Mercer County targets national press to boost tourism
Mercer County Virginia? West Virginia United States aims for earned media to reshape how outsiders view the region. CVB director Jamie Null notes a late 2022 hire of a public relations firm to pitch Mercer County attractions to national publications. The effort seeks coverage in outlets like Southern Living to showcase things to do and dispel stereotypes.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Jamie Null
Mercer County Convention and Visitors Bureau
CVB
United State
Null
West Virginia
Keep Mercer Clean in full swing on Courthouse Road
Volunteers led by Mercer County officials continued the Keep Mercer Clean effort along Courthouse Road with tire disposal postings for the year. Litter officers and coordinators bagged trash, reporting about 300 pounds collected and noting ongoing cleanup efforts amid earlier weather delays. Volunteers from the Mercer County Coalition for Healthy Communities joined county commissioners Bill Archer and Greg Puckett at the halfway point near Fellowship Baptist Church.
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Princeton
Mercer
Courthouse Road
County Commission
Josh Parks
Bill Archer
Greg Puckett
Mercer County Coalition For Healthy Communities
Fellowship Baptist Church
Parks
Bipartisan ADVANCE Act Aims to Accelerate Nuclear Energy Deployment
Senators Capito Carper and Whitehouse lead the ADVANCE Act to push new nuclear tech and preserve existing plants. The bill directs NRC to enable repurposing traditional energy sites and to provide a path for next generation reactors and fuels while ensuring safety and grid reliability.
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U.S. Senate
Shelley Moore Capito
R-V
America
Senate Environment and Public Works
EPW
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Tom Carper
Delaware
Sheldon Whitehouse
Rhode Island
Carper
United States
The
NRC
Rural transit concerns debated in Bluefield meeting
Area officials and residents pressed for better transport options for rural seniors and disabled people during a West Virginia Department of Transportation meeting at Bluefield Area Transit Headquarters. Participants highlighted gaps in bus routes and internet access for ride sharing, noting barriers to medical care and urgent needs across Summers Raleigh Monroe McDowell and Wyoming Counties.
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Bluefield
West Virginia Department of Transportation
Commission On Aging
Case West Virginia
Summers
Raleigh
Monroe
McDowell
Wyoming Counties
Puckett
West Virginia
Uber
Lyft
Department of Transit
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Courthouse
Commission
Keep
Greg Jordan
Christina Crigger
Candace Harless
Mercer Clean
Capito
Public Voices
By Greg Jordan
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Area Transit
John Nash
State Department of Transportation Division of Public Transit
Human Services
Department of Transportation
Virginia
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