Parkway authority meets and local group notices in Tazewell area
The New River Parkway Authority will hold its monthly meeting on Monday at 7 p.m. at Tamarack One Tamarack Park. Retired railroaders meet Thursday at Finks Cafeteria at 6 p.m. All veterans and guests invited. A hot dog and bake sale is set Friday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at First Community Bank on Mercer Street, sponsored by the First Christian Church CWF. Ellison Cemetery planners meet Saturday 6 p.m. at Pipestem Ruritan Building to discuss perpetual care. The Collegians perform Saturday 7 to 10 p.m. at Tazewell Varsity Baseball field. tickets $5. Mount Rogers Planning District Committee meets Thursday at 7 p.m. in Blacksburg. PSI secretaries meet Monday at Blacksburg Chamber of Commerce, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. No program this month. Litter getter project starts Wednesday with a reporting line 1-800-314-1441 for anonymous tips to Elkhorn Creek Watershed Association and DNR.
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First Community Bank
Mercer Street
CWF
First Christian Church
Straley Avenue
Blacksburg
New River Valley
Professional Secretaries International
PSI
Elkhorn Creek Watershed Association
McDowell County
Department of Natural Resources
Richlands Chamber director confident on grant news
Richlands would receive a 25000 planning grant for downtown revitalization. Chamber director Ginger Branton says she is 100 percent certain the grant will be awarded, with the CPPD noting mid June as a likely decision period. Community plans include consultant selection, shell building reconsideration, and site readiness work.
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Richlands
Ginger Branton
Jim Baldwin
CPPD
Branton
EEC
Welch SAFE awarded loan funds for housing program
Welch SAFE, a domestic violence shelter, wins USDA Rural Development funds to offer loans in southern West Virginia under a national program. The $360,000 allocation, plus a 25 percent state match, funds the rural housing initiative in McDowell and Wyoming counties, directed by Sharon.
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WELCH
McDowell County
Stop
SAFE
USDA
West Virginia
McDowell
Wyoming
Sharon
King Named Interim Vice Mayor in Bluefield
Councilman-elect Bill King was elevated to Vice Mayor after a special meeting clearing two motions. He plans to resign his two year seat to accept a four year term, amid resignations and upcoming reorganizations. Town officials discuss implications with attorney Roger Wiley as SAFE reports new funding and home ownership loan plans for county residents. Debra Hagerman listed as contact for eligibility inquiries.
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Bluefield
Bill King
King
Coun
Hurley
John L. “Lang
J.C. Higginbotham
Stephen Arey
Roger Wiley
Richmond Area
Higginbotham
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Mount Rogers
Mount Rogers Planning District Commission Executive Committee
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Terrace Drive
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Daily Telegraph
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Yates
Department of Housing and Urban
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Transportation Program
Commonwealth Transportation Board
Virginia Department of Transportation
Salem
Salem Civic Center
Roanoke Boulevard
County Boards of Supervisors
Richmond
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Hyde
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Cumberland Road
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