West Virginia COVID-19 deaths rise as cases pass six hundred
The state reports two more deaths from COVID-19 with eight total, and McDowell County records its sixth positive test while the cumulative total climbs to 611. The health department notes eight deaths, 16,257 tested, and 611 positives with travel related case in McDowell County and Summers County also testing positive.
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Charleston
West Virginia
McDowell County
Teddy Nelson
Logan County
Monongalia County
Department of Health and Human Resources
DHHR
Bill J. Crouch
Summers County
Mercer County Proclaims April Child Abuse Prevention Month
The Mercer County Commission issued a proclamation designating April as Child Abuse Prevention Month while noting COVID-19 social distancing rules. The Children's Memorial Flag Day Remembrance event planned for April 24, 2020, was canceled, but the flag will be flown at the Mercer County Courthouse to recognize the observance.
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Princeton
Mercer County Commission
Haircuts Lacking as Pandemic Keeps Salons Closed
In Princeton, residents McKinney fear the absence of Kountry Kutt on Old Pisgah Road as COVID-19 closures strip them of hair care and social interaction. Owner Teresa Weatherly, with 28 years in the trade, reflects on the unforeseen halt to her newly opened salon in 2016.
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Princeton
Lynn McKinney
Gerald
Gerald McKinney
Lynn
Weatherly
Tender Mercies food bank sees rising demand in crisis
Tender Mercies Ministries in Princeton reports about 50 new visitors weekly as the COVID-19 pandemic strains hunger. Serving from Mercer Mall to Princeton and extending to Flat Top, Kegley and Oakvale, the pantry aids roughly 850 families per month, totaling about 2,550 individuals. The operation uses a computerized system to qualify families for food stamps and meals.
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Princeton
Tender Mercies
Tender Mercies Ministries
West Main Street
Glenn Mitchell
Mercer Mall
Flat Top
Kegley
Oakvale
Mitchell
USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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