West Virginia Woman Injured In Fiery Bluefield Crash
Virginia Holdron, 36, of West Virginia, sustained serious injuries in a mid afternoon single vehicle crash on U.S. Route 19 460 west of Bailey Switch Road. Her Dodge Stratus rolled, caught fire, and she was pulled from the wreck before a helicopter airlift to Bristol Regional Medical Center. Witnesses described her leg injury and lack of seat belt while responders secured the scene and closed the highway briefly for the rescue operation.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Virginia Holdron
Virginia State
Bristol Regional Medical Center
Bailey Switch Road
Charles Dye Jr
Dye
Holdron
Stratus
Jason Wright
Wright
Cody Justice
Tazewell County
J.T. Campbell
Virginia State Police
Bristol Regional
Bill Archer
Harcher
Bottonline
Tazewell commits 20000 to wellness center
Tazewell County Board of Supervisors approves a 20000 commitment to the Four Seasons Wellness Center funded from special project funds. Supervisor Dan Bowling and Bill Rasnick supported the measure, calling it another step to boost economy and quality of life. Chris Wearmouth of the FSWC praised the center for health and community benefits. Contact Dennis Yena.
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Tazewell
FSWC
Chris Wearmouth
Wearmouth
Dan Bowling
Bill Rasnick
Dennis Yena
Dyena
Bdtonline
City asks railroad to fix Hale's Culvert in Bluefield
City Manager Mark Henne circulated a draft letter urging Norfolk Southern to repair Hale's Culvert that links Midway with Bluefield. He cites unsafe one lane access, asks inlets cleared and potholes repaired, while NS says the work is not NS duties and blames city or highways for gravel. A street crew patched potholes while a petition gathers 1,084 signatures.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Board of Directors
Mark Henne
Midway
Norfolk Southern
Westside Neighborhood Association
Henne
NS Pocahontas Division
Bill Carper
Tony Wagner
Carper
City Hall
Midway Tunnel
Lems
City
Department of Highways
Glen Tabor
City Street Department
Bluefield High seeks bids for new Performing Arts Center
After more than three years of fundraising the Bluefield High School Performing Arts Center moves to bid. Mercer County Board of Education gave final approval to advertise for bids, with completion date uncertain due to weather. The project includes dressing rooms prop rooms lighting and an orchestra pit funded by grants from Shott Foundation West Virginia Commission on the Arts and Bluefield High School Foundation totaling about 2.75 million plus donations.
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Bluefield
Bluefield High School
Mercer County Board of Education
Deborah Akers
Akers
Steve Hopta
Bluefield High School Foundation
Shott Foundation
West Virginia Commission On the Arts
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Nick Casey
Democratic Executive Committee
Mercer County
Princeton
John Starynski
M.D
F.A.C.S
St. Luke's Hospital
Princeton Community Hospital
St. Luke’s Professional Building
Southview Drive
Bluefield, WV
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BHS
Wea
Hyundai Sonata
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CDA
Micheal Hodgeson
Total Life Family Practice
Hodgeson
Louisiana
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Total Life Family Practice Center
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