Turnpike tolls paying off with bond sale boost
Gov. Jim Justice announced that a West Virginia Turnpike Parkways Authority bond sale netted 423 million dollars, 90 million above forecast, funding road projects including the Coalfields Expressway extension from Pineville to Welch to four lanes in McDowell County. Jeffery Miller cited toll restructuring and new E Z Pass as drivers adopting unlimited use passes for 25 dollars a year.
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Delta variant case reported in McDowell County recovered
McDowell County reports a Delta variant case with the resident recovered. State officials note only five cases in West Virginia, four in Monongalia County, with McDowell accounting for 17 total variant cases. Public health officials await more state information.
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County officials hail state jail fee freeze for regional system
Mercer County Commission members welcomed the June 24 legislative action that caps regional jail inmate costs at 48.25 dollars per day, ending a rate unchanged since 2013. The move aids budgeting as DHS records show daily inmate costs rising from 53.20 in 2018 to 54.88 in 2020 amid overcrowding concerns at Southern Regional Jail.
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Mercer County Man Arrested In Franklin County Store Shooting
Emmitt Southern, 55, of Princeton, was sought after a shooting at Camnaday's Store on the Virgil H. Goode Highway in Boones Mill, Franklin County, Virginia. He was captured Monday afternoon after an extensive search conducted by Franklin County law enforcement.
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