Celebrate Princeton events and police quarters move described
Community events planned for Saturday on Mercer Street and Town Square with rides, music, food and entertainment. Carnival rides on Oakvale Road. crowds expected as Celebrate Princeton grows after SummerFest. State Police relocate to expanded Princeton-Mercer Chamber building near Oakvale Road interchange.
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K-Mart
Oakvale Road
Celebrate Princeton
U.S. Rt. 460
Princeton- Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Page Mention
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists staff roles including Publisher News Editor Sports Editor Executive Editor Managing Editor Senior Editor City Editor and others. A biblical quote from Matthew 28 18 is noted at the end of the page.
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Sunlitsurf.com
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Earth
MINER ACT PASSES CONGRESS TO BOOST COALMINE SAFETY
Congress approves MINER Act expanding oxygen supply to miners to two hours and adding more air packs and seals. It mandates one way communication devices, timelines for two way wireless gear, closer rescue team proximity, and faster accident reporting following deadly West Virginia and other mine disasters.
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National Mining Association
West Virginia
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U.S
Nick Jo Rahall
D-W.va
Aracama
Plea for Trash Relief Ignored in Mercer County
A Bluefield reader describes a Mercer County back yard with 50 plus bags of trash since 2005. Health officials were informed in 2005 and a 2006 county commissioner's promise to act failed. Residents report rats over three feet long, tourism routes impacted, and ongoing neglect by health and local government despite West Virginia’s tourism emphasis.
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Health Department
Windmill Gap
Beartown
West Virginia
Mercer County
Phyllis Mitchem
Bluefield
W.va
Flowers stolen from Roselawn Cemetery graves
Memorial Day 2005 reports describe a man stealing a flag from a vase of flowers at Roselawn Cemetery while a family member visited a grave. On March 12 2006 a man and woman in a truck were seen attempting to take flowers from another grave prompting the cemetery office to request police patrols.
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Roselawn
White House reactions to Zarqawi killing reflect war weariness
White House officials avoided celebration after the killing of Abu Musab al Zarqawi. President Bush hailed a major blow to al Qaida while polls showed declining support for the war in Iraq and concern about November elections. Analysts warned the insurgency would persist and new leaders might emerge. Terence Hunt has covered the White House since the Reagan era.
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Council On Foreign Relations
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