WV cities seek slow pace on home rule expansion
West Virginia municipal leaders urge lawmakers to extend the home rule pilot for five years and keep four cities, Charleston Huntington Wheeling and Bridgeport, in while letting towns join. They cite audit findings crediting blight relief streamlined licensing and stronger finances to the program.
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Shelter seeks more adoptions at Mercer County Animal Shelter
Mercer County Animal Shelter Director Lisa Williams says the facility houses about 160 animals and aims to keep around 150. The shelter invites visitors to meet pets, consider adoption, and even take dogs for short walks to gauge compatibility. Volunteers are encouraged to help care for animals and support daily duties. The shelter will benefit from the Prerogative Pet Drive, with donations collected Dec 10 14 at Bluefield Daily Telegraph and Princeton Times offices.
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Virginia police budgets hit by campaign security costs
Four Richmond area departments and Virginia State Police spent over 350000 dollars to provide security for Obama and Romney visits. The Secret Service says federal funds do not reimburse local agencies for campaign security, and some chiefs say they were not told to expect payment.
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Firefighters battle forest fire in McDowell area
Firefighters from the West Virginia Division of Forestry fought a Big Sandy Roderfield forest fire in McDowell County for about ten hours starting near 11 a.m. on Sunday. Forestry officials and volunteers worked to contain the blaze.
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Mercer troopers investigate two-car crash in Brushfork
West Virginia State Police from the Princeton detachment canvassed a residential area behind Brushfork Elementary in search of a driver who fled the scene of a two car wreck on Fairlawn Road. The unknown vehicle, a nonlicensed subcompact assembled from parts, struck an eastbound late model Jeep head on.
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Bluefield names Ferguson as new city manager and planner
Jim Ferguson, Bluefield’s new city manager, recounts a lifelong tie to the city from selling Sunset News as a child to managing restaurant ventures. He aims to spark progress with quick wins, an intermodal center, and active outreach to businesses while weathering storms and building a public relations push for Team Blue.
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