Bluefield approves loan to keep Acordia jobs downtown
Bluefield awards a $600,000 Shott Foundation loan to Acordia for renovations of the old Coal and Coke building on Federal Street. The building is conveyed to the Municipal Building Commission to retain and grow downtown employment, with more than 30 jobs expected and the structure valued at $1.4 million.
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Bluefield
Shott Foundation
Acordia
Federal Street
Municipal Building Commission
John Feuchtenberger
Feuchtenberger
Jeff Eggleston
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Eric DiNove
Candle Fire Ruled Cause at Concord College Residence
A candle started a fire that damaged a fourth floor room in Concord College North Tower, prompting evacuation of about 200 women. No injuries among students. Athens Fire Chief Harvey was hospitalized after a ladder fall. Fire marshal confirmed candle as cause and noted students’ quick evacuation and ongoing recovery efforts.
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Concord College
Athens
Stan Harvey
Assis
John Casey
Casey
Harvey
Princeton Community Hospital
Rick Dillon
The
College
Dillon
Infant and father listed in critical after Tazewell fire
An 18 month old Cody Underwood and his father Rocky Underwood both remain in critical condition after a house fire in Tazewell County that killed three and injured four. Maudie Harris and Pamela McCarty survived, while Harris’ grandson Zachary Casey and daughter Elysia Underwood perished. A second fire on Jabo Lane in Richlands killed one and injured another. Ridgy Dean Coleman died, Kathy Allen Coleman was hospitalized in stable condition. The cause for both blazes is believed electrical, starting around midnight.
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Claypool Hill
Tazewell County
Cody Underwood
Johnson City Medical Center
Rocky Underwood
Bristol Regional Medical Center
Maudie Harris
Fair Street
Clinch Valley Medical Center
Karel Juhl Coleman
James Smith
Tal
Harris
Pamela McCarty
McCarty
Elysia Underwood
Zachary Casey
Richlands
Coleman
Ridgy Dean Coleman
Mark Blevins
Mblevins
Bdtonline
Police blotter reports multiple local incidents and arrests
A breaking and entering was reported at a residence on Roseland Avenue between mid December and Wednesday with two doors damaged and no items missing. A battery case involved an old friend, with no charges pressed. Other items note a misstatement in Thursday’s edition, a Medicaid fraud sentence, two felony worthless checks, probation revocation, shoplifting, petit larceny of a boat motor, and multiple individuals arrested for worthless checks.
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Roseland Avenue
P.W. Hill
Princeton Community Hospital
T.A. Gray
Michael Kyle Cook
Princeton
M.L. Gills
Ceres Hollow
L.B. Murphy
McDowell Students Join Heart Health Screening Drive
Fifth grade students in McDowell County and their parents participate in a regional program to detect and prevent heart disease. Health volunteers weigh and measure about 400 children, record family history, and offer free cholesterol screenings through local clinics.
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Welch
West Virginia
McDowell County
Carla Campell
Appalachian
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Anita Lewis
Tazewell
Princeton Police Department
Thursay
Daily Telegraph
Robert B. Miller
North Tazewell
Miller
Mercernty
James Roger Farmer
C.T. Lowe
Johnathan Michael Tiller
Brushfork
Michael David Jeffery
Anawalt
Medicare
Ron Pens
Insurance Agency
Free Information
Ruthe Ann Jones
Eric DiNovo
Sandy Sparks
McDowell
Tug River Health Clinic
Northfork
Gary
Johnston Chapel Baptist Church
Johnstonchapel.org
Elks Bingo
Princeton Elks
Star 95
Green Valley
Maple Acre Road
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