Regional water project under way in Mercer Summers area
Construction on the Mercer Summers Regional Water Project is set to start in October or November with first water possible by March 1996. West Virginia American Water Co. plans a 14 million dollar private public buildout tapping Bluestone Lake for about 45 000 residents from Hinton to Princeton. Groundbreaking slated for Oct 31 to Nov 4 with bids expected mid October and a bid opening in mid October.
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West Virginia American Water Co
Chris Jarrett
Bluestone Lake
Hinton
WVAWC
Jarrett
WV water system expansion plans outlined by Jarrett
Phase I costs are estimated at 19.3 million dollars for 20 miles of 24 inch pipeline from Bluestone Lake to Princeton. Phase II will add many branch lines as West Virginia American Water Co sponsors a single large system to serve a larger area and boost regional growth. Jarrett calls it a prototype project advancing growth and public health goals.
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WVAWC
Hinton
Community Health Board Meets at Itmann Clinic
The board of directors of Southern Highlands Community Health Center will meet Monday at 6 30 p m at the Itmann Clinic. A separate free fingerprinting and photography session for children is set for Thursday at Mercer Mall Center Court from noon to 7 p m.
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Itmann Clinic
Center Court
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Weather Outlook With Showers Possible This Afternoon
Partly sunny today with a 30 percent chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight partly cloudy with mid-60s lows. Also notes a Powerball draw and a Virginia lottery result with no top prize winner.
Bluefield man recalls WWII Navy service on USS Chatelain
Tom R McFarland of Bluefield recounts joining the Navy at 18 after being told he could be stretched to meet height limits. He serves as Seaman First Class and Torpedoman on the destroyer USS Chatelain DE-149, part of a submarine-hunting group with USS Guadalcanal. On April 9, 1944, after days of pursuing a German U-boat, the ship’s crew faces the danger and unknowns of wartime duty.
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Tom R McFarland
Bluefield
Abingdon
McFarland
Norfolk
Chatelain
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New York
Daniel V. Gallery
USN
Guadalcanal
Lassie Tour Draws Crowds in Tazewell County
In Tazewell Virginia Cove Community Corp hosts Tour the Cove Home of Lassie from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday August 6 featuring hay rides through Lassie Country a petting zoo a sheep shearing demo and souvenir stalls. The event boosts local tourism as visitors travel to the rural area to celebrate the popular collie with movie photos posters and more.
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Virginia
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Cove
Cindy Gillespie
Paramount
Gillespie
Tazewell County
Commonwealth
Ross Weeks
Crab Orchard Museum
Pioneer Park
Vandalism Targets Bluefield Swing Set Girl's Hope
Elizabeth Scruggs, 10, who uses crutches and braces for spina bifida, endures repeated vandalism of her backyard swing set. Since Halloween three attacks damaged and removed parts, prompting her father David and mother Brenda to rebuild it. The family, living near Fincastle Country Club in Bluefield, seeks answers as more acts occur.
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Elizabeth Scruggs
Sedgewood
Bluefield
Elizabeth
David Scruggs
David
Brenda Scruggs
Andrew
Allison
Scruggs
Brenda
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Fincastle Country Club
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