Sue Carol Asbury funeral notice in Tazewell and Bluefield
Sue Carol Asbury, 88, of North Tazewell Virginia died May 31. Funeral service is 1 p.m. Wednesday June 5 at Hurst-Scott Chapel Tazewell. Interment at Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield. Condolences at bdtonline.com
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Cancer Center Clinic Opens at Princeton Hospital
The Hematology Oncology Clinic offers private wig room mastectomy supplies and a dedicated consultation space as part of a phased cancer center plan. The two story facility will expand to 24 000 square feet with radiation on level one and infusion services on level two, set for completion January 2028.
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Bowling
Princeton Hospital
WVU Cancer Institute
Virginias
Hos
Pital
Princeton Community Hospital
Mercer
McDowell
Raleigh
Summers
Monroe
Wyoming
West Virginia
Giles
Bland
Tazewell
Wythe
Virginia
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Batonline.com
Need for safe driving after alarming number of crashes
Virginia State Police report 21 crashes with 25 fatalities from May 28 to June 4 across many counties and cities. They urge drivers to follow speed limits wear seat belts avoid distractions and drive sober. Two motorcycle crashes and a pedestrian death are noted along with ongoing safety campaigns and youth outreach.
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Virginia
Caroline
Carroll
Buckingham County
Dinwiddie
Commonwealth
Accomack
Augusta
Buckingham
Brunswick
Carroll, Dickinson
Frederick
Goochland
Hanover
James City
Loudoun
Louisa
Mecklenburg
Prince George
Bockingham
Newport News
Virginia Beach
Dickenson County
Goochland County
Rockingham County
Caroline County
Loudoun County
Gary T. Settle
Virginia State Police
Miners push for stronger silica rule and worker safeguards
West Virginia Watch reports on a panel at MSHA in Beaver reviewing a new silica exposure rule for coal mines. The rule tightens limits, adds action levels, and requires free medical monitoring, with enforcement strengthened. Stakeholders urge worker empowerment to report malfeasance while noting time to see health gains.
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Mine Health and Safety Administration
Beaver
Gary Hairston
Fayette County
National Black Lung Association
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Appalachia
Lisa Emery
New River Health Association
Oak Hill
Emery
MSHA
Josh Roberts
United Mine Workers of America
Roberts
Petsonk
West Virginia Watch
Charleston
Westvirginiawatch.com
Festival draws largest crowd yet at Cole Chevy Mountain Festival
Organizers say the fairgrounds crowd Saturday was the biggest in recent memory and that people shopped at midways supporting local food establishments and stores in Bluefield. Vendors and students from Bluefield Middle School enjoyed a reward day with rides provided by Jimmy Drew. New acts include Steamers Thrill Show at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m., Stone Age Show at 6 and 9 p.m., Sea Lion Splash at 5:15 and 8:15 p.m., and Rock-It the Robot at 9:30 p.m. Sponsorship comes from Cole Chevy, Lawrence Brothers, Integrity Air, and the James H. Drew Exposition.
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Kyle Hart
Hart
Bluefield
Bluefield Middle School
James H. Drew
Bluefield Mid
Dle School
Jimmy Drew
Cole
Cole Chevy
Lawrence Brothers
Integrity Air
Lewis County leads West Virginia in new business growth
In May the West Virginia Secretary of State registered 1,157 new businesses statewide. Lewis County registered 20 new businesses, a 2.02 percent increase, leading the state. Other growth areas include Hardy Lincoln Logan and Raleigh Counties with notable gains. Summers County posted an 18.35 percent year over year growth across all 55 counties.
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Lewis County
Charleston
West Virginia
Secretary of State
Mac Warner
Crease
Hardy
Lincoln
Logan
Raleigh
Kanawha
Berkeley
Monongalia
Cabell
Summers County
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