Old Town Revival draws crowds to Back of the Dragon
The three day Old Town Revival in Tazewell Virginia runs Friday through Sunday with a motorcycle rally rides along the 32 mile Back of the Dragon route. The event features bike shows stunt shows live music food trucks and a demolition derby at the county fairgrounds drawing visitors from multiple states and six countries.
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Tazewell
Cavitt’s Creek
LeeAnn Regon
Regan
Tazewell County Fairgrounds
Marion
WV DNR Restocks Trout and Catfish in West Virginia Lakes
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources resumes channel catfish stocking across several waters including Anawalt Lake Berwind Lake and Pipestem Lake. Regular trout stockings are listed online with a hotline for updates and guidance on licenses stamps and regulations.
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Charleston
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
Anawalt Lake
Berwind Lake
Pipestem Lake
West Virginia
Wvdnr
Wvfish.com
DMV warns residents of text message scam
The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles warns the public about a text message payment scam claiming unpaid tolls. The messages threaten enforcement actions and direct recipients to a fictitious website. DMV Commissioner Everett Frazier cautions that the DMV does not send texts and to ignore the messages.
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Princeton
West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles
DMV
West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
West Virginia
Department of Motor Vehicles
Everett Frazier
West Virginia records 1214 new May businesses statewide
The West Virginia Secretary of State reports 1,214 new businesses registered in May. Kanawha Berkeley Monongalia Raleigh and Jefferson counties lead in total registrations. Of these, 159 qualify for one of the office programs waiving initial registration fees. Roots to Business waives four years of annual report fees, saving up to 250 dollars for new owners. Total active WV businesses reach 163,712.
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Charleston
Secretary of State
Kris Warner
Kanawha
Berkeley
Monongalia
Raleigh
Jefferson
Warner
WV Secretary of State
West Virginia
Morrisey Defends Trump Push For Satellite Internet
West Virginia officials debated a BEAD funded plan to reach 110,220 locations with high speed service and billions in federal aid. Governor Morrisey endorsed satellite internet claiming faster timelines and wider reach, while officials warned mountains and weather could degrade satellite speeds and no providers submitted proposals.
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Morrisey
Trump
West Virginia
Mountain State Spotlight
West
Elon Musk
Starlink
Patrick Morrisey
Evan Feinman
BEAD
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Infant found in bathtub prompts Mercer County death probe
Mercer County Sheriff's Department launched an inquiry after an infant about one year old was found in a bathtub at a Green Valley residence around 4:30 a.m. He was transported to Princeton Community Hospital where he was pronounced dead. State Police Crime Lab and Medical Examiner's Office joined the investigation led by Capt. S A Sommers with the detective bureau. No arrests as of press time.
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Bluefield
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
J.J. Ruble
Green Valley
Ruble
Princeton Community Hospital
West Virginia
State Medical Examiner’s
S.A. Sommers
Department
Detective Bureau
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Batonline.com
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Stafford Drive
Mercer Co
By Greg Jordan
Bluefield Avenue
P.O. Box
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Terri Hale
Thale
Bottonline
Andy Patton
apattan@heltor
Newsroom
Eric Cravey
Daniel Dunn
Jeremy Basham
ihasham@hatan
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