New residents cope as Welch flood cleanup begins
Welch residents on Stewart Street brace after Saturday night flood. Debbie Hammond helped two rooms at Anderson Memorial Presbyterian Church dry out while new movers Larry Silcox and Carol Freeman cleaned mud and gravel from their driveway. Red Cross sets up aid and a Welch shelter. Emergency Services collect supplies as homes flood. Local officials urge Health Department testing for flood related injuries and provide contact numbers for relief and donations.
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Debbie Hammond
Anderson Memorial Presbyterian Church
Chuck Hammond
Hammond
Carol Freeman
Silcox
Niagara Falls
Freeman
Dwayne Cline
Welch Community Hospital
Donna Bobin
Magic Mart
Red Cross
McDowell
Logan
Wyoming
First Presbyterian Church
Virginia Avenue
McDowell County
McDowell County Office of Emergency Services
Teresa VanDyke
OES
National Guard
McDowell County Health Department
van Dyke
Health Department
Cwv-Redcross.org
Larry Silcox
Neighbors aid flood victims in Davy disaster
In Davy, the Hall family faced a rising Little Davy Creek that flooded their basement and porch. Fire crews and volunteers, including correctional facility workers, helped with cleanup while neighbors provided food and supplies at a Red Cross feeding site near the First Church of God.
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AVY
David
Lana Hall
Kelli Sarver
Adam Sarver
Davy Creek
Lana
Loran Morgan
Davy Monday
Princeton
Morgan
Kelli
Red Cross
Davy
First Church of God In
Federal snow disaster declared for Mercer area
Federal officials expanded the December 18 2009 monster snow storm disaster to Mercer Jefferson and Randolph counties. The declaration allows emergency work and repair funding with 75 25 cost sharing for eligible local governments and certain nonprofits. Bluefield Princeton Bramwell and other towns can apply for snow related assistance.
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Mercer County
Tim Farley
Jimmy Joe Gianato
West Virginia
Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Granato
McDowell
Wyoming
Eli
Gible
FEMA
Farley
Bluefield
Bramwell
Mercer and Tazewell dodge major flood damage weekend storm
Emergency officials in Mercer and Tazewell counties prepared for possible additional flooding as a new round of storms moved through. Mercer reported 1 to 2 inches of rain, with flooded basements in Montcalm and power losses affecting about 160 residents, while rivers stayed within banks. Tazewell saw minor flood damage and downed trees in remote areas, with officials noting lake and ground saturation raises future risk.
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Bluefield
Mercer
Tazewell
McDowell
Wyoming
Mercer County
Tim Farley
Farley
McDowell County
Bluestone
Dave White
Spencer
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Va woman identified in fatal New River Gorge fall
Karen Feher, 33, of Midlothian Virginia, died after a 50 foot fall while rock climbing with a group at Kaymoor Buttress in Fayette County. Investigators suspect a rigging error though the exact cause remains under review. The investigation continues.
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Kaymoor
Virginia
New River Gorge
New River Gorge National River
Chuck Noll
Karen Feher
Midlothian
Fayette County
Noll
Concord University Board of Governors to meet Wednesday on Athens campus
Concord University announces a Board of Governors meeting on the Athens campus this Wednesday. Sharon Manzo, administrative assistant to the president, can provide more information by calling (304) 384-5224 or emailing smanzo concord.edu.
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Concord University Board of Governors
Sharon Manzo
Smanzo
Concord.edu
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