Gatlinburg Reopens As Fire-Ravaged Region Gathers Strength
Marion Paul restarts her Gatlinburg arcade as the town seeks a quick midweek reopening after wildfires killed 14 and damaged or destroyed nearly 1,700 buildings in the Great Smoky Mountains. Dollywood reports solid attendance and Dolly Parton’s foundation offers aid. officials review why a mass evacuation alert failed.
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Tenn
Marion Paul
Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains
Johnson
Pigeon Forge
Dollywood
Dolly Parton
Pete Owen
Owen
Parton
Dollywood Foundation
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
TEMA
Bill Haslam
Haslam
Alamo
Trump silent on Dakota Access pipeline plan
Protesters in Cannon Ball vow to stay on federal land as they await President elect Trump’s approach. API calls for fast approval while a Trump aide offers few details. Army Corps denied a Missouri River crossing permit near Standing Rock, threatening the Lake Oahe segment of the four state project. Leaders urge quick action to reverse Obama era denial.
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Cannonball
N.D
Donald Trump
American Petroleum Institute
U.S
Army Corps of Engineers
Missouri River
North Dakota
Standing Rock Sioux Reservation
Point
Illinois
Lake Oahe
South Dakota
Iowa
Trump
Obama
Jack Gerard
Jason Miller
Associated Press
Miller
White House
Red kettle locations shrink Salvation Army drive losses
Salvation Army officer in Bluefield says the closures of Walmart in Kimball and Kmart stores in Bluefield and Claypool Hill reduce Christmas donations by about 20000 before the season. He notes volunteer shortages and difficulty securing replacement sites as key challenges. People can volunteer at 304-327-7411.
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Bluefield
Salvation Army
Howard Hoffman
Hoffman
West Virginia
North
Ranielle
North Carolina
Kimball
Claypool Hill
Bluefield Salvation Army
Garbage and hospital classes and staff schedule brief
Bluefield residents with Monday or Tuesday pickup must place recyclables on Tuesday December 6 including newspaper cardboard aluminum cans No 1 and 2 plastic containers and mixed paper No tin cans or plastic bags accepted. Princeton Community Hospital offers four free childbirth classes on Tuesdays December 6 13 20 and 27 from 6 to 830 p.m. in Education Classroom 3 call 304-487-7074 to register. Griffith staff visits December 6 at 10 am to noon American Legion Building Tazewell and 2 to 4 p.m. Grundy Town Hall.
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Bluefield
American Legion
Central Ave
Tazewell
Grundy Town Hall
Plaza Drive
Grundy, Va
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Fannie Farkle
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Red Kettle
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PCH
Princeton
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Griffith
Bland, Va
Chuck Mathena
Free
Tower Street
Bluefield, VA
Area
Paula Deen
Stn
Fairview Christian Community Church
Rev
Larry Dyer
Bluewell
PSD
Fonsi
Usda - Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service
Bluewell Psd
Brushfork
Airport Rd
Mowles Chapel Rd
Stoney Ridge Rd
Mercer County
National Environmental Policy Act
Rural Utilities Service
Usda - Rural Development
Ragland Rd
Beckley
E.L. Robinson
Brookshire Lane
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