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Celebrity Night
James Silosky, executive vice president of distance education at Mountain State University, serves Blenda and Angelia Wicker at Applebee’s on Harper Road in Beckley during the 21st annual United Way Celebrity Night.
The event benefits both the United Way agencies and the Women’s Resource Center. The event is a large part of the United Way of Southern West Virginia’s fundraising efforts.
See more photos from the event in Sunday’s edition of The Register-Herald.
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Data indicates McDowell is unhealthiest county in W.Va.
The health divide in West Virginia isn’t just a matter of the insured and the uninsured or the wealthy and the poor. It’s also a question of north and south.
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PSD gets funds for Lanark sewer system
A public sewage system should be complete come December for residents in the Lanark area, officials say.
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Greenbrier to host Fun Fest and Egg Hunt
The Greenbrier will host its first Community Children’s Easter Fun Fest and Egg Hunt for children ages 3-12 March 28.
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Bluestone Wildlife Area cleaning up from flood
Very little flooding was reported along the New River near Bluestone Dam Saturday, but in other locations the river overflowed its banks and caused considerable damage, including in the Bluestone Wildlife Management Area, officials said.
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W.Va. gets $72 million in school construction bonds
West Virginia is getting more than $72 million in federal bonds for public schools.
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SCHOOL CLOSINGS and DELAYS
Click HERE to go to the West Virginia Department of Education with up-to-date school closings and delays by county.
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Officials seek federal declaration for flood recovery
Gov. Joe Manchin, Sen. Jay Rockefeller and Congressman Nick Rahall have sent requests to the president for a federal disaster declaration for Greenbrier, Mercer, Summers, Fayette, Kanawha and Raleigh counties in the wake of last weekend’s flooding.
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Flood recovery continues
Southern West Virginia residents continued to mop up floodwaters and shovel sludge Monday, working to clean out their homes and rebuild their lives.
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Flood recovery continues
Southern West Virginia residents continued to put the pieces of their homes and lives back together Tuesday as recovery from last weekend’s severe flooding continued.
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Calendar — Thursday, March 18, 2010
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Data indicates McDowell is unhealthiest county in W.Va.


