Mercer County honors two community servants with resolutions
Mercer County Commission read and passed resolutions honoring Winnie H Haynes and Katherine L Nelson for decades of public service. Haynes, a former educator entrepreneur and sheriff dispatcher, died Oct 24 in Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Nelson, a Bluefield High School alumna and speech pathologist, died Nov 10 in Charleston Area Medical Center and supported animal advocacy groups. A May 2025 Celebration of Life is planned.
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Kitty” Nelson
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Mercer County Humane Society
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Christmas parades in Bluewell and Bluefield
Bluefield and Bluewell host Christmas parades today with community turnout urged by Skip Crane of The Bluewell Improvement Association. Bluewell stages its 40th annual parade at 3 p.m. along Route 52 from Grant's Supermarket to Route 20. The Bluefield parade begins at 6 p.m. on College Avenue, ending at First Baptist Church, hosted by Bluefield Firefighters Local 347 and the city.
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Youngkin orders flags at half-staff for Pearl Harbor
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin urged half staff on December 7 2024 to honor nearly 4000 U S service members wounded or killed at Pearl Harbor Hawaii. The order applies to all state and local buildings and grounds and directs flags to be lowered at sunrise and kept at half staff until sunset.
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Landau Murphy Jr. to perform in Pipestem WV on Dec 14
Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. brings his 14th annual Home For The Holidays tour to Pipestem Resort State Park in West Virginia on December 14. Showtime is 7 30 pm with special guest Mor Ilderton from NBC The Voice. Tickets on landaumurphyjr com events.
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Greenbrier Chorale Holiday Concert at Carnegie Hall
The Greenbrier Valley Chorale of 55 singers performs its annual holiday concert on Sunday at 3 p.m. in Carnegie Hall Lewisburg with guest soloist Gabriel Champion and instrumentalists. The program blends sacred and secular pieces including This Christmas Tide and A King is Born. Tickets available at the Carnegie Hall box office or online.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph Address and Box Details
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists its mailing address at 928 Bluefield Avenue P.O. Box 1599 Bluefield West Virginia 24701 for official correspondence and subscriptions.
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Morrisey transition draws nearly six hundred resumes and ideas
Governor-elect Patrick Morrisey's incoming administration drew about 600 resumes and nearly 500 policy ideas through the West Virginia Prosperity Group portal. Most submissions were from West Virginians across all 55 counties. Transition leaders anticipate more announcements as inauguration nears.
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West Virginia colleges see 7.8 percent enrollment rise
The West Virginia Community and Technical College System reports a 7.8 percent jump in fall 2024 enrollment across nine public colleges, totaling about 18,000 students. The increase outpaces the national rise as state leaders expanded aid access after FAFSA delays, with Chancellor Sarah Armstrong Tucker praising the action.
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