No Water Crisis Hits Gary Amid Pandemic
City of Gary faces a water outage after a pump failure, forcing residents to collect water from creeks and seek donations of bottled water from West Virginia National Guard and Welch Public Works. City records keeper Tracy Allison noted the 563 customers affected as businesses and health care services brace for impact and relief from local donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
City Hall
West Virginia National Guard
City of Welch
Tracy Allison
Goodson
Sam’s Club
Allison
McDowell
Temporary relief arrives as tanker water aid Gary residents
Greenwater tanker water and bottled supplies arrive as Gary and nearby areas cope after a pump failure left more than 500 customers without water. National Guard units and Welch Public Works deploy tankers to supply the community while residents seek relief at city hall and local donations boost aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
National RV theft ring arrests in Mercer County
West Virginia State Police recovered four stolen recreational vehicles in Mercer County and arrested two men tied to a national RV theft ring. The thieves allegedly took four campers from Roy's RVs in Randolph County and fled with them at the North Beckley Toll Plaza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Princeton
West Virginia
Roy
Randolph County
North Beckley
D. M. McMillan
West Virginia Turnpike Authority
West Virginia State Police
DR. White
Two more COVID cases at Princeton nursing home
Mercer County reports show two more individuals at Princeton Health Care Center testing positive for COVID-19. A fifth employee and a fifth resident are confirmed, with 16 more residents and staff monitored for symptoms and isolated in COVID-19 designated areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Nursing Home
Princeton
Mercer County
Princeton Health Care Center
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jessica Nuzzo
Obr
Welch
Gary Town Hall
Robert Horne
By Greg Jordan
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The
National Guard
City of Welch Public Works Department
Becky Riggins
Thorpe
Riggins
Charles
Oweuns Bluefield
Virginia
Abby
Opinion
Sudoku
Charles Owens
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!