Local Officials Back Mercer Projects Amid Grant Uncertainty
Mercer County officials push to revive state economic development funds after a Supreme Court ruling prompts a legislative fix. Concord College pioneer technology center seeks 13.9 million to renovate a building for eight counties, with Rep. Rahall backing. Bowen Field lighting upgrade and Bluefield State College expansion receive chamber endorsement while McDowell County’s Stevens Correctional Facility remains the sole approved local project.
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Supreme Court
Bob Wise
Greater Bluefield
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Concord College
Southern
West Virginia Technology Center
Lewis
U.S
Nick Rahall
D-W.va
Rahall
Chamber
Laster
Bluefield State College
Bowen Field
Bluefield
Jim Nelson
Nelson
McDowell County
Stevens
Welch
Charles Owens
Cowens
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Bluefield State College to offer emergency management degree
Bluefield State College announces a first of its kind emergency management associate degree at the new New River Community and Technical College starting in fall 2002. The program combines FEMA courses with BSC classes, allowing current field personnel and nontraditional students to earn credits and a statewide credential.
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Bluefield State College
Jim Nelson
BSC
New River Community and Technical College
West Virginia
Mike Lilly
Federal Emergency Management Agency
U.S
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Lilly
WVOES
Bruce Mutter
Center For Applied Technology
EMI
NRCTC
Mully
Bluefieldstate
Dead zones plague cell service across Mercer Valley area
Residents report widespread dead zones from Bluefield to Green Valley and along Route 52 and Route 20. Doctors and educators describe dropped calls, missing numbers, and inability to contact students or family within malls, valleys, and building-heavy areas. Oakvale and Glen Lyn also lack signal.
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Green Valley
Joyce Barker
Princeton
Mercer Mall
Mall
Mike Hodgeson
Lorie Barrett
Uss
Jack Smith
Route 20
Oakvale
Glen Lyn
Glenwood
Kenna Amos
Kamos
Bottonline
Sailor remembers Ironman Cruise and family ties aboard CVN-71
Breazeale served on the USS CVN-71 since 1999 and participated in Enduring Freedom in 2001 2002 and Iraqi Freedom in 2003. She recalls the Ironman Cruise setting a record for 159 days underway with no port visit and notes her brother Bob Brown served aboard the USS Enterprise during a joint voyage.
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Enterprise
Breazeale
Mike
Wanda Brown
Welch
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