Historic rail to link Pocahontas and Bramwell for tourism
Virginia lawmakers and county leaders gathered to celebrate the transfer of 1.8 miles of Norfolk Southern rail from Pocahontas to Historic Pocahontas Inc, donating the old rail yard and station. The project aims to boost tourism with a new walking and riding trail, rail line restoration, and a rehabilitated train station as a crafts retail site.
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Pocahontas
Tazewell
Mercer Counties
Bramwell
Norfolk Southern
Historic Pocahontas, Inc
Tazewell County
Bluestone Junction
Mercer County
West Virginia
Boucher
Virginia Tourism Train Development Authority
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bdtonline
Wert returns to Mercer for court appearance
Larry Franklin Wert, 52, of Princeton, back in Mercer County facing sentencing on multiple sex offense convictions. He has grown a pony tail since 2003 and was released on bond pending a motion for a new trial. A March 21 sentencing was scheduled after pre sentence reports. Wert could face 69 to 185 years.
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Rinceton
Larry Franklin Wert
Mercer County
Wert
Princeton
San Antonio
Texas
John R. Frazier
David Smith
Phillip Scantlebury
Frazier
Justice
Smith
Scantlebury
U.S. Supreme Court
Crawford Vs. Texas
Bill Sadler
Meadows to stand trial separately in murder case
Mercer County judge grants severance letting Earnest Jeffrey Meadows face first degree murder charges alone on February 1 while prosecutors pursue malicious assault and wanton endangerment charges in a separate proceeding. The case stems from the December 22 death of Heidi Brown in Princeton.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Earnest
Jeffrey Meadows
Reynolds Ave
Meadows
Heidi Brown
T.D. Bradley
West Virginia
Bradley
Brown
William Flanigan
Ann Ferrell
Mark Wills
Derek Swope
Bridge Closure At Mercer County Route 11 For Replacement
The Mercer County Route 11 bridge at McComas will be closed 8:30 a.m. December 27 to 5 p.m. December 29 for superstructure replacement. In Princeton, the Cancer Support Group meets 7 p.m. January 3 in the PCH boardroom with guest Rosalie Owrey, PCH case manager. call 327-8770 for info or registration.
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Mccomas
Princeton
PCH
Rosalie Owrey
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Rick Boucher
D-Va
Virginia Coalfields
Anita
Rep
Pochaontas
John Moon
Moon
Tom Brewster
Historic
Mercer
By Bill Archer
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline.com
Eric DiNovo
Boggess
Bluefield
City Board of Directors
Lee G Se
Stafford
Ae R
Mountain State
Virginia
Princeton Times
Thorn Street
Bluefield Avenue
Midway Church of Christ
Bramwell Rd
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