Pocahontas NewsLocal news for Pocahontas, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Town of Pocahontas remembers miners claimed by tragedy- April 29, 2008 "The greatest asset of this community is the people who live here" POCAHONTAS, Va. - A thunderstorm late Saturday afternoon soaked the wicks of 114 candles, but a baker's dozen of Pocahontas High School students persevered and got all of the luminaries lit by nightfall ... via Bluefield Daily Telegraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/pocahontas-va/2008/04/town-of-pocahontas-remembers-miners-claime... Exhibition mine keeping history alive for another season- April 27, 2008 "The pride in Pocahontas remains and cannot be killed" POCAHONTAS, Va. - Celebrating and preserving the past melded with efforts to protect the future Saturday as the Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine opened for the tourist season. via Bluefield Daily Telegraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/pocahontas-va/2008/04/exhibition-mine-keeping-history-alive-for-... Fire conditions prevail across two Virginias- April 18, 2008 "There haven't been many. Most of them have been pretty small ones and the fire departments have been able to catch them" Dry conditions contributed Thursday to fuel fires in both West Virginia and Virginia, but weather forecasters predict some relief starting Saturday. via Bluefield Daily Telegraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/pocahontas-va/2008/04/fire-conditions-prevail-across-two-virgini... Patrick County making pitch as site for next state prison - roanoke.com- April 11, 2008 "They're decent-paying jobs, from what I can gather, and we need that here" Should a new prison be built in Western Virginia, Patrick County wants to be the place for it. via Roanoke Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/pocahontas-va/2008/04/patrick-county-making-pitch-as-site-for-ne... Board mulls meals tax proposal to provide funds to Va. schools- April 5, 2008 "I've had a lot of people from all of the towns to call me and let me know how they feel about it" POCAHONTAS, Va. - School officials didn't immediately respond Wednesday to a funding proposal that would keep Pocahontas High School open for another two years while also financing pay raises for teachers and ... via Bluefield Daily Telegraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/pocahontas-va/2008/04/board-mulls-meals-tax-proposal-to-provide-... Meals tax: PHS salvation Voters will decide on educational revenue- April 3, 2008 Letting the voters of Tazewell County decide on a far-reaching school funding plan sounds like a logical solution to a major dilemma. via Bluefield Daily Telegraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/pocahontas-va/2008/04/meals-tax-phs-salvation-voters-will-decide... Supervisors have an - idea' for Pocahontas- April 1, 2008 "Notices went out to six people, and we are meeting the requirements of the state code in terms of notification to those individuals" POCAHONTAS, Va. - A school board member is calling for "intervention" by the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors to stop the pending closure of Pocahontas High School. via Bluefield Daily Telegraphhttp://www.topix.net/city/pocahontas-va/2008/04/supervisors-have-an-idea-for-pocahontas?fr... |