Power outages hit Kmart and Cole Chevrolet in Bluefield
Unrelated transformer failures cut power across two Bluefield businesses Thursday morning. Kmart evacuated customers after a transformer malfunction triggered fire alarms and a popcorn-smoke odor. Cole Chevrolet remained dark for about four hours before power was restored. Fire officials noted both incidents occurred simultaneously and that employees were sent home.
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Bluefield
Cpt
Robert Vest
Bluefield Fire Department
Celebrate Princeton Street Fair Highlights 2008
Mercer Street traffic will close Saturday June 14 from 6 AM to 11 PM for Celebrate Princeton an old fashioned street fair featuring a Dolly Parton Look a Like Lip Sync Contest a Blessing of the Animals a car show music and vendors. The event opens at 9 AM with a Vietnam Veterans of America flag raising and adds Author's Row Bill Lepp will perform storytelling.
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Princeton
Mercer Street
Vietnam Veterans of America
Dolly Parton
Town Square
Author’s Row
Bill Lepp
West Virginia
Virginias
Carolinas
Clean coal bill draws wide support to curb emissions
Lawmakers led by Boucher back a measure to allow coal using utilities to maintain operation under mandatory greenhouse gas controls. Sponsors include Upton Murtha Barton Rahall Whitfield Costello Shimkus Matheson Doyle Holdren Ellsworth Hill Pryce. Industry leaders urge federal leadership to develop carbon capture and preserve domestic energy.
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Boucher
U.S
Fred Upton
Mich
John Murtha
D-Pa
Joe Barton
R-Texas
Nick Rahall
D-W.va
Ed Whitfield
Rky
Jerry Costello
D-Ill
John Shimkus
R-Ill
Jim Matheson
D-Utah
Mike Doyle
Tim Holdren
Brad Ellsworth
D-Ind
Baron Hill
Charlie Wilson
Ohio
Deborah Pryce
Rahall
House Committee On Natural Resources
Bill Raney
West Virginia Coal Association
Congress
Raney
Barbara Altizer
The
Eastern Coal Council
Altizer
Cecil Roberts
United Mine Workers of America
Mercer County Sewer Upgrade Expands Princeton Plant
The sewer project covers the Lane area outside Princeton Green Valley and Gardner Road including Pike View High School. Upon completion the upgrade will help Princeton meet tighter state and federal solid waste rules and handle more rainwater. County official Greg Saffel says it will benefit Mercer County. Contact Greg Jordan at gjordan bottonline.com.
Tazewell Republican Party to meet June 16
The reorganized Tazewell County Republican Party will meet June 16 at 7 p.m. in the Tazewell County Administrative offices at 108 East Main Street, Tazewell.
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Tazewell, Va
Tazewell County
Republican Party
East Main St
Tazewell
Plans for Bluestone to Pocahontas trail preview
A preview of plans for a walking and riding trail along the former Norfolk Southern spur from Bluestone to Pocahontas will be unveiled by landscape architect Kenneth Beck at the Pocahontas Exhibition Mine museum at 10 a.m. The event includes a round trip walk to Bramwell for a 2 p.m luncheon and ends with a public hearing at 6 p.m. at the Pocahontas Fuel building.
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Pocahontas
Bluestone
Bramwell
Beverly Wellman
Mercer County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Wellman
Virginia Tourism Train
West Virginia toddler killed in ATV accident near Valley Head
A two year old girl died in an ATV crash on private property near Valley Head in Randolph County. A 13 year old drove the four wheeler with another juvenile passenger aboard. Authorities withheld details and said the incident is under investigation.
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West Virginia
Elkins
Valley Head
Randolph County
Jack Roy
Athens community weighs middle school plan as vote nears
Darlene Pennington pressed the school board on several questions about grades for unsuccessful student athletes, bus run times, and ballot inclusion for a new middle school. Lynne White reported longer bus rides, with Lashmeet Matoakas students facing 4.6 times longer trips. Local residents urged opposition while student input urged excellence, ahead of a July 22 board vote on how to proceed.
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Darlene Pennington
Pradich
Peo
Lynne E. White
Concord University
Lashmeet-Matoakas
Athens
Rob
Ofsa
Tom White
White
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Vest
Cole Chevrolet
Bruce Puckett
A-1
Virginia
Michael G. Morris
American Electric Power
Kraig Nanz
National Mining Association
Jim Rogers
Duke
Bdtonline
Tive
Progress Energy
Dick Silverman
Salt River Project
Eric DiNovo
Veronica Daughtery
Debie Willis
Pocahontas High School
Daughtery
By Bill Archer
Mercer
McDowell
Summers
Monroe Counties
the Council of the Southern Mountains
Sharon Laxton
New Graham Knives
NEW Graham Pharmacy
Seem Gemelie
CUB Cadet
Yanmar
Mountaineer Power Equipment
Peterstown
Gemo Cadet
Cub Cadet Yanmar
Valles
Ovrov-Rilt
Jessics Hall
Nancy A. Lohuis
David K. Ofsa
Tanya Stultz
Jessica Hall
Green Valley Family Clinic
Blue Prince Rd
Green Valley
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
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