Looking To Move

[pslOldTimer]

My uncle moved from Pittsburgh to Bluefield in 1952, met his wife there, had two daughters raised them there, struggled to make a living in the mine safety industry, lost his wife€ a couple of years ago and is now physically unable to get around much. A typical American family story, with some highlights.

One of his daughters (my cousin) became a full professor at the Univ of VA in Blacksburg, the other became a registered physical therapist. One of them is still living in Bluefield, raising her own family. I doubt they encounter drug-related activities any more than most of us do in almost any city. However, I doubt that it's ever going to be a wealthy area.

[KewGee]

Originally Posted by mary corter

anyone in wv can tell about the bluefield area.I HAVE BEEN ALL OVER TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE TO MOVE .I NEED TO GET INTO AN AREA WITH GOOD SCHOOLS COLLEGES, AND WORK.IM CONFUSED SEARCHING ALL OVER THE STATES.INEED TO GET AWAY FROM MY AREA.ITS TOO EXSPENSIVE AND GETTING ROUGH.I HAVE TWO BOYS.I JUST WANT TO FIT IN WERE EVER I AM.PLEASE IF ANYONE CAN HELP I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFO .THANKS

Go to (broken link) It gives much information on any school of your choosing from K through 12 i.e., ethnicity, econonomically disadvantaged, teacher per student ratio, test scores, etc. Parent reviews are also listed but one has to be a member to view those or leave a comment.

I think there is another site call (broken link) that gives information about colleges but I'm not positive about that one.