Red Cross Volunteers Serve 1000 Meals in Tazewell Area
In Tazewell and McDowell counties, Red Cross workers and Southern Baptist Disaster Team volunteers prepared and packed more than 1000 meals at the Tazewell Baptist Church to aid flood victims. They planned mobile feeding door to door, ensuring no one goes hungry.
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Cecil Barett
Richmond
Tazewell Baptist Church
Tazewell
American Red Cross
Four Seasons
Baptist Disaster
Southern Baptist Convention
West Virginia flood aid pledge and recovery plans emerge
Gov. stating a long road to recovery for southern West Virginia after severe flooding, with 1500 to 2500 homeless and emphasis on relief, recovery, and rebuilding. Officials warn more rural areas remain to be visited as rescue efforts continue before winter. PepsiCo and Amazon reps announce aid deliveries and supplies.
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Jim Cochran
Eddie Blake
Pepsico
Paul Misner
Amazon.com
Guardsmen aid flood relief across Mercer McDowell Wyoming counties
National Guard units from South Carolina Kentucky and West Virginia assist in recovery operations after major flooding in Mercer McDowell and Wyoming counties. Guardsmen conduct rescue debris removal and haul trash to landfills with continued work expected for weeks or months. Tennessee troops are due to arrive within days and local officials anticipate ongoing efforts for household debris removal.
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South Carolina
Kentucky
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Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
Mercer County
McDowell County
OES
Division of Highways
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Princeton Council backs Mercer County single redistricting unit
The Princeton City Council urged the West Virginia Legislature to treat Mercer County as a single redistricting unit for both the House and Senate. The resolution, joining Mercer County Commission support, argues Mercer plus adjacent counties can form five Delegate seats and a separate Senatorial District with balanced representation.
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Mercer County
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Senate
Mercer County Commission
West Virginia
Monroe
Summers
Summers Counties
Fayette County
City of
House of Delegates
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