Coal towns to receive jobs grants in nine states
Appalachian Regional Commission and partners unveil 29 POWER funded projects totaling about 39 million dollars to create or retain over 3,400 jobs in agriculture health care manufacturing technology and other sectors across Alabama Kentucky Mississippi Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Virginia and West Virginia. The effort aims to retrain laid off coal workers expand broadband and build local food networks with matching private and public investments.
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Multiagency Partnership For Opportunity
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Tiffany Michael to perform Friday at Chicory Square Bluefield
Tiffany Michael of Louisa Virginia returns to Chicory Square Concert Series in Bluefield this Friday after a 14 year hiatus. She will perform country songs plus Eagles and Miranda Lambert tunes, backed by a noon start sponsored by First Community Bank under the Bluefield Daily Telegraph and Downtown Merchants Association.
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Tiffany Michael
Louisa
Mercer County
Michael
High Point University
North Carolina
Louisa County High School
Dr. Charles
Danny” Pruett
Princeton High School
Madrigal Singers
Chicory Square
Eagles
Miranda Lambert
Robert
First Community Bank
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Downtown Merchants Association
Charles Boothe
Cboothe
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McDowell County D U S checkpoints set in Gary and Anawalt
McDowell County Sheriff's Office will conduct D U S checkpoints in Gary and Anawalt Thursday from 6 p.m. to 12 p.m. Sgt James E Muncy Jr notes first stop at 103 and 13 with Wall Street or 103/8 as alternates. second stop at 84 and 8 with 102 as alternate route.
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McDowell County
Pocahontas ATV Trail to Be Featured on TV Show
The Original Pocahontas Trail in Tazewell County operated by Spearhead Trails will be showcased on Fisher's ATV World on Destination America and NBC Sports. Filmed over two days in Southwest Virginia, the episode highlights trails like the Pocahontas Exhibition Mine and Museum and local lodging, with officials noting rising ridership and strong lodging sales. Air dates are August 27 on Destination America and September 6 on NBC Sports, with encore airings planned.
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Pennington Gap
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Mountain View
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Pocahontas
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bottonline.com
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