Bluefield seeks safer links between neighborhoods and downtown
Bluefield residents and leaders at Bluefield State University discussed a 1.2 million Reconnecting Communities pilot grant for Northeast End transportation. The city partners with the West Virginia Department of Highways and CTL AE Com to study roadways between the campus and the Hotel Thelma on the Northeast Side. City Manager Cecil Marson emphasized public input and a generational effort to benefit the city and university, aiming for safe connectivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Bluefield State University
Othello Harris-Jef
Ferson
West Virginia Department of Highways
CTL
AECOM
Bluefield State Campus
Thelma
Cecil Marson
Marson
Celebrate Princeton street fair returns
Princeton hosts one of the region s largest summer gatherings as Celebrate Princeton Street Fair returns downtown. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with more than 100 vendors, live music, ferris wheel water slides bounce houses and woodworking activities reported by organizer Lori McKinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Mercer Street
Lori McKinney
McKinney
Evening of Hope brings community together for cancer charities
Generosity and fun united Friday at an outdoor Evening of Hope event honoring cancer survivors and remembering those lost to cancer. Mercer County hosts WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital’s return of the fundraiser with food vendors a kids zone bounce houses and community activities outside the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Mercer County
WVU
Princeton Community Hospital
Princeton Com- Hope
A-7
Bluefield Bourbon Distillery Planned for Downtown
Bluefield plans a new distillery and tasting area to attract visitors to downtown. Owner Travis Wilson partners with city officials to open a group tour site next year in a downtown building, with production currently at General George Stillhouse near Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The project aims to boost tourism and community activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Elizabethtown
Kentucky
General George
General George Stillhouse
Travis Wilson
Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Blanche Morton
Pamela Jefferies
Bluefield East End
Greg Jordan
Charles Owens
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Evening of Hope
By Greg Jordan
Volu
Sudoku
Facebook
Lois Crandell
Mallie Duncan Amos Francisco Frank Smith
Tara Wyatt
Autumn Henkes
Glenwood
Bluefield Bourbon
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!