Appraisal Board members elected
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Taxing entities in Upshur County have reelected four members and chosen a newcomer for the Upshur County Appraisal District’s board of directors, said Chief Appraiser Sarah Curtis. The winning can...
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Plane overshoots Jamaica runway; more than 40 hurt (AP)

A soldier walks near the wreckage of American Airlines flight AA331, which crashed upon landing at Kingston's Norman Manley International Airport, late December 22, 2009. The American Airlines Boeing 737 overshot the runway while landing in driving rain at the international airport in Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday night, but the company said there were no fatalities or serious injuries. The Jamaica Observer newspaper reported 40 injured passengers but did not give details about their condition. CNN said four of the passengers were in serious condition. REUTERS/Andrew P. Smith (JAMAICA - Tags: DISASTER SOCIETY TRANSPORT)AP - An American Airlines flight from Miami with more than 150 aboard overshot a runway while landing during a heavy rainstorm in Kingston, injuring more than 40 people, officials said.


Wed Dec 23 05:54:32 -0600 2009
Senate pushes toward passage of health bill (AP)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. gestures during a health care rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009. From left are, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. Reid, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Jubilant Democrats are ready to push President Barack Obama's health care overhaul past one last 60-vote hurdle to final Christmas Eve passage, and Republicans concede they're powerless to stop it.


Wed Dec 23 05:33:35 -0600 2009
Upshur County Surveyor Joe Cox to retire
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Upshur County Surveyor Joe Cox said Thursday he is resigning, probably effective Dec. 31. Cox’s office, which he has held for more than 15 years, is up for election in 2010. Asked why he was step...
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