In conjunction with the Southern Appalachian Labor School’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, a tribute concert featuring Ethel Caffie-Austin was held in honor of the slain civil rights leader. VISTA workers, SALS employees and the public also joined in a sing-along with Step By Step and the SALS Choir. Also during the program, a ceremony was held to honor those lives lost in the disaster in Haiti.
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Post offices to stay open on limited basis
Rural post offices around the country, including 150 in West Virginia, were given a stay of execution last week as the United States Postal Service announced a plan to operate for at least two years with reduced hours versus closing smaller offices. Under the plan, hours would be trimmed at 13,000 post offices across the nation, including nearly 500 in West Virginia.
Shorter hours and an idea that harks back to an era when the general store doubled as a post office are options offered last Wednesday by the U.S. Postal Service to spare thousands of rural outlets from the chopping block.
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Scalph first woman to win nomination for commission
Though realignment of magisterial districts caused some confusion at the polls in Fayette County last Tuesday, votes were counted and tabulated earlier than expected. The majority of winners in contested county races were incumbents.
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Only achievement will remove state control of schools, Dials explains
At the Fayette County Board of Education meeting Monday, May 7, Superintendent Dwight Dials remarked that the state’s takeover of the county school system would not be undone by the results of last week’s election. Only the achievement of certain performance standards will do that, he says.
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‘Hounds rally past Pirates
The Valley Greyhounds celebrate after winning the Class A Region 3, Section 2 championship at Oak Hill Friday.
Down but not out.
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White, Buchan lead state track qualifiers
Matt White would like to experience a solid state meet this weekend, perhaps even running the table in his events.
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But before it gets under way, he has words of encouragement for his competitors. - Sports Briefs
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