Sinkhole closes U.S. 460 lane in Bedford County
A washout from a pipe failure likely caused a sinkhole five feet wide and six feet deep that closed a lane of U S 460 in Bedford County near Hull Road. VDOT reports emergency repairs and a closure through most of Tuesday.
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Bedford County
Hull Road
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Lottery results across West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia Daily draws report West Virginia Daily 3 numbers seven zero four and Daily 4 numbers one three eight six. Virginia Pick 3 results show six two four and Pick 4 results nine five seven nine.
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Daily
Virginia Pick
Rinceton North Fork VFD celebrates 65th anniversary
A community notice notes the Northfork Volunteer Fire Department reaching 65 years of service in Richlands area. The item lists related local activities including Vacation Bible School singers, a Richlands area festival, and a Civil War stamp exhibit. Other items mention Snakebite training and Chicory Square as part of the local events.
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Vacation Bible School
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Bluewell robbery suspect in custody after Dollar General hold up
Mercer County man Christopher Lee Small, 24 of Bluefield, is in custody at Southern Regional Jail on $50,000 bail for armed robbery, brandishing a weapon, and transferring stolen goods in connection with the Sunday evening Dollar General robbery in Bluewell. Police arrested him near Route 20 in a blue Ford Taurus.
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Mercer County
Dollar General
Christopher Lee Small
Bluefield
Southern Regional
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Small
WH. File
West Virginia
State Police
Princeton
Mercer County Sheriff’s Office
Route 20
Cpl. PH. Shrewsbury
File
Advance Auto Parts
Shrewsbury
The
Daily Telegraph
Kate Coil
Kecil
Bottonline
EPA Moves Against King Coal Highway Plan
EPA scrutiny of the King Coal Highway corridor tightens as plans in Mingo County draw EPA criticism for environmental impact. Officials warn private coal company partners may finance future four lane segments in Mercer McDowell and Wyoming counties while permitting and alternative analyses are reassessed.
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Environmental Protection Agency
King Coal Highway
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
Tom Hall
King Coal Highway Authority Board of Directors
Mingo County
EPA
Delbarton
Belo
Associated Press
Buffalo Mountain
Appalachia
Hall
McDowell Counties
Former library to become Children Home Society site
Princeton officials confirm the former Princeton Public Library at 205 Center St will house the Children’s Home Society of West Virginia. Mayor Patricia Wilson said the building, vacated after the library moved to Mercer Street, will be the society’s new local office, with the annex torn down nearby and scaffolding erected as renovations proceed.
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Children’s Home Society of
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Virginia
Patricia “Pat” Wilson
Children’s Home Society
Harrison Street
Center Street
Wilson
Flag flown over Afghanistan sent to Bluefield Daily Telegraph
American soldiers of the 304th Military Police Company received a banner signed by visitors at the Better Living Show in Brushfork Armory and a letter from the Bluefield Daily Telegraph staff expressing appreciation. The unit then sent back a flag flown over their Afghanistan operation center, with thanks to the newspaper and readers.
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Luefield
Better Living Show
Brushfork
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
304Th Military Police Company
Afghanistan
Bluefield
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