Top 10 local stories of 2021 pandemic growth rebirth
The Daily Telegraph highlights ten major local events from 2021. The piece notes a renewed economy and business growth, a rebirth of a Bluefield landmark, and a collegiate education renaissance alongside ongoing COVID-19 disruptions and hospital strain across Southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia. The Mercer area is mentioned among the affected regions.
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Bluefield
Daily Telegraph
West Virginia
Virginia
Mercer
Jessica Nuzzo
Tazewell
Memorials Mark Loss of Local Servants in 2021
The Mercer County community mourns Tim Farley, emergency services director and Bluestone Valley Fire Department chief, who died of cardiac arrest January 24. Farley helped supply PPE during COVID-19 and earned a posthumous 2021 West Virginia Freedom Award lifesaving honor. Also remembered are WWII veteran Jake Hatcher, 103, and other long‑serving residents who inspired local service.
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Princeton
West Virginia
Mercer County
Bluestone Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Tim Farley
Tim
Greg Puckett
Farley
Puckett
Jim Justice
West Virginia Department of Homeland Security
Jake Hatcher
Peterstown to open new school in August 2022 after delays
The $18 million Peterstown School complex near Rt. 12, replacing the old middle and elementary buildings, is set to open in August 2022. Ground broke in June 2020 with WV schools chief Dayton Burch praising the site. delays from a Texas freeze and pandemic held up insulation needed for wiring and HVAC.
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Peterstown
Texas
Comlex
Rt. 12
West Virginia
Dayton Burch
Monroe County School Board
Keith Wickle
Wickline
Kaine eyes funding for Coalfields Expressway segment
U S Senator Tim Kaine backs a $5 million Community Directed Spending request to fund planning and engineering for the Grundy to West Virginia border section of the Coalfields Expressway. The package, tied to a bipartisan infrastructure bill, also includes $1.25 billion for the Appalachian Development Highway System with Virginia potential use on Corridor Q linking the route across Buchanan Dickenson and Wise counties in Virginia and McDowell Wyoming and Raleigh counties in West Virginia.
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Washington
Southwest Virginia
Grundy
West Virginia
Senate Appropriations Committee
U.S
Tim Kaine
D-Va
Kaine
Virginia
Commonwealth
Buchanan
Dickenson
Wise
McDowell
Wyoming
Raleigh
Raleigh County
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