-TV Ghent

Monroe Mud Bog Future Still Uncertain

Posted Wednesday, May 7, 2008 ; 06:00 PM Updated Wednesday, May 7, 2008 ; 04:23 PM The future of a Monroe County tourist attraction is still up in the air. via WVNS-TV Ghent

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Related Topix: Waiteville, WV

Tue May 06, 2008

WVNS-TV

Southern WV Teachers Leading WVEA

“We are a 21st Century state and we want to ensure that our students are competitive not only on a national market now but on a global economy and just maintaining and ensuring that there's a high qualified teacher in every classroom”

Posted Monday, May 5, 2008 ; 10:33 PM Updated Monday, May 5, 2008 ; 10:39 PM The president-elect is from Princeton. via WVNS-TV

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Related Topix: Princeton, WV, Mercer County, WV, Wayne, WV, Charleston, WV

Sun Apr 27, 2008

Cousinconnect.com

Genealogy Query - MEADOWS : RIFFE

Looking for anyone who might be related to William Howard Meadows from Monroe County, WVa. via Cousinconnect.com

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Genealogy

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