Wind outages ripple through Princeton Bluefield region
Heavy winds caused scattered power outages across the region on Tuesday. McDowell County Gary Elementary closed as cables were damaged, with about 20 customers initially without power and three broken poles. Across the area 300 to 400 customers lost power but most had service restored by midday. No widespread damage reported in nearby counties. several roads blocked by debris and a tree fell on Horizon Street. Weather from National Weather Service calls for cloudy skies with possible snow or sleet and highs in the mid 30s.
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McDowell County
Kevin Standifur
Green Valley
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Princeton
Nick Comerose
American Electric Power
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Halls Ridge
Comerose
Tazewell County
Buchanan County
Giles County
Spruce Run
Newport Area
Horizon Street
Bluewell
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Sheriff's Department
National Weather Service
Blacksburg
Tazewell water projects on tap
Tazewell County Public Service Authority will break ground on three water projects with total investment above 9 million dollars. Groundbreakings are scheduled at Tip Top United Methodist Church, Central Church of Christ, and Word of Victory Seaboard Church of God for routes to Abbs Valley, Baptist Valley, and Big Creek to Jewell Ridge Coaldan. Funding comes from the Drinking Water Supply Revolving Loan Fund, with Baptist Valley phase II also receiving 100000 dollars from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. Residents without reliable water welcome the improved supply.
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Tazewell
Seaboard Church of God
Big Creek
Jewell Ridge
Coaldan
Virginia Department of Health
Baptist Valley
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Lucy Ardella Keen
Seaboard
Mercer County considers Route 02 Bluewell Bramwell new elementary
Education officials propose a new Route 02 elementary school serving Bluewell Brushfork and Bramwell with about 460 pre kindergarten through fifth grade students. The Mercer County Board of Education seeks 3.3 million from the state SBA for a 4.5 million project including land and fees and plans a 20 million bond proposal to revamp facilities.
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Bluewell
Brushfork
Bramwell
Mercer County Board of Education
State School Building Authority
Deborah Akers
Brushfor
Mercer County
Akers
City board starts first reading on street and business fee hike
BLUEFIELD The Bluefield City Board of Directors began the process to raise street fees from 3 dollars per month to 5 dollars while aligning business taxes with state standards. City Solicitor John Feuchtenberger opened the ordinance reading, with 80 percent of fees directed to street maintenance and the rest usable if needed. Mayor Paul Cole noted the board has increased the tax burden on businesses and cut back on...
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Bluefield
John Feuchtenberger
Art Riley
Ron Crabtree
Paul Cole
Drugs and guns drive bread and butter federal cases
U S Probation Officer Dave Stevens told Bluefield Rotary that drugs are the bureau's bread and butter, with five grams of crack cocaine carrying a five year minimum. He noted guns and other federal offenses, plus mail fraud and bank cases, and described long-term supervision from prison to release. Employment is key to successful reintegration, and probation officers know the offenders and their families well.
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Bluefield
Stevens
U.S
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