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Work hours cut: Schools reduce part-timer status to avoid health rule
by KATIE DUNN • Staff Writer
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
WISE — Part-time employees who work for the county school division could soon see their hours reduced, thanks to increasing health insurance costs and President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. The act requires employers to begin offering health insurance to part-time employees who work 30 hours a we...
Fragile lifeline?
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Loaded coal cars sit motionless on a Norton switching yard beside J.I. Burton High School. A new study by a West Virginia consulting firm projects that Appalachian coal production will continue to fall in coming years, with severe consequences for communities. In Virginia, Wise County is the most vulnerable to forces influencing coal markets, researchers say. Look for an article in the Inside section.
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A special game: Players put aside rivalry to honor youngster’s memory
by KEVIN MAYS • Sports Editor
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
WISE — Make no mistake about it, when it comes to high school sports it is hard to find a more bitter rivalry then the one that exists between Wise County high schools Central and Eastside. The two...
Central sweeps Lady Wave in LPD title match
by CHIP BEATY • Sports Writer
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
WISE — The Central Lady Warriors collected the schools second consecutive tennis title Monday by downing the Clintwood Lady Greenwave 5-0 at UVa-Wise’s Jim Humphreys Tennis Complex. Led by the ste...
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Forest recreation areas set to open this weekend
by KATIE DUNN • Staff Writer
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
WISE — Despite a few cold nights earlier this week, warm weather might be here to stay. Spring-like temperatures are just in time, too. Recreation areas managed by the U.S. Forest Service’s Clinch ...
Coeburn boosts manager offer
by R.J. ROSE • Contributing Writer
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
COEBURN — Town Council has decided to sweeten the pot for any applicants to a part-time town manager’s position. Council had previously agreed to advertise a 25-hour-per-week position at a salary o...
Murder probe reaches quarter-century mark
by JEFF LESTER • News Editor
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Twenty-five years after the crime, investigators of Gary Short Jr.’s murder are energized and looking at promising leads, according to Wise County Commonwealth’s Attorney Ron Elkins. The May 20, 19...
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Foster care month highlighted
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The Wise County Department of Social Services this week partnered with Wendy’s in Wise to celebrate National Foster Care Month. The Dave Thomas Foundation, named after the founder of Wendy’s, is a ...
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