Bluefield Fire Department Receives DHS Grant Funding
U S Senator Nick Rahall announced three Southern West Virginia fire departments, including Bluefield, will share 152,893 in Homeland Security Emergency Management Agency grants to provide equipment and training for local firefighters. The Bluefield department will get 38760 to aid gear and training.
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Department of Homeland Security
Emergency Management Agency
U.S
Nick Rahall
Dw.va
West Virginia
Rahall
West Virginia faces EPA scrutiny over bay plan
West Virginia among three states failing full EPA expectations as Chesapeake Bay pollution diet targets nitrogen phosphorus and sediment reduction by 2025. WV emphasizes voluntary measures by poultry dairy and cattle operations in eight Panhandle counties while EPA cites need for stricter sewer and storm water upgrades in other states.
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Chesapeake Bay
West Virginia
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Panhandle
Potomac River
Bay
Steve Hannah
Virginia
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
District of Columbia
Beth McGee
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
McGee
Hannah
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Power outage affects Princeton area over a thousand customers
Appalachian Power Company reported more than 1,100 Mercer County customers lost power for less than an hour Thursday morning due to an isolated outage caused by a broken insulator. At its peak 1,131 customers were affected and power was restored within 30 to 40 minutes, APCO spokesman Phil Moye said.
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Princeton
Appalachian Power Company
Mercer County
APCO
Phil Moye
Moye
Monroe County Disaster Declarations Mistakenly Cited
A Bluefield Daily Telegraph correction clarifies Monroe County was not designated a federal drought disaster but faced two presidential declarations for severe storms and mudslides. Officials say there were no drought or excessive heat declarations. the county also experienced flooding.
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UNION
Monroe County
Judy Fisher
West Virginia Department of Agriculture
Bruce Power
Virginia
Prince George
Sussex Counties
Betty Ireland announces bid for West Virginia governor
Betty Ireland, former West Virginia Secretary of State, says she will run for governor and plans to file pre candidacy papers. Acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin has fought to stay in office until a 2012 special election, while others pressure for a 2011 vote.
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Betty Ireland
Charleston
West Virginia
Republican
State Senate
Earl Ray Tomblin
U.S
Joe Manchin
Tomblin
State Supreme
Rick Thompson
Valley View Adventist citrus fruit sale orders January
Valley View Seventh-day Adventist School in BLUEFIELD accepts January citrus fruit orders by 5 p.m. Monday Jan. 10 for pickup Sunday Jan. 23 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Green Valley Road campus. Extra pickup slots may exist Thursday and Friday. call Judy, Earnestine, or Vicki, or use the 24 hour line or email.
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Valley View Seventh-day Adventist Ool
Valley View School
Green Valley Road
Judy
Earnestine
Vicki
Valleyviewfruit
Gmail
Florida
Valleyviewadventist. Net
Police blotter reports December thefts and accidents
Police blotter notes multiple December thefts including money from McDonald s Bluefield Avenue and various addresses. A motor vehicle crash is logged at 8 12 p m on Jefferson Street and another at 12 10 a m near Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Destruction of property and numerous reports from Mercer County 911 conclude the notes.
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A.L. Crook
McDonald's
Bluefield Avenue
M.L. Ramsey
L. Ramsey
College Avenue
Jefferson Street
D.R. Murray
Mercer County
Cherry Street
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
R.S. Gibson
Gilmer Street
Myrtle Street
A.L Crook
M.L. Raniway
K-Mart
Cumberland Road
J.W. Murray, Jr
Bland Street
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