Flooding and Snow Strikes West Virginia Region Again
The region faced heavy rain turning to freezing rain and snow with temperatures dropping to the 20s and 30s. Dozens of roads and several schools and businesses were closed as high waters rose. officials noted local flooding along Route 61 and River Road while Mercer and Tazewell counties reported minor rock slides.
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Bluefield
National Weather Service
West Virginia
Associated Press
Tazewell County
Greg Huffman
Virginia Department of Transportation
Tannersville
Huffman
Richlands
Buddy Campbell
Mercer County
Campbell
Graham
NATO warns Bosnian Serbs to withdraw from Sarajevo
NATO allies warned the Bosnian Serbs to lift the siege of Sarajevo within 10 days or face air strikes the first such action in 44 years. The move, tied to a UN monitored ceasefire, targets artillery around the city where over 500 heavy guns have pounded civilians for years.
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Brussels
Belgium
NATO
Sarajevo
Greenwich
United Nations
U.N. Monitor
Ing
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Alliance
U.N
Manfred Woerner
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros-Ghali
Canada
Russia
Greece
Evangelos Venizelos
Athens
Mercer County Black Lung Association Meets at VFW Bluewell
Today at 1 p.m. the Mercer County Black Lung Association will gather at the VFW location inside the Bluewell Fire Department building. George Harrison and Linda Hutchens are listed as contacts for more information.
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Mercer County Black Lung Association
VFW
Bluewell Fire Department
George Harrison
Linda Hutchens
Bluestone Health Center
Weather outlook with snow and mixed precipitation
Today's highs in the 20s with a 60 percent chance of snow showers mixed with freezing rain. Storm total expected 2 to 4 inches. East winds around 10 mph. Lows in the mid-20s. Weather package A-12.
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Sara Woodward
Bluefield
Whitethorn Elementary
Vaught case turns into murder inquest in Princeton
Jeffrey Scott Vaught 34 was found shot in his car at the Beach Club in Spanishburg on December 11 1993 initially deemed nonfatal but detectives say autopsy shows a shot from several feet away turning the case into a homicide investigation They believe several people were at the club when it happened and a suspect exists but no arrest has been made Investigators seek witnesses and advise calling the Mercer County Sheriff's Detective Bureau with tips.
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Princeton
Jeffrey Scott Vaught
Vaught
Darrell Bailey
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Nubbins Ridge Road
Spanishburg
Bailey
Sheriffs Department
Sheriff's Department
Detective Bureau
PikeView students train in peer mediation at kickoff
Future PikeView High School students from four consolidating schools gathered at the Holiday Inn for a mediation lesson. Peer mediators will address disputes from boyfriend girlfriend issues to home problems, with students chosen by each grade level and trained to listen confidentially and propose solutions.
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Bluefield
PikeView High School
Holiday Inn
PikeView
Dan Zerkle
Zerkle
John Taylor
Matoaka High School
Sabrina Hicks
Spanishburg High School
McDowell seeks $3 million youth grant for program
McDowell County Commission voted to apply for a $3 million U S Department of Labor Youth Fair Chance Demonstration Project grant. The plan targets youths aged 14 21 and young adults 22 30 in poverty to provide employment training and economic help with an expected national award of up to 25 grants. Deadline is March 22 with awards anticipated by early September.
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Welch
McDowell County Commission
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S
Department of Labor and Employment Training
Cliff Moore
Council of Southern Mountains
Wilcoe
Moore
Department of Labor
West Virginia
McDowell County
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Lashmeet
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Catherine Stringer
Lemuanerenevanen
Daily Record
Virginia
West Virginia Daily
Daily
Todd Stringer
Greg Jordan
The
Daily Telegraph
McDowell
Charles Owens
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