Dr Phil visit boosts Wade Center and area charities
The McGraws visit, boosting the Wade Center in Clinch Valley with an expo and gifts including a van and cash for gas. Audrey Shapiro of Burlington Coat Factory provided 1,100 name brand coats, enabling a boutique for distributing to local kids. The event strengthens ties with Toys for Tots and Marine Corps League volunteers as Christmas toy drives gain momentum.
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Tazewell
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Shadeed
Checchio
Wade Center
McGraws
Frank Brown
Norfolk, Va
Brown
NS Corp
Chris Thompson
Clinch Valley Community Action
Tonka Toys
Burlington Coat Factory
Clinch Valley
Thompson
Audrey Shapiro
Jerry Landreth
Laura Hunt
Theresa Corigliano
Scott Hamilton
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Marine Corps League
Hamilton
Traffic patterns favor Thorn Street Bridge for Mercer Street access
Circle notes the bridge as the easiest route to Mercer Street, with out-of-town shoppers using Thorn Street routes. A Mercer Street merchant says drivers head from I 77 via Ambrose Lane to Mercer Street, while locals know alternate paths. Store owner Elizabeth Osborne adds locals navigate easily, and out-of-town visitors rely on familiar exits from Turnpike motels.
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Thorn Street Bridge
Mercer Street
Ambrose Lane
Elizabeth Osborne
Reopen continues as safety halts salvage of crumbling brownstone
Steele said only part of the stone was saved and salvage was too dangerous to finish. The shared wall with Southern Office Supply began to collapse as demolition started, with about a third of the brownstone failing. Projected two-building demolition cost set at 96,000 plus basement filling and grating work.
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Steele
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bottonline.com
Little Jimmie fund drive totals and memorial notices
Donations for the Little Jimmie fund drive reached 17 791 dollars with 9 709 short of the 27 500 goal as hearts memory notices are listed from readers including Marie McKinney and Amanda Thornton. Anonymous Thursday gifts appear alongside tributes to family and loved ones from multiple donors and communities.
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Bluefield
Marie McKinney
Richard McKinney
Josephine Gibson
Esma Gibson Campbell
Air taxi proposal eyed to restore Mercer County airport
A regional meeting discusses reviving Mercer County Airport with an air taxi or charter service as a short term fix to restore service and public confidence. Officials urge lawmakers and a consultant study, with Bluefield State College assisting data gathering.
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Tazewell
Jim Spencer
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Tom Colley
Chernenko
Joe Manchin
Chafin
Mercer County
Rick Atkinson
Yeager
Joe Coburn
Mercer County Commission
Lawmak
Ers
Aeronautics Commission
Spencer
Bluefield State College
Farley
Marc Meachum
Greater Bluefield
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