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🌱 How Ridgeview Elementary handled ‘serious threats’ against teachers this week

Clintwood, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Ridgeview Elementary handled ‘serious threats’ against teachers this week
  • Why black lung is surging again for miners near Clintwood

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 60.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dickenson County Public Schools reports threat made by two students (mountain-topmedia.com) — Families in Clintwood should know Dickenson County school officials say two Ridgeview Elementary students made serious threats toward teachers Wednesday, prompting an immediate response from administrators and law enforcement. No weapons were involved, parents were notified quickly, and disciplinary procedures are underway. The superintendent praised students who reported the threat and urged everyone to keep speaking up about safety concerns.
   

• Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick (statenews.org) — Coal miners around Clintwood are still facing black lung at rates as high as the 1970s, with new research showing one in three long‑time central Appalachian miners affected. Clinics in nearby Norton and across Southwest Virginia are seeing thousands of serious cases, and a billboard near Clintwood even advertises help with claims. The report highlights delayed safety protections and the heavy medical and financial toll on local mining families.
   

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