AEP puts weather room online in Bluefield
AEP has launched a weather room at Bluefield District headquarters on Bland Street to monitor storms and outages. Dispatchers now pinpoint outage locations via satellite feed and weather data, with about 100000 customers affected in a recent snowstorm.
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Luefield
Bluefield
AEP
Bland Street
Tony Mitchell
AEP Distribution Dis
Hurricane
Mitchell
Wvva-Tv
Scott Harbaugh
Evelyn Martin
Tom Gentry
American Electric Power
McDowell County Aging Union Feels Humiliating Working Conditions
Allegations of unfair treatment mount as McDowell County Commission on Aging faces union pressure. A Tuesday meeting was canceled and rescheduled for June 24 at 1 p.m. District 1199 SEIU AFL-CIO represents workers. members say hours were cut and assignments changed, harming elderly clients. Workers report travel burdens and alleged anti union tactics.
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Kristen Eldridge
Cecila Kennedy
Bartley
Kennedy
Commission
Josephine Mitchell
War
Mitchell
State Adopts Orphan Road Plan For WV Maintenance
West Virginia moves to adopt up to 5000 miles of orphan roads not currently maintained by any government agency. Applications are available at DOH district offices in Mercer, Summers, Monroe, Wyoming, and Raleigh counties. Program aims to assist rural residents seeking emergency access and road maintenance.
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Princeton
State Division of Highways
Doh County
Loca
West Virginia
Janet Lemon
Lemon
Mercer County Office of Emergency Services
OES
DOH
Mercer County
Morrison
McDowell County
Havace
Welch
Summers County
Hinton
Town
Forest
Monroe County
Union
Wyoming County
Rock View
Raleigh County
Skelton, Co
Raleigh Mall
Cecil Underwood
Princeton Salvation Army Officers Move On
Capts. Paul and Karen Egan leave Princeton Salvation Army after two years to take a new assignment in Annapolis Maryland. They praise the church advisory board and thrift store while noting the store’s success and their pride in serving thousands of local families. Their successors Capts. Chuck and Julie Whiten arrive June 24 from Rock Hill South Carolina.
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Karen Egan
Salvation Army
Annapolis
Karen
Princeton
Egan
Martinsburg
Chuck
Julie Whiten
Rock Hill
S.C
The
Egans
Kirk Story
Roma III
Chuck Mathena Foundation
Story
Dewey Russell
Bradley
SVCC president urges regional college cooperation
SVCC President Charles King told the Bluefield Rotary Club that education is a lifelong process and urged cooperation among SVCC Bluefield College Bluefield State College Concord College and Wytheville Community College. He highlighted the Coalfields Summit for Americas Promise and regional partnerships with Mercer Tazewell McDowell Monroe and Summers counties to benefit students and communities.
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Princeton
Southwest Virginia Community College
Charles King
Bluefield Rotary Club
King
SVCC
Bluefield College
Bluefield State College
Con
Jerry Beasley
Concord College
Leges
Mercer
Tazewell
McDowell
Monroe
Summers Counties
Daily Telegraph
Tom Colley
Beau & Belle to crown 1998 Summerfest honorees at Princeton event
Princeton SummerFest opens with crowning of Beau and Belle to be kept secret until 12 30 p.m. The ceremony, in Music in the Square, will feature former mayor Ike Southern on banjo and a noon program. Brush Creek Bluegrass with Jeanne Cline follows, with George Lanton of the Princeton chamber announcing the royalty. Balloons prizes and concessions by Green Valley Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department. Music in the Square is sponsored by the Bluefield Telegraph and the Princeton Times.
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Princeton
Beau
Belle
Senor Chile
Billy Joe Bob
Mercer-County Chamber of Commerce
Ira “Ike” Southern
Southern
Emilie Holroyd
Brush Creek Bluegrass
Jeanne Cline
George Lanton
Princeton Chamber
Green Valley-Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department
Princeton Town Square
Bluefield Telegraph
Princeton Times
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Daily Teie
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Zack
Josh Atkinson
Justin
Joseph Rasi
Greg Jordan
Staft
Ohio
S.P. Bruno
Princeton Community Hospital
Bruno
Beau & Belle
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