Mercer County Voters to See Precinct Shifts in Redistricting
Mercer County will engage in redistricting that expands three delegate districts into four single member districts 37th 38th 39th and 41st affecting at least 6649 voters Verlin Moye County Clerk notes changes align with Census driven boundary redraws and GIS aided planning amid a compressed 2022 election timeline due to pandemic delays.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Verlin Moye
State House of Delegates
Summers County
Raleigh
Moye
Mysterious Tree Santa Delivers Handmade Christmas Trees
In Tazewell County villagers report handmade Christmas trees with stars appearing in yards from Thompson Valley to Frog Level. No one has seen the giver beyond a brief pickup sighting, with trees left overnight as a seasonal surprise. One recipient, Beckie Arrington, said her tree appeared December 12 and the act brought festive cheer.
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Jessica Nuzzo
Beckie Arrington
Frog Level
Tazewell
Santa
Tazewell County
Thompson Valley
Baptist Valley
Dry Fork
Arrington
Officials seek federal funds for Bluewell dam closure
Mercer County officials discussed using federal stimulus money to close two dams in the Bluewell area. The main dam near Woodlawn Cemetery no longer complies with state rules and must be breached at an estimated cost up to 750000 dollars. One option is using American Rescue Plan funds for the project.
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Bluewell Dam
Princeton
Mercer County
Bluewell
Bluewell Public Service District
Bryan Rotenberry
Woodlawn Cemetery
West Virginia Department
Greg Puckett
American Rescue Fund
Capito backs child care aid but against BBB plan
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia says federal child care aid is acceptable in principle but she opposes any version of the Build Back Better bill. She argues the $2 trillion proposal is costly and would fuel inflation, with a potential final price near $5 trillion. She favors including childcare in a separate bipartisan package. Manchin has not supported the BBB as written and seeks a $1.75 trillion target. Biden and Manchin hold talks with Capito maintaining opposition to the current framework.
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Capito
Bill
Washington
Shelley Moore Capito
R-W.va
West
Senate
Joe Manchin
D-Wva
Biden
Manchin
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