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  1. Poll finds mixed opinions on table games

    Monday Nov 30 | Herald-Mail

    ... 'I view gambling as a tax on the poor. I don't like it. It's an addiction,' Curtin said. Keith Fridley, 53, of Bolivar, W.Va., said he thinks table games are needed in Jefferson County. 'This county has prospered real well (with the revenue from ...

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    Related Topix: Charles Town, WV, Games, Blackjack, Poker, Bakerton, WV, Jefferson County, WV

  2. Bar Moritorium?: Council Advised to Seek Other Night Spot Enforcement Options Due to Legal Issues

    Friday Nov 20 | Huntington News

    ... not been upheld. The state's highest court relies upon a series of cases beginning with Bittinger v. Corporation of Bolivar, 395 S.E.2d 554 (1990), which addresses distinctions between zoning permits (whether a certain area may be used for a ...

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    Related Topix: Huntington, WV

  3. Group: OK'ing Gaming Sends Bad Message to YouthRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | The State Journal

    ... ethical reasons for opposing the expansion of gambling at Charles Town Races & Slots. The Rev. Douglas Fraim of the Bolivar Charge of the United Methodist Church, said the Jefferson County School Boarda s endorsement of table games for Charles Town ...

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    Related Topix: Charles Town, WV, Jefferson County, WV, Non-Profit

  4. Panhandle town named for Simon Bolivar gets flagRead the original story

    Friday Nov 13 | Charleston Gazette

    After nearly 200 years, the Eastern Panhandle town of Bolivar has a flag of its own.

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  5. W.Va. town named for Bolivar gets flagRead the original story

    Friday Nov 13 | Charleston Daily Mail

    After nearly 200 years, the Eastern Panhandle town of Bolivar has a flag of its own.

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  6. Shepherdstown looking to annex college dorms

    Wednesday Nov 11 | Register-herald.com

    ... to vote on a second reading of the bill next week. Five incorporated Jefferson County towns - Charles Town, Ranson, Bolivar, Harpers Ferry and Shepherdstown - shared roughly $909,000 in video lottery revenues this year. Their cut of the money is ...

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    Related Topix: Shepherdstown, WV, Shepherd University, Jefferson County, WV, Ranson, WV, Charles Town, WV

  7. W.Va. town looks to annex college dormsRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 11 | Charleston Daily Mail

    ... to vote on a second reading of the bill next week. Five incorporated Jefferson County towns -- Charles Town, Ranson, Bolivar, Harpers Ferry and Shepherdstown -- shared roughly $909,000 in video lottery revenues this year. Their cut of the money is ...

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    Related Topix: Shepherdstown, WV, Shepherd University, Jefferson County, WV, Ranson, WV, Harpers Ferry, WV

  8. Stephen R. Torres, 18Read the original story

    Wednesday Nov 4 | Herald-Mail

    ... Harpers Ferry, W.Va. The service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Bolivar, W.Va. There are no reader comments on this story. Comment Guidelines Herald-mail.com welcomes readers' comments and debate ...

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  9. Bus driver arrested on drug conspir.....

    Oct 29, 2009 | Martinsburg Journal

    ... of the passenger, later identified as Laguerre. Gaddy's vehicle matched the description and was pulled over at the Bolivar traffic light at about 12:15 p.m. for speeding, police said. After being pulled over, Gaddy provided police with his state bus ...

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Jefferson County, WV, Harpers Ferry, WV

  10. Stimulus funds go to Bolivar

    Oct 24, 2009 | Martinsburg Journal

    A recent grant award could help the newest members of the Bolivar Town Council make good on one of their campaign promises.

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    Related Topix: Harpers Ferry, WV

  11. Jefferson surveyor is remembered

    Oct 22, 2009 | Martinsburg Journal

    ... Kusner passed away Oct. 17 at a hospital in Morgantown due to complications from myasthenia gravis. He served on the Bolivar Town Council in the 1970s, and was elected as Jefferson County surveyor in 2008. "He was a very good friend of mine," said ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Jefferson, WV, Morgantown, WV, Jefferson County, WV, Berkeley County, WV

  12. Obituaries for Oct. 17, 2009Read the original story

    Oct 20, 2009 | Lebanon Democrat

    ... Louise Farster; children, Karen (Allen) Barnes of Lebanon, Jan (Jim) Valliere of Fairfax, Va., Cindy (Joe) Mackey of Bolivar, W.V., and Jeff (Lisa) Gray of Manassas, Va.; grandchildren, Sarah (Joshua) Moffitt, Rachael (Juan) Ramos, Christina ...

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  13. Area symposium goes onRead the original story

    Oct 17, 2009 | Martinsburg Journal

    ... symposium discussing Brown and his legacy at the Mather Training Center, the former site of Storer College, in Bolivar. When Brown died, Trodd said, his goals had yet to be accomplished. "The abolitionists' work was very much unfinished," she said. ...

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    Related Topix: Harpers Ferry, WV

  14. Money for Road Improvements Given to Eastern PanhandleRead the original story

    Oct 16, 2009 | WHDH-TV

    ... fferson County, the city of Ranson will receive over $500,000 for its Streetscape project , while the Corporation of Bolivar will get over $150,000 for theBolivar School Sidewalks. Read more at your4state.com . your ad here Resource guide

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    Related Topix: Berkeley County, WV, Jefferson County, WV, Ranson, WV

  15. Sharing stimulus dollars

    Oct 15, 2009 | Martinsburg Journal

    Martinsburg, Ranson and Bolivar have been awarded grants totaling $989,000 through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that will go toward transportation enhancement projects, Gov.

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    Related Topix: Martinsburg, WV, Ranson, WV

  16. Region briefs for Sept. 5, 2009

    Sep 4, 2009 | Martinsburg Journal

    ... children. Tickets can be purchased at the Charles Town and Harpers Ferry visitors centers, the Charles Town and Bolivar-Harpers Ferry public libraries, the Charles Town Museum, The Anvil Restaurant, Roberts Jewelers of Martinsburg or by calling ...

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    Related Topix: Shepherdstown, WV, Charles Town, WV, Harpers Ferry, WV, Martinsburg, WV

  17. Wreck shuts down roadRead the original story

    Sep 1, 2009 | Martinsburg Journal

    ... the accident, was dispatched three minutes later. Police said a 2008 black Ford Explorer SUV driven by Paul Price of Bolivar was travelling on Union Street in Harpers Ferry toward U.S. 340 when he allegedly failed to come to a complete stop at a ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Jefferson County, WV, Harpers Ferry, WV

  18. Wreck shuts down roadRead the original story

    Sep 1, 2009 | Martinsburg Journal

    ... the accident, was dispatched three minutes later. Police said a 2008 black Ford Explorer SUV driven by Paul Price of Bolivar was travelling on Union Street in Harpers Ferry toward U.S. 340 when he allegedly failed to come to a complete stop at a ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Jefferson County, WV, Harpers Ferry, WV

  19. Three-vehicle accident involving ta.....

    Aug 31, 2009 | Martinsburg Journal

    ... three minutes later. Police said a 2008 black Ford Explorer sports utility vehicle driven by Paul Price of Bolivar was travelling on Union Street in Harpers Ferry toward U.S. 340 when witnesses at the scene said he failed to come to a complete stop ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Jefferson County, WV, Harpers Ferry, WV

  20. John Brown's fort will be heading h.....

    Jun 27, 2009 | Martinsburg Journal

    John Brown's Fort has been around. From Harpers Ferry to the 1891 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, to the Murphy Farm outside Harpers Ferry in 1895, to the campus of Storer College in Bolivar in 1909, to its current location in the historic downtown of Harpers Ferry where it has sat since 1968, the former fire engine house has been around.

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    Related Topix: Harpers Ferry, WV, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, US National Parks

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