West Virginia heart center talks move forward with regional partners
CAMC, Bluefield Regional Medical Center and Princeton Community Hospital outline a joint plan for a free standing open heart facility in southern West Virginia. The three boards filed a letter of intent with HCA and await new state standards before pursuing a certificate of need. Executives stress a cooperative start to serve the county and surrounding region.
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CAMC
Phillip H. Goodwin
Charleston
BAMC
Eugene Pawlowski
Bluefield
PCH
Daniel Dunmyer
Princeton
BRMC
HCA
Daily Telegraph
Goodwin
Andy Wessels
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Princeton Community Hospital
Heart
Pawlowski
West Virginia
Dunmyer
Bluefield Hospitals
Southwest
Virginia
Mercer County
University of Virginia Heart Center
Charleston Area Medical Center
Mercer
Heart Center
Mountain State
West Virginia Heart Center
The
Guy Perkins
Robert Holroyd
Raleigh General Hospital
GED Test Scheduled at Mercer County Technical Center Princeton
The GED test will be administered July 12 at Mercer County Technical Education Center 1397 Stafford Drive with in person registration on July 11 from 9 a.m. to noon. A photo ID and current address are required for registration and testing. Seventeen and eighteen year olds face special criteria. The full battery costs 28 dollars cash with 5 dollar per additional section plus a 3 dollar grading fee. For more information call 425-7953.
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MCTEC
Princeton
Mercer County Technical Education Center
Stafford Drive
Mercer County Academy of Adult Learning
Health board stages moves to rebuild department finances
The A-1 report notes the health board purchased ambulances and equipment from OH-9 Ambulance Service and donated them to Princeton Rescue Squad. An interim board and the County Commission hired Wides as part time health director and coordinated with Charleston officials to restore the health department’s financial footing.
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Oh-9 Ambulance Service
Princeton Rescue Squad
County Commission
Wides
Charleston
Health Department
County funds back flood study for West Virginia plan
The county commission has contributed 25,000 toward a flood study with Bluefield at 2,000 and Princeton 14,704. The plan aims to use 70,000 in budget digest funds as the county’s major match of 101,000 due in September. The study targets correcting flood risks and unlocking federal funds. Rahall notes 3 million in federal funds for the Southern West Virginia Environmental Infrastructure Program, aiding projects in Gilbert, Mercer, Krouts Creek, Fayette Plateau, Pageton and others.
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County Commission
Bluefield
Princeton
Commission
Brush Creek
Draper
Rahall
West Virginia
Gilbert
Mercer County
Krouts Creek
Fayette Plateau
McDowell County
Bluestone Dam
Bluestone Lake
Cabell
Logan
Pocahontas
Vandals target county road signs in spate of damage
Davis warns road signs are being knocked from their posts across the western county endangering drivers and delaying emergency responses. Each sign repair costs about 100 dollars as juveniles have already been prosecuted. Residents urged to report vandalism to 911 or the sheriff's department.
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Davis
911 Center
Tazewell County
Bourne to Perform at Chicory Square Concert Series
Local performer Roxanne Bourne, longtime Norfolk Southern employee, will entertain Bluefield at the Chicory Square Concert Series Friday noon to 1 pm in downtown. The noon event, sponsored by Norfolk Southern and the Daily Telegraph, features Bourne dedicating this year’s show to her late uncle Ed Brooks.
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Roxanne Bourne
Chicory Square
Luefield
Roxanne DD Bourne
Bluefield
Bourne
Norfolk Southern
Princeton
Rick Bourne
Jeremy
Ronnie
Lillie Mae Brooks
Steve
Lillian Bourne
Ed Brooks
Swing Kings
Whis-Tv
Daily Telegraph
Main Street
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