Bluefield sinkhole rebuilt and partially reopened
West Virginia Department of Highways crews finished filling and sealing the Princeton Avenue sinkhole near Goins Gas & Produce at 2320 Princeton Avenue Bluefield. Heavy equipment and portable traffic lights were removed on Friday as repair work paused with the road still curving around the site and a 15 mph speed limit in effect. Final paving is expected in early spring. Goins III noted customer nerves eased as red lights were removed and traffic flow improved.
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Princeton Avenue
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Department of Highways
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Ryland Musick
District 10
Musick
Charles Goins III
Goins
Tara Wyatt
West Virginia Department of Highways
Legislature Reaches Midpoint of 2024 Session
The 2024 regular legislative session is halfway over with 30 days left to consider more than 2,200 proposed bills. Only 10 measures have cleared both chambers and moved to the governor. The first 30 days were slow amid contentious debates in committees and on the floor.
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Welch Volunteer Fire Department appoints new chief Dennie Hale
Welch announces Dennie Hale as the new fire chief after former chief Guy Wyatt and two members resigned. Mayor Harold McBride says Hale, previously department head, returns as chief as 12 volunteers keep the department operating. The Fire Marshal is being informed and records updated.
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Region I joins ERC Fellowship to boost southern WV recovery
Region I Planning & Development Council covering McDowell Mercer Monroe Raleigh Summers and Wyoming Counties joins the Economic Recovery Corps Fellowship. The program links 65 host sites nationwide to develop next generation economic development leaders and build capacity in distressed regions. It launched in 2023 with a $30 million funding pool.
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Mercer
McDowell
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Monroe
Raleigh
Summers
Wyoming
Region I
Economic Recovery Corps
ERC
Jason Roberts
Roberts
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