Floodwaters strike rescue squad site in Bluefield
Floodwaters surged into the Bluefield Rescue Squad headquarters near City Park causing about 15000 dollars in damages. Captain Bud Houck said three inches of water filled the building, ruining carpeting and stored medical files while three vehicles were moved out. Swope Construction will replace the drainage behind the building and install a new system.
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Bluefield
Mother Nature
City Park
Bud Houck
Houck
Swope Construction Company
Brushfork area begins clearing flood debris
Mercer County residents in Brushfork and Littlesburg Road cleaned up after a flood Tuesday night. Rain and floodwaters damaged homes and roads while Highway crews cleared debris and repairs continued. Officials reported most areas returning to normal as water levels receded and no new flood calls were reported.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Brushfork
Littlesburg Road
Department of Highways
National Weather Service
Nelson Short
Falls Mills
OH-9
Mercer County Sheriffs Department
Town ready for poke fest in Boissevain
Organizers of the third annual National Poke Salad Bluegrass Festival expect 1,200 to 1,500 attendees at the Boissevain Coal Miner's Memorial Museum and Park on Saturday June 11 from 10 a.m. to dark. MC Earl Phipps, music director Forrest White, and volunteers from local churches Rescue 945 Boissevain Ruritan Club and others back the event with performances by Marrs Family Bluegrass Gospel Alan and Nathan Lawson Stan Bragg and Country Grass Matt Stacey Virginia Grass Wayne Henderson and Friends Shilo Mountain Boys Appalachian Trail and Big Country Bluegrass. Delores Shrader serves as superintendent. poke salad gathering and pickin will accompany continuous bluegrass throughout the day.
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Boissevain
G. David Phipps
Earl Phipps
M.C
Forrest ‘Duke’ White
Marrs
Alan
Nathan Lawson
Newgrass
Ray Morgan
Stan Bragg
Matt Stacey
Virginia Grass
Wayne Henderson
Friends
Phipps
Delores Shrader
Rescue 945
Boissevain Ruritan Club
Wiley Williams
Pickin
Grinnin
Princeton approves final budget revision for 1994
City Council adopts a net negative $29 819 budget revision bringing the year into balance. Revenue up 59 093 offset by 88 912 reductions. Expenditures rise 176 708 offset by 206 527 cuts. Council also funds 6 000 to Princeton Salvation Army. Dan Hale Reservoir Budget 1995 approved with projected income 81 400 expenses 76 200, net 5 200, equity rising to about 788 064 by mid 1995. Regular meetings rescheduled for West Virginia Day and Independence Day.
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Princeton
Dick Shakman
Robert Walthall
Betty Hutchens
Caldwell
Colin Conley
Princeton Salvation Army
Dan Hale Reservoir
Conley
Shakman
Farmers Home Administration
Princeton Reds
Fred
Celanese Plant Wins 1993 Safety Award in Virginia
The Hoechst Celanese Corp wins the Chemical Manufacturers Association Group III Lammot du Pont Safety Award for 1993 in Narrows Virginia. Plant Manager Winston Faust says the facility cut its total recordable incident rate by 57 percent from 1989 to 1993 and reduced lost workday and days away from work by 58 and 63 percent respectively.
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Narrows
Hoechst Celanese Corporation
Chemical Manufacturers Association Group
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Sherrill
Hekman Ball & Claw Desk
Drexel Green
Drexel Entertainment Wall
Henkel Harris
Anita Skeens
Hawley
Rug & Carpet
Holiday Inn
Bluefield Rt
Paxton
Tabriz
Sarouk
Fis Tabriz
Isfahan
Kerman
Toa
Dune
Saar Ee
Lane “Big Sky
Bakers Rack
Bland Street
Charles Owens
Disabled American Veterans Mercer CO
D.A.V
Preston St
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Teddie
South Bluefield
Saale
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