Demolition set for Grant Street Bridge in Bluefield
Bluefield officials announced demolition of the structurally deficient Grant Street Bridge will start in early July, allowing work on a new 330 foot span. An $8 million state contract funded by federal, state, and local sources backs the replacement with completion aimed for April 2022. Interim City Manager Colin Cline briefed the Board of Directors.
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Grant Street
Bluefield
Colin Cline
Bluefield Board of Directors
State Division of Highways
McAuliffe Wins Democratic Nomination for Virginia Governor
Former Virginia governor and Democratic power broker Terry McAuliffe won the party nomination to seek a second term, facing GOP newcomer Glenn Youngkin in November. The race will test voter sentiment in a pivotal open governor contest amid education funding and economic recovery concerns.
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Richmond
Terry McAuliffe
Virginia
McAuliffe
Glenn Youngkin
Democratic Party
Vaccine lottery in West Virginia gains early signups
West Virginia's Do it for Babydog vaccine sweepstakes attracts over 70,000 registrants as Governor Jim Justice announces during a Tuesday pandemic briefing that the plan to award a million dollars on Father’s Day is off to a strong start.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Jim Justice
14 percent rate hike sought for regional jail costs
Mercer County Commission discussed a proposed 14 percent increase in daily charges by the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority. The hike would raise housing an inmate from $48.25 to $54 per day, a change not officially communicated to county officials yet. Commissioner Greg Puckett said he heard of the request from the County Commission Association after a Kanawha County news story.
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Princeton
West Virginia
Mercer County Commission
Greg Puckett
County Commission
Puckett
West Virginia County Commission Association
County Commission Association
Kanawha County
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