Hemphill bridge fears push residents toward governor
Hemphill residents call for replacement or major repair of the aging Tug Fork River bridge linking Shaft Bottom and Warwick. They cite a three ton load limit, past patchwork fixes, delays in state action, and the risk of trapping homes if floods or coal trucks damage the structure. Charles Spencer leads the push seeking state aid from Governor Rockefeller.
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Pat Cecil
Daily Telegraph
Hemphill Bridge
McDowell County
Charles Spencer
The
County Commission
Tug Fork
Shaft Bottom
Hemphill
Warwick
Spencer
Welch
W. B. Swope
Swope
Kingston Pocahontas Coal Company
John D. Rockefeller IV
Good News Mission's impact in Mercer County Jail grows
Judge William O. Bivens Jr notes letters from inmates show reform through the Good News Mission led by Chaplain Gerald Chancellor. Prisoners credit James Martin and others for changing lives, while organizers warn funding is needed to sustain expansion as inflation strains the program’s budget. Community churches have contributed, but more money is required to keep outreach going.
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Barbara Hawkins
Sally Telegrape Stah
Amg
Merter County
William O. Bivens Jr
Judge Bivens
Princeton
Huttonsville
Mercer County
Gerald Chancellor
West Virginia
Martin
Jesus
Mercer
Contac
Bivens
Jeep Stolen and Wrecked in Mercer County Chargeable Juveniles
Mercer County deputy reports further charges pending after a stolen 1978 Jeep wrecked along Hurricane Ridge Road near the Airport Road. Two female juveniles ages 15 and 16 were treated at Princeton Community Hospital for injuries, with the 16-year-old driver charged with no operator’s permit and a 15-year-old boy charged with grand larceny. The jeep, stolen Monday night from Andy Clark Ford, was repainted and totaled in the crash as investigation continues.
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Mercer County
R. L. Lambert
Airport Road
Princeton Community Hospital
Andy Clark Ford Inc
Hurricane Ridge Road
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Ernest Hess
Peoples Life
Tazewell Avenue
Tazewell
Virginia
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Walnut Street
Princeton Bank and Trust Company
Mercer ST
W.V
Princeton Bank and Trust Company, Trust Committee
Bland ST
Bluefield
W.va
Jimn Bluefield
Scott Street
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