CARES act funds eyed by Mercer County and Pratt officials
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports Mercer County and Princeton Mercer County officials weigh how much CARES Act money they may receive. The group explains CARES funds are for COVID-19 related direct expenses with receipts and invoices proving pandemic connection. Officials say overtime and PPE purchases could be reimbursable if properly documented, but hotel and motel tax losses are not recoverable.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Jim Justice
Mercer County Commission
Gene Buckner
Tim Farley
Emergency Services
CARES
Farley
Voney
Greg Puckett
Mercer County sees no new COVID cases this weekend
Mercer County Health Department reports 10 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, keeping weekend totals at zero new cases. Saturday and Sunday combined yield 62 total cases, with 21 percent linked to Myrtle Beach travel, 23 percent to other travel, and 56 percent from community transmission.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Mercer County Health Department
Myrtle Beach
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
DHHR
Camp Creek State Park opens Ranger Outpost Cabin
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced the dedication of a new rustic Ranger Outpost Cabin at Camp Creek State Park and Forest last week. It offers off-the-grid accommodations and is now open for reservations, marking Camp Creek’s first cabin of its kind.
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Camp Creek
Camp Creek State Park and Forest
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Mercer resident leads cleanup effort in Adopt-A-Highway work
In Mercer County a local civic group named Rock WV Community Friends and Neighbors actively participates in the states Adopt-A-Highway program. Members, including Linda Augustosky, join a free litter cleanup along a three mile highway stretch to improve the community amid uncertainty.
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Rock
Daily News
Mercer County
WV Community Friends and Neighbors
Linda Augustosky
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James Trent
Camp Creek State Park
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