Bluefield Princeton area eyes wide city and county upgrades
City and county leaders outline plans for 2011 funding and construction projects. Bluefield and Princeton officials pursue environmental studies, bridge and parking work, capital improvements, and grant funding while Mercer and Tazewell counties target water systems, jail costs, and economic development. Community involvement urged as infrastructure and trail projects advance.
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Rahall
Whalen
Bluefield City Hall
Norfolk & Southern
Scott Street
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
City Hall
Bluefield
Wayne Shumate
Princeton
Princeton Fire Department
Shumate
Princeton City Hall
City Works Department
Stafford Drive
Mercer County
Joe Coburn
Commission
Coburn
Oakvale
Spanishburg
Charleston
Tazewell County
Seth White
Bluestone
White
Board of Supervisors
Richmond
Jewel Ridge
Pocahontas
Copper thefts rise with metal prices in West Virginia
The article notes copper thefts increase as metal prices rise, with incidents from residential pipes to church fittings. In Bluefield Sacred Heart Church losses reached 4000 to 6000 dollars in damages for 200 to 300 dollars of copper, and Appalachian Power reports about 100 miles of wire stolen in southern West Virginia. Fatalities linked to copper theft occurred in Raleigh Boone and Logan counties. Authorities urge community tips to law enforcement.
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S.A Sommers
Mercer County
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Bluefield
Don Hammond
Phil Moye
Appalachian Power
West Virginia
Raleigh
Boone
Logan
Buchanan County
Harman
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