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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 | 4 4 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 | 6 6 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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Two in a row: Lady Warriors win second straight Region D crown
by KEVIN MAYS • Sports Editor
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
COEBURN — The plan came together Saturday for the Central Lady Warriors. The Lady Warriors, led by sophomore-sensation Logan Reynolds, put together a strong point lead in the field events and held ...
Wild one: Central outlasts Gate City in extra-inning baseball shootout
by RICHARD MEADE • Sports Writer
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
WISE — The Central Warriors rallied in the seventh and eighth innings Thursday to defeat the Gate City Blue Devils 5-4 at Mack Shupe Field. The game was close from start to finish with Central (10...
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Fight against hemlock pest insect continues
by KATIE DUNN • Staff Writer
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Maybe there’s still hope. Hope that the tiny, yet deadly insect wreaking havoc on eastern and Carolina hemlock populations might not prevail. Local efforts to combat the hemlock woolly adelgid are ...
Forest recreation areas set to open this weekend
by KATIE DUNN • Staff Writer
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 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...
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