Bluefield Area Transit Expands Bus Routes in McDowell County
BAT announces a new public bus route connecting Taeger Premier Bradshaw Roderfield Yukon Bartley and War with Welch in Mercer County. Mayor Joe Ford praises the expansion and credits McDowell County Commission EDA and local officials who began planning in 2016.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tara Wyatt
Bluefield
McDowell County
Jaeger
Bluefield Area Transit
BAT
Taeger
Premier
Bradshaw
Roderfield
Yukon
Bartley
War
Welch
Mercer County
John Reeves
Joe Ford
Saeger
McDowell County Commission
EDA
Ford
Leonard Kaiser
Quiet Carnival Opens At Cole Chevy Mountain Festival
A Quiet Carnival for people with special needs runs today from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. at the Cole Chevy Mountain Festival in Bluefield. The Texas Tommy show Worlds of Wonder and Sea Lion Splash will perform with tailored acts, and the James H. Drew Carnival rides will be adjusted to avoid triggering events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Cole Chevy Mountain
Jeff Disibbio
Chamber of Commerce
Virginias
James H. Drew
Tara Wyatt
Jace Bolen
Justice names Coalfields Expressway a top transportation priority
Governor Jim Justice said during his weekly briefing that Corridor H and the Coalfields Expressway are among West Virginia's main transportation priorities. The Coalfields Expressway runs through McDowell Wyoming and Raleigh counties with ongoing construction near Welch and current use from Beckley to Mullens. Corridor H remains unfinished, linking I 79 near Weston to the I 81 and I 66 junction at Front Royal Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Justice
West Virginia
McDowell
Wyoming
Raleigh
McDowell County
Welch
Beckley
Raleigh County
Mullens
Wyoming County
Justice
Smoke from Canadian wildfires hits U S East and Midwest
Smoke from Canadian wildfires cloaked the U S East and Midwest with hazardous air as crowds faced flight delays and games postponed. Officials reported 400 plus active fires nationwide with 20 000 displaced while air quality topped 300 in Syracuse New York City and Lehigh Valley. People wore masks and reduced outdoor activity amid the amber haze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S
Syracuse
New York City
Pennsylvania
Lehigh Valley
Baltimore
Debbie Funk
Jack Hughes
Fort McHenry
One World Trade
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chevy Mountain
By Greg Jordan
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Coalfields Expressway
Weston
Front Royal
Associated
Canada
Ken Strumpf
Environmental Protection Agency
Virginia
Abby
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!