Interchange work blasts on U S 460 in Bluefield
Six Trumbull Construction workers planted dynamite along the mountain above Route 460 in Bluefield just before noon. Traffic on the four lane was stopped about an hour later as a large blast was set off. The crew is building the 24.5 million interchange of Route 460 with I 73 74 at John Nash Boulevard and will remove about 2.7 mil.
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Luefield
Bluefield
Trumbull Construction
St. Albans
John Nash
Trumbull
Brian Harvey
AEP Wins Approval for 765kV Power Line Route in Virginia
The Virginia State Corporation Commission approves American Electric Power 765kV transmission line to run about 57 miles in Virginia from near Tazewell to the Jacksons Ferry area south of Pulaski. The line, already cleared in West Virginia since 1998, will pass through parts of Tazewell Bland and Wythe counties with limited Pulaski County impact. The SCC cites the need to reinforce the regional grid and notes the chosen route is 43 miles shorter with fewer homes affected and reduced environmental impact.
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Tazewell
American Electric Power
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Virginia
West Virginia
SCC
Jacksons Ferry
Pulaski
Bland
Wythe
Pulaski County
Wyoming County
McDowell County
Mercer County
Commission
Ken Schrad
Fromkin's Fourth Round Wild Card at 2001 Bee
Molly Fromkin, 14, of Bluefield Middle School, reached the fourth round in the 2001 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee. She earned $125, enjoyed watching peers craft hard words, and hoped for TV exposure during her final national appearance. Her father Howard Fromkin noted the moment when the pronouncer said ranine.
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Washington
Molly Fromkin
Howard Fromkin
Scripps Howard
Bluefield Middle School
Fromkin
Teen Challenge helps youths rebuild lives in Appalachian program
Three young men shared their recovery tales in the Appalachian Teen Challenge office with Executive Director Jim Nickels. Robbie, after a five day stay in Princeton Community Hospital for drug treatment, enrolled two weeks later, finding peace and direction in the program. Eight months in, he’s on track to graduate in 12 to 16 weeks.
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Appalachian Teen Challenge
Jim Nickels
ATC
Robbie
Princeton Community Hospital
PCH
Tazewell Reading Bee Encourages Fourth Graders to Read
Abbs Valley Elementary won top honors as four teams from eight Tazewell County elementary schools competed in the inaugural Reading Bee. The event tested reading comprehension spelling editing and impromptu presentations as part of a Greater Bluefield Chamber project I Can Read I Can Write co sponsored by the Cole Automotive family Bluefield College Bluefield Daily Telegraph Mercer County Literacy Committee and Pizza Hut.
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Luefield
Tazewell County
Abbs Valley Elementary
Robert Brown
Reading Bee
Tom Colley
Colley
Bluefield
Bluefield College
Kristen Phipps
Brandon Pauley
Anthony Stanley
Eugene Hylton
Abbs Valley
Mabel Horton
Tazewell County School
Don Hodock
Regional gas prices dip at several stations
A roundup shows the lowest regional prices on Thursday with Bluefield West Virginia and Bluefield Virginia outlets at 1.46 to 1.52 for regular unleaded and 1.54 to 1.62 for unleaded plus. Tazewell Virginia and Princeton listings mirror these lows with regular unleaded around 1.46 to 1.48 and unleaded plus near 1.56 to 1.58.
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W.va
Cumberland Road Food Mart
Marathon
Food City and
Corner Mart
Tazewell
Princeton
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