Mercer Memories of Princeton County Neighbors and Gardens
Jeff Hardy notes Mercer Memory pieces on George Woolfolk and the Perkins Sanders families near Ball Hill. Describes Nora Perkins, Nicholas Perkins violin and altar work, Edith Mole organist and long church service, Uncle Joe Barber mahogany altar piece, and Jimmy Mole as Philadelphia priest. Mentions shared gardens, McKenzie Hall grave site, West Virginia Day tours, and the apple tree on the Sanders garden. Next week: more residential expansion details. Contact Jeff Harvey at delimartman yahoo.com.
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Nicholas P. Perkins
Princeton Episcopal Church
Edith
Fred) Mole
Sanders
Perkins
Joe Barber
Fred
Edith Mole
Jimmy
Philadelphia
McKenzie Hall
Hartley Sanders
Jeff Harvey
Delimartman
Yahoo.com
Mould to become full time nurse after fire chief service ends
Princeton Fire Chief Matt Mould will retire July 9 after twenty years with the Princeton Fire Department and two years with the Green Valley Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department. He will become a full time nurse, having earned an RN in nursing school years ago. He cited changing career aims and reflected on his time, training center projects, and city support for firefighters.
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Tara Wyatt
Princeton Fire
Matt Mould
Princeton Fire Department
Mould
Fire Department
Princeton
Green Valley
Mike Webb
Bluefield
Mercer County Commission
Princeton City Council Special Session On July 1
The Princeton City Council will meet at noon on July 1 in a special session to appoint mayor vice mayor and committee members. On the same day the Community Improvement Committee meets at 10 a.m. and the Planning Commission at 6:30 p.m. in the Municipal Building at 800 Bee St.
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City of
Princeton
Princeton City Council
Community Improvement Committee
Bee St
Princeton Planning Commission
VDOT to Lift Lane Closures for July 4 Travel
Virginia transportation officials announce that lane closures will be suspended on interstates and major roads from noon July 3 to noon July 5 to ease July Fourth travel. Semi permanent work zones may remain. I-77 northbound near Wytheville expected congestion 2 pm to 6 pm.
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Richmond
Virginia Department of Transportation
VDOT
Virginia
Wytheville
Mercer County Health Board pursues new health officer and budget
Mercer County Board of Health approved a 1.65 million dollar budget with 60 thousand from the county commission and discussed funding from the opioid settlement. A third candidate expressed interest in replacing retiring health officer Dr. Mike White, with interviews set for Wednesday evening and July 16 and an officer in place by July end.
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Mercer County Board of Health
Daniel Wells
Green Valley
Mercer County Health Department
Lynne Legg
Mercer County Commission
West Virginia
Gene Buckner
Jason Conner
Buckner
Legg
Vicki Reed
Conner
Wells
Board of Health
Robb Williams
Nichole Coeburn
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Mercer
George Woolfolk
Ball
de- Jarnettes
Nora Wright Perkins
Jeff Hardy
Mr. Perkins
Health Department
Mercer County
Mercer County Technical Education Center
Paneer Tet Wagimn
Greg Jordan
Blue Prince Road
Stinson United Methodist Church
Oakvale Rd
Princeton, WV
Worship Times
Celco
Virginia Ave
Narrows
Fanning Funeral Homes, Inc
Taeger
John P. Fanning
Welch
Fred Bailey
Home of
Thoughtful Service
Celco Community Credit Union
Giles County
Karen Krajc
Mike Hazlewood
Bud Hypes
Plumbing & Sewer Service Inc
Thorn St
Budhypes.net
N. Main St
Pearlsburg
Celanese
Newberryford.com
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