Interstates 77 and Route 19 face closures after chemical spill
A chemical spill prompted partial closures on Interstate 77 at milepost 25 and on U.S. Route 19 parallel, with Mercer County 911 coordinating with East River Bluestone Valley Ghent and Princeton Rescue Squads. Route 19 reopened at 1:10 a.m. Southbound traffic halted for cleanup, then resumed in stages. HazMat team from DuPont arrived at 12:10 a.m. and southbound lanes fully reopened by 3:15 a.m. Northbound traffic pending.
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Manchin Campaigning Today in Mercer County West Virginia
State Sen. Joe Manchin, candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, will hold a 12:30 p.m. briefing for supporters and campaign in Mercer County areas throughout the day.
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Joe Manchin
West Virginia
Mercer County
School records and confidentiality spark reform talk
Staton urged rewriting state law to allow sharing criminal information with principals and county superintendents to identify who else should know. He cautioned that proposed legislation might not aid Clendenen and noted Ohio release is a factor. West Virginia educators' lobbyist cited federal secrecy rules while praising a safe schools provision requiring transfer statements and signed assurances.
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Hotel Roanoke earns four diamond AAA rating
Roanoke hotel becomes one of Virginia's 10 four diamond properties after eight months post reopening. AAA cites design and service levels. local officials credit renovations, financing and community support for the upgrade. Hotel Roanoke, 332 rooms, restored with conference center, pedestrian bridge.
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North America
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Norfolk Southern
Virginia Tech
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Renew Roanoke Inc
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Walton
Hinton Christmas in an Old Railroad Town Tour
Hinton Summers County hosts a 1 to 8 pm home tour titled Christmas in an Old Railroad Town. Sites include Summers County Public Library, Hinton Masonic Lodge, First United Methodist Church, Jones House, law offices of Ziegler Gunnee Kemp, Palmer Home, Bigony Home, Hutchison Home. Lunch at First United Methodist Church costs 5 dollars from 11 am. Upper Crust dinner 4 to 7 pm for 8 dollars. Tour tickets are 10 dollars. call 466-4490 for details.
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Summers County
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Bigony
Hutchison
Missing Twin Engine Plane Pilot Searched For Across 20 Square Miles
About 400 people scoured woods near Webster Springs for Colin Cambell, 31, of Lynchburg, Va, after his twin engine plane disappeared more than four days earlier while returning from Braxton County to Lynchburg Regional Airport. Helicopters paused due to dangerous winds after an earlier aerial search.
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Lynchburg
Webster County
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Braxton County
Sutton
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