Broadband grant targets SW Virginia counties in VATI plan
Governor Ralph Northam announced a 15.6 million VATI grant to Cumberland Plateau Planning District to expand broadband in Tazewell Buchanan Russell and Dickenson Counties. The project, in partnership with Point Broadband, aims to serve unserved and underserved areas to boost economic development and housing.
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Breaks
Tazewell
Buchanan
Virginia
Breaks State Park
Dickenson County
Ralph Northam
Buchanan, Russell
Dickenson
Charlie Stacy
Cumberland Plateau
Stacy
Virginia Telecommunications Initiative
DHCD
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
Commonwealth of Virginia
Point Broadband
Bristol
Tazewell County
Russell
Buchanan County
Abbs Valley
Welch WV Coalfields Cookoff Set For June 11 12
The City of Welch hosts the inaugural WV Coalfields Cookoff and State BBQ Championships on June 11 and 12 featuring KCBS sanctioned barbecue for pros and backyard teams, live music, an ATV show, a beer garden, and family activities. Proceeds benefit the Welch Volunteer Fire Department. Local acts Georgia Thunderbolts and Dale Ann Bradley headline with opening sets by Alan Johnson and Stacy Grubb. tickets start at $5 in advance.
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Kansas City Bbq Society
KCBS
Bonfire Recording Studio
Pinecastle Music
ATV
Jeff Adkins
Rick Ware
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Georgia Thunderbolts
Dale Ann Bradley
Alan “Cathead” Johnson
Stacy Grubb
Rome
Kentucky Hall of Fame
BMA
Bradley
Harold McBride Sr
McDowell County
WV Coalfields
McBride
Wvcoalfieldscookoff.com
Howard Street
WV Volunteer Fire Department
Blue Cabins
Ashland Resort
Little General
Bonfire Music Group
McDowell
Goodson’s Supermarkets
McDowell County Commission On Aging
CW Trailer Locks
Ashland Company Store
McDowell County Commission
Copper Ridge Landfill
Eva’s House B&b
Renegade Outfitters
Sterling Drive- In
CVB
Wvcoalfieldscookoff
Mercer County Board of Education Special Meeting
Mercer County Board of Education will meet in a special session at 10 30 am on Thursday June 10 at the Princeton Rescue Squad Training Center 703 Maple Street Princeton WY to discuss personnel and take action The board may amend the press release for emergency matters. Free dog wash and rabies clinic June 12 9 am to 2 pm Green Valley Volunteer Fire Department Route 460 Green Valley will host with Green Valley Animal Clinic vaccinations call 304 327 8375 for details. Library book sale set for June 14 15 at Princeton Public Library Friends of the Library Used Book Sale runs 9 am to 5 pm in the coffee shop area downstairs call 304 487 5045 for more info.
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Mercer County Board of Education
Princeton
Princeton Rescue Squad
Maple Street
Green Valley
Glenwood
Volunteer Fire Department
Route 460
Green
Princeton Public Library
Friends of the Library
Mask rule relaxed at Mercer County Courthouse
Mercer County Commission says fully vaccinated individuals may skip masks at the courthouse due to a state order. Those not fully vaccinated should continue CDC precautions, including mask use and distancing, as officials urge vaccination amid fall case concerns. Bluestone Health offers shots. courthouse operations remain adjusted to limit spread.
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Mercer County
Princeton
Mercer County Commission
County Commission
Gene Buckner
CDC
Bluestone Health Care Association
McDowell man arrested on sexual assault charge
William D. Rudolph, 75, of Welch in McDowell County, was arrested Monday by West Virginia State Police Trooper J C Woods and charged with first degree sexual assault first degree sexual abuse and sexual abuse by a parent guardian custodian or person of trust. The victim was a female juvenile. He was arraigned before Magistrate Danny Mitchell with a $50,000 bond and had no record in the regional jail system Tuesday.
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Welch
McDowell County
West Virginia State Police
William D. Rudolph
J.C. Woods
PH. Shrewsbury
Rudolph
Danny Mitchell
Shrewsbury
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Valley Animal Clinic
Buckner
Greg Puckett
Puckett
Circuit Court
Ldionline
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Visa Credit
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