PMCCC Opposes Mercer County Split in State Senate Districts
The Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce board voted unanimously to oppose any redistricting that would split Mercer County into multiple senate districts. Executive Director George Lanton warned of reduced local influence if Mercer is divided, especially if Princeton and Bluefield fall into different districts. The meeting also honored June “Super Stars” Lisa Fenton and Carolyn Akers for co hosting the Best Darn Chili Around cook off, which set participation records.
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Mercer County
Senate
West Virginia
Princeton-Mercer County
Johnston’s Inn
McDowell County
John Pat Fanning
Charleston
Mercer
Santon
Bluefield
Princeton
Chamber
Jim McMillian
Elizabeth Osborne
Lisa Lambert
Richlands considers antique street lights for downtown
Richlands downtown revitalization team selects metal halide street lights to brighten the area and improve safety. The group weighed high pressure sodium versus metal halide, noting metal halide’s white light. They also evaluated trees for planting and approved a family tree sponsorship with engraved bricks, plus a new logo “Back to Front Richlands Revitalization.”
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Ing
Charlie Blevins
The
State Electric Supply Co
Gary Webb
Blevins
Tee
Richlands
Ervin Davis
Police identify suspect in Brushfork death
Mercer County investigators said a suspect exists in the death of Virginia Reed found June 14 at her Plainview Mobile Home Park home. Reed, 65, was discovered by a deputy after family concerns. Deputies reported no forced entry. homicide is being treated as the case develops with officials to comment.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Virginia A. Reed
Plainview
Airport Road
M.L. Gills
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Gills
Reed
State Medical Examiner’s
South Charleston
J.E. Parks
Bill Sadler
Sadler
Harold Buckner
No charges expected in Buchanan shooting
In Buchanan County a fatal domestic shooting left Steve Salyers dead from a neck wound after his two children wrestled for an assault rifle. The 18-year-old son was wounded but released. authorities see no foul play and anticipate no charges. The incident occurred near the Kentucky line in Big Rock.
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Big Rock
Buchanan County
Steve Salyers
Buck Eye
Larry Crouse
Stephen Matthew Salyer
Bristol Regional Medical Center
Crouse
Kentucky
Rotary Honors Bluefield Leader and Members in Ceremony
The Rotary event honored Charlotte Sacre as Rotarian of the Year and a Paul Harris Fellow recipient, with Rev. W. D. Hasty also receiving the Paul Harris award. Joe Harden, praised for field missions, discussed his Uganda and disaster-relief work, while new officers and scholarship winners were announced.
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Charlotte Sacre
Paul Harris
Rev. W. D. Hasty
Harden
Paine
Greensboro
N.C
Navy
Vietnam
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill
Sacre
Hasty
Rotary
United Way of the
Virginias
Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau Board
Salvation Army
Rotary Board of Directors
Thompson
Litton
Eugenia Hancock
First Presbyterian Church
Bluefield
Rotary Projects
Pipestem
Summit
Steve Hopta
Wayne Stonestreet
Frank Wilkinson
Tracy Paine
Sharon Borich
Tyler Easley
Sgt. At Arms
Laura Gooch
Davis Jarrell
Jack Howard
Stanley Funston
Barbara Hopta
Carol McClaugherty
Charles Peters
Felicia Banks
Norris Kantor
Borich
Graham High
Carl Hess
Alecia Wagner
Bluefield High
Sarah Blevins
April Thomas
Red Cross faces rechartering questions in Bluefield
In Bluefield the East River Mountain Area Red Cross chapter faces a pending rechartering review. An added audit is expected by year end to determine whether the local chapter will be rechartered, with services continuing and potentially expanding. The process may involve merging chapters or relocating administration while aiming to keep a Red Cross presence statewide. Phyllis Proffitt, chapter chair, pledges growth and a clear direction aligned with national and local expectations as United Way coordinates funding for 2002.
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Q Bill Sherwood
Mercer Mall
Mercer County
Bramwell, Pocahontas
Falls Mills
PMCCC
East River Mountain
American Red Cross
Green Valley- Glenwood
Dale
Bluefield
Red Cross
East River Mountain Area
Phyllis Proffitt
United Way Board
Frank Wilkinson
United Way of the
Virginias
United Way
Wilkinson
Proffitt
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Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph
Linda Lambert
Buchanan
Web Carroll
Uganda
Sudan
Nicaragua
Mozambique
Honduras
Lowrie R. Glasgow
M.D
Digestive Disease Center
Cherry Street
Glasgow
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
People’s Store
Route 460
Tazewell, VA
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