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Cottrill sentenced for conspiracy

TAYLOR COUNTY—After a failed hearing during July’s Circuit Court proceedings, a defendant was back in court last week, to enter a negotiated plea agreement. Brittney Cottrill, 25, was present with her lawyer, Michael DeVore, to enter a guilty plea to conspiracy to commit a felony, to deliver drugs onto the grounds of a correctional center. If the plea was accepted, she would face one to five years behind bars.

Three area schools will be providing meals for free to students

GRAFTON—Students will be heading back to school next week, and children at three Taylor County Schools will be provided meals at no cost for the 2019-2020 school year. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in West Virginia, over 14 percent of residents live in food insecure households, and the United States Census Bureau reports that approximately 100,000 children, more than one in four kids, live below the poverty line. With those staggering numbers, Director of Child Nutrition Donette Nines wants to make sure that students in Taylor County have access to nutritious meals. “Many of you may know that numerous studies have shown that students are able to learn better when they’re well-nourished,” commented Nines. “Eating healthy meals has been linked to higher grades, better memory and alertness and faster information processing.”

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