Virginia Disaster Declaration Approved for Southwest Counties
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that President Trump approved Virginia's major disaster declaration for Southwest Virginia after the February flood. The move unlocks federal aid and state funding for ongoing recovery, with additional HUD support and new state funds to aid Bland through Smyth counties and surrounding areas.
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Richmond
Glenn Youngkin
Donald Trump
Virginia
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Youngkin
Virginia General Assembly
U.S
Tim Kaine
D-Va
Mark Warner
Morgan Griffith
R-Va
Trump
Bland
Giles
Tazewell
Buchanan
Dickenson
Lee
Pulaski
Russell, Scott
Smyth
HopeWords Writers Conference Returns to Bluefield
HopeWords Writers Conference fills Bluefield with writers from 37 states and five countries for a two day event hosted at the Grenada Theater. Keynote poet Chris Wiman of Yale will share readings alongside authors from Duke University BYU Transformation Church and more. The festival features tours of Bluefield and Bramwell and livestreaming with an attendance forecast of 300 to 400 people and ticketing options of 175 in person and 55 online.
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Matt Mullins
The
Bringdowns
HopeWords Writers
Grenada Theater
Bluefield
HopeWords
Travis Lowe
Lowe
Chris Wiman
Yale
Poetry
America
Ers
Craig Keener
Duke University
Derwin L. Gray
BYU
Transformation Church
Charlotte
North Carolina
Karen Swallow Prior
Bramwell
U.S
Mercer County
FEMA approves over nineteen point six million for flood aid
FEMA representatives, knocking on doors in Mercer and McDowell counties, now call survivors to offer help and guidance after the February flood. Staff operate call centers eight hours daily, six days a week to follow up on applications filed after the disaster.
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Charleston
FEMA
Mercer
McDowell County
Mercer County Sheriff's Office completes leadership training plan
Sheriff Alan Christian announced Mercer County Sheriff's Department and Mercer County 911 completed a leadership training initiative. The program, conducted last month, focused on enhancing ethical leadership and practical skills for deputies and supervisors across the agency.
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Sheriff's Office
Princeton
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Mercer County 911
Alan Christian
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