Bridges Repaired and New Highways Planned in Mercer County WV
Mercer County receives progress on bridge repairs in Princeton four spans slated for repair including Ingleside Road and Brick Street Bridge with concrete overlay and joint work. State approves 16.3 million for King Coal Highway twin bridges linking K.A. Ammar Interchange to Stoney Ridge, part of a 95 mile corridor. Samantha Perry Daily Telegraph managing editor sperrybottonline.com.
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Shumate
John McBrayer
West Virginia Department of Highways
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Ingleside Road
Arby’s
Colony
Brick Street
Princeton Overhead Bridge
Thorn Street
DOH
Old
Bluefield
Princeton Road
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Rock
Montcalm
Duhring
State Department of Transportation
King Coal
K.A. Ammar
Stoney Ridge
Mingo
Wayne
Wyoming
McDowell
Mercer
Tolsia
Williamson
Huntington
King Coal Highway
Mike Mitchem
Daily Telegraph
Samantha Perry
The
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Cluefield Baily Telegraph Names Editorial Staff
The newspaper lists editors including News Editor Samantha Perry Sports Editor Andy Patton and executive editors Brian Woodson Thomas Colley with city editing by Bill Archer and Charles Owens, noting standard staff roles.
Rahall Fights to Protect ARC Funding for West Virginia
U S Rep Nick Rahall D WV helps preserve Appalachian Regional Commission ARC funding arguing it expands economic opportunity and infrastructure across West Virginia Rahall notes ARC leveraged 11 55 private investment and 3 14 public funding for every ARC dollar in FY 2006 and supports extending ARC to 2011 with 463 million in funding across 410 counties including WV and parts of 12 other states He defeated an amendment that would have zeroed ARC funding and stressed ARC as a proven steward of taxpayer money in southern West Virginia
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Appalachian Regional Commission
Mountain State
U.S
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Appalachian Regional Commission Caucus
Energy and Water Appropriations
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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
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Skepticism Follows Sudan Peace Initiative Broadcast
Sudan’s offer to allow a UN AU hybrid peacekeeping force into Darfur draws skepticism. Omar al Bashir has failed to honor prior commitments and the regime’s past actions, including village bombing and mass deaths, call for renewed pressure from US China and France to ensure any promise is kept.
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African Union
Darfur
Omar al-Bashir
United States
China
France
Letters to the Editor Submissions
The Daily Telegraph invites letters on public interest topics. Include signature, address, and phone number for publication consideration. Send by mail to Bluefield Daily Telegraph 928 Bluefield Ave Bluefield WV 24701 or by e mail editor bdtonline com.
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Privatization of liquor sales eyed for Virginia and Pennsylvania
Virginia and Pennsylvania lawmakers explore privatizing liquor operations to raise funds for transportation needs. Officials note potential one time revenues and ongoing tax gains, while promising continued regulation and new market efficiencies. Critics raise concerns about social impacts and enforcement alignment with revenue goals. Geoffrey F. Segal of Reason Foundation weighs in on privatization benefits.
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Jake Corman
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