Cumberland Road sewer project touted as partnership effort
Barbara Hawkins reports that local, state, and federal agencies join to fund and build the Cumberland Road sewer line and related Bluefield upgrades. The ARC and EPA provide grants totaling about 1.2 million dollars with in kind labor and equipment from the Bluefield Sanitary Board, aiming to start construction this year and complete engineering in two months.
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DNR
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Litton
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EPA
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Princeton
Halls Ridge Road
Ron Dodson
Bluefield City
Sam
Chamber Meets Over U S 460 I 77 Changes In Princeton
Members of the Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce will meet today at 4 p.m. with state Department of Highways representatives to discuss proposed changes at the U S 460 and I 77 intersection in Princeton and their effect on traffic and businesses. The meeting is at 910 Oakvale Road.
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Princeton-Mercer County
Humana Seniors Offer Screenings at Craft Memorial Library
Humana Seniors Association in cooperation with Humana St Luke's Hospital will provide blood pressure and blood sugar screenings today from 10 a.m. to noon at the Craft Memorial Library on Commerce Street in Bluefield.
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Humana-St. Luke's Hospital
Craft Memorial Library
Commerce Street
Bluefield
Mercer County Realtors Meet With Investments Talk
The Mercer County Board of Realtors will gather Thursday at 11 45 a.m. at Frankies La Silhouette. Guest speaker Ken Chick from Metropolitan Life will discuss investments and present the program.
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Mercer County Board of Realtors
Ken Chick
Metropolitan Life
SummerFest 90 Dog Show At Princeton Senior High
Fun dog show for kids at SummerFest 90 on June 30 at 10 a.m. on the front lawn of Princeton Senior High School sponsored by Veterinary Associates. Free registration starts at 9:30 a.m. Trophies and ribbons awarded. questions include best Frisbee catching dog biggest paw best costume and owner resemblance.
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Princeton Senior High School
Veterinary Associates
Retirement Community Task Force Holds July Meeting
The Retirement Community Task Force will conduct an organizational meeting on July 12 at 8 30 a m at the Holiday Inn in Bluefield Attendees should call the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce at 327 7184 for details and attendance guidance
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Bluefield
Greater Bluefield
Princeton Community Hospital Board Meeting Scheduled
Princeton Community Hospital's board of directors will meet on June 26 at 5 p.m. in the hospital board room to discuss governance and operations.
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Hospital
GRTA
Ray Bragg
Small Business Guidance Clinic at Chamber Office
The Small Business Development Center Division of the Office of Community and Industrial Development will be held for aspiring entrepreneurs Tuesday June 26 at the Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce office at 910 Oakvale. Assistance also covers existing businesses and selling to West Virginia state government. Individual conferences run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 487-1502 for appointments or more information.
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Office of Community and Industrial Development
Princeton-Mercer County
Lotto winner almost fell over in Virginia prize
Peggy S Linkous of Wythe County collected the first of a 3.5 million Lotto prize in Abingdon. She bought the winning ticket at a Speedwell store after Saturday night’s drawing. She received a 135,524 check after taxes and will get 19 annual payments of 3,000 each.
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Abingdon
Virginia
Peggy S. Linkous
Wythe County
911 panel drafting blueprint for county emergency system
Tazewell County plans a county wide 911 telephone system as a drawing board project moving toward July approval. Key hurdles include long term dispatcher costs and central dispatch building needs with address data accuracy and updated maps.
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Tazewell County
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Action Coalition
Gateway halts Bluewell bus route amid low ridership
GRTA announced the five day a week Bluewell area route will be discontinued 45 days after its May start. Officials cited about $2,000 monthly losses and insufficient rider numbers, with no other local bus service and support contingent on breaking even.
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GRTA
Joe Walker
Hale's Culvert
Brushfork
Montcalm
Bragg
Greyhound
McDowell
Mercer
Paige Wooldridge
Grta Board of Directors
Wooldridge
APCo seeks seventh straight fuel rate cut in Virginia
APCo asks the Virginia State Corporation Commission for another fuel cost reduction, paired with a $43.3 million base rate increase to cover non fuel operating costs. If approved, both changes would take effect August 28, with a projected 46 cent cut for a 1000 kilowatt hour residential bill from the fuel reduction.
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Appalachian Power Co
Virginia
Apco
Virginia State Corporation Commission
R.C. Bowman
Bluefield
Joseph H. Vipperman
SCC
Vipperman
Bowman
Charleston Firefighters Aid Princeton Safety House Fund
Princeton city firefighters gain support from Charleston Fire Department to raise funds for a 5000 Safety House to teach fire safety. Charleston to lend Safety House and personnel for Summer Fest 90 on June 30, boosting ticket sales toward a 15000 goal as community groups push awareness in Mercer County.
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Charleston
Arter Jackson
Arter
Earl Doughty
McDonald's
Brad Stewart
Princeton Fire Department
Charleston Department
Mercer County
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