Virginia GOP backlash over school mask rule debate
Virginia Senator Siobhan Dunnavant says March bill on CDC COVID guidance does not require masks in public schools. Governor Northam's plan to mandate masks with SB 1303 sparks criticism of leadership and messaging from Republicans, while the bill stresses instructors follow applicable mitigation strategies where possible.
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Virginia
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Centers For Disease Control
COVID
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Ralph Northam
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Sunflowers At Camp Creek Draw Birds Bees And Visitors
A sea of bright yellow sunflowers at Camp Creek State Park and Forest in Mercer County draws bees butterflies birds and crowds. The mass planting on a ne and a half acre plot peaks in August as an annual tourism draw while serving wildlife forage says Park Superintendent Monty Ball.
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Mercer County
Camp Creek State Park
Monty Ball
Preparations Underway For Coalfields Expressway In Welch
McDowell County moves toward building the Coalfields Expressway from Wyoming County to Welch. DOH official Joe Pack says rights of way are being secured, the six mile stretch will be the county’s first usable four lane, and dirt moving could start in spring 2022 facilitated by a Parkways Authority bond sale of 423 million dollars. A two lane connector will link Welch to Rt 16, with no bridges involved. The DOH is also designing the King Coal Highway Inter-
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Wyoming County
Joe Pack
State Department of Highways District 10
McDowell County
Wyoming
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DOH
Parkways Authority
Welch Community Hospital
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Rt. 16
Christine West Bridge near Bluefield inches toward traffic
The Christine West Bridge on Bluefield’s King Coal Highway nears a major milestone as workers push toward opening this idle 12 year structure. When finished the span would connect I-73/74 routes from Detroit to Myrtle Beach, linking Williamson to Bluefield and easing rural traffic amid long-planned aims.
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Christine West
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Jessica Nuzzo
Christine
Myrtle Beach
West Virginia
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