Genoa Park reunion draws large crowd in Bluefield
Large turnout marks Genoa Park Central High and Park Central High School reunions as decades of friends and families gather at Lotito Park. Notables include Roger Alexander, 1948 Genoa grad, and 1959 Park Central alum Mary Francis Brammer. About 375 registered for the picnic. 290 registrations plus 370 attended the dinner dance. The event highlights enduring community ties and ABSSA Hall of Fame plans.
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Bluefield
Lotito Park
Genoa Park Central
Roger Alexander
Alexander
Genoa High School
Bluefield State College
Brandywine
Park Central
Bluefield High School
William “Bubba” Jeffries
Charlotte
N.C
BHS
Park Central High School
Jeffries
Mary Francis Brammer
Bluefield City Board of Directors
Park
Brammer
John Stewart United Methodist Church
Jones Street
J. Franklin Long
Long
John Stewart
Darnell Long
Tazewell County High School
Graham High School
Deloris French
French
PCHS
Tom Mack
GHS
Mack
Juanita Willis
Willis
I.dary Park
Elhaiier Willis
Vandy Miller
Helen L. Jackson-Gillison
West Virginia
Miller
Kerwin Miller
Bluefield City Park
Genoa
1,000 Bluefield residents lose power on East Cumberland Road
An equipment failure at a utility pole on East Cumberland Road near Grassy Branch Road left about 1,000 Appalachian Power customers in the dark Sunday afternoon. APCO spokesman Phil Moye said repairs would take some time, with power expected back around 8:30 p.m. Several East Cumberland Road restaurants were affected.
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Luefield
East Cumberland Road
Bluefield
Grassy Branch Road
Phil Moye
APCO
Moye
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
Baptist Valley sewer project moves into design phase
Tazewell County in North Tazewell advances an $11.7 million Baptist Valley East Sewer Extension with phase one at 50 percent design. An $8 million loan was secured last year at zero interest, with additional funding identified to service about 490 families. Construction awaits funding and final approvals.
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Tazewell
Baptist Valley
Baptist Valley East
Jim Spencer
Baptist Valley Project
Spencer
Tazewell County
Coalfields Expressway progress amid coal company merger
Sen. Phillip Puckett and state officials monitor the Alpha coal division merger as construction continues on the Coalfields Expressway. The 51 mile route runs from Pound Wise County through Dickenson and Buchanan to the West Virginia line, with the West Virginia segment adding 55 miles. Some roadway portions are already under construction in McDowell and Raleigh counties.
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Pound
Wise County
Dickenson
Buchanan
West Virginia
McDowell
Wyoming
Raleigh
Charles Owens
Cowens
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