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Article: McDowell County voters renew school levy
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- February 9, 2004
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WELCH - McDowell County voters showed overwhelming support for a
school levy over the weekend.
Of Saturday's votes, 1,246 were in favor of renewing a five-year
levy, while 125 were against it.
"I feel great," Mark Manchin superintendent for McDowell County
Schools said. "It goes to show that the majority of people support
education in this county."
The McDowell County school levy, which provides funding for
textbooks and instructional supplies, has been in existence since
1937.
It also provides money for school ...