Flood Devastates Brushfork Home Residents Rebuild
Nina and Robert Adams describe a flash flood that destroyed their Brushfork residence and left about 90 neighbors damaged. The couple moved to a second floor apartment while vowing to rebuild with changes, aided by Red Cross and community support.
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Nina Adams
Brushfork
Nina
Robert Adams
Red Cross
James Martin
Bluefield
Adam
Railroad
Ramey
Robert Sheets
Adams
Volkswagen
Robert
Town Proposes Joint Hearing On Fees Delayed By Scheduling
Town Manager Art Mead said county officials discussed a fee issue with the PSA and three agencies seek a joint meeting. The towns want July hearings after new council members take office while the PSAprefers June. Mead stressed the meeting should be public if held, with executive session possible.
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Officials seek options in Brush Creek flood control expansion
County and state leaders met to discuss expanding the Brush Creek Watershed flood control project with a $2 to $3 million scope. They considered adding the original mitigation area back into the plan, noting changes in land use since 1960 and 1981 projects and potential wetland exchanges to satisfy mitigation requirements.
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Mercer County Commission
John Rapp
Buddy Warden
Nelson Short
Clement Crow
Brush Creek
Corps of Engineers
Edward Nicklow
Division of Environmental Protection
Barbara Taylor
Princeton County
Glenwood Park
Green Valley
Huntington District Corps of Engineers
Ricky Buckley
SummerFest plants extra power for 1994 event at Princeton High
SummerFest 1994 opens next week at Princeton High School and Hunnicutt Stadium complex with extra power from a 25 foot pole donated by Acme Wood Preserving and wired by Appalachian Power Co. Volunteers dug a five foot trench behind the school through Wednesday morning. The six annual festival features dozens of activities including a carnival, live remote, balloon rides, contests, concerts, dog show, food vendors, and street dances.
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Bill and Sherwood
Princeton Telecable
Princeton-Mercer County
Acme Wood Preserving Inc
Appalachian Power Co
James H. Drew
WAEY
WCIR
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