Shawnee shifts as river erodes Shawnee homes
Howard Smith of Lake Shawnee watched two large trees fall into the Bluestone River over 10 years of erosion that has swallowed about a half acre of his property. About 50 to 60 Shawnee residents attended a Monday night briefing with FEMA and SBA representatives at Mercer County Technical Education Center to seek help solving the erosion problem affecting area homes.
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Noise ordinance proposed to quiet Tazewell County
Western District Supervisor Donnie Lowe advocates a county wide noise ordinance addressing loud music barking dogs and other disturbances. County Attorney Dennis Simmons drafts the measure for a public hearing and county board review. Lowe cites multiple complaints and the lack of any current ordinance as justification.
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Cell phone freedom age debate in local region grows
BLUEFIELD The push for a statewide handheld phone ban shifts from New York to the region as lawmakers consider similar limits. Residents voice support citing danger. opponents warn of overreach and personal freedom.
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David Larimer
Lee W. Hurley
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Four Seasons
Memorial for Princeton caretaker Fuzzy Nisbet set today
Friends of Lawrence Manuel Nisbet of Princeton, longtime Mercer County Humane Society employee and pet cemetery caretaker, hold a friends only memorial service today at 5 p.m. at the humane society near the Mercer County Landfill. Nisbet died Friday a few months before his 67th birthday after 20 years with the society and prior nightwatchman stints at the site and at the landfill.
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Fuzzy” Nisbet
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Take the Test Take Control AIDS campaign in region
National campaign urges residents in southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia to test and control HIV AIDS. Officials report 150+ area residents diagnosed since 1984 across McDowell Mercer Summers Raleigh Monroe and Wyoming counties with 92 to 143 AIDS and 90 to 117 HIV cases in the period 1984 to 1999.
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Gas price roundup from several towns in West Virginia and Virginia
A tally of low unleaded gas prices observed Tuesday across Bluefield Arrowhead Deli Brushfork Graham Graham area stores and towns including Princeton Green Valley Tazewell Cave and Short Stop. Prices ranged from 1.24 to 1.37 per gallon at multiple outlets.
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