Groundbreaking for Horsepen Water Project Across Two States
Officials from Tazewell and McDowell Counties and the DMME mark the Horsepen Water Project with funding from Virginia and West Virginia AML funds. The $2.3 million project will serve 68 customers with 54 Virginia connections and 14 West Virginia nonconnections, featuring a 42 400 foot main line and a 50 000 gallon storage tank.
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Horsepen
Tazewell County
McDowell County
Department of Mines, Mineral, and Energy
DMME
Jim Spencer
Spencer
Department of Mines, Mineral and Energy
Virginia Aml Fund
West Virginia Aml Fund
Virginia
West Virginia
PSD
Williams
AML
Weather officials warn of flooding and strong winds today
The National Weather Service urges caution as heavy rain arrives through Thursday after a frontal system. A flood watch covers Mercer McDowell Monroe Tazewell Giles Bland and Buchanan counties with 1 to 3 or more inches possible. Wind gusts up to 50 mph may down limbs and power lines. high winds advisories remain in effect in parts of the region. Motorists in high profile vehicles should use extra caution.
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Bluefield
National Weather Service
Blacksburg
Mercer
McDowell
Monroe Tazewell
Giles
Bland
Buchanan
Weather Service
The
Tazewell
Marion
Tazewell County
Bluefield Sanitary Board case yields best interest pleas
Bluefield defendants in the sanitary board finances case pled best interest. Steven Burkhart Sr. 52 pleaded guilty to fraudulent scheme with sentencing set for May 9. Dewayne Houk 53, previously got five years probation and $6,300 restitution after an embezzlement plea in 2010. Several others were indicted for related charges.
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Princeton
Bluefield Sanitary Board
Steven Burkhart Sr
Bluefield
Dewayne Houk
Sadler
Houk
Sanitary Board
Attor
Ohio man denied bond again in murder case
Webb R. Searcy Jr. 28, charged with murder in the Oct 27 2010 shooting death of Kwame McElroy 20 of Columbus. Bond denied by Mercer County Circuit Court Judge Derek Swope. Searcy held at Southern Regional Jail. trial set for May 24.
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Rinceton
Ohio
Mercer County
Webb R
Bro” Searcy Jr
Derek Swope
Searcy
Columbus
Kwame McElroy
Bluefield
Joe Wilson
McElroy
Sweet Dreams
Grassy Branch Road
Lee Street
Wilson
Swope
Janet Williamson
Southern
Beaver
Senate Budget Fight Divides GOP and Democrats
Senate debate over a GOP drafted funding bill and a Democratic alternative features deep cuts to domestic programs, with leaders predicting failure to secure 60 votes. Manchin and McCaskill critique the approaches as both sides push for a broader spending restraint while warning of potential government shutdowns.
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Senate
Harry Reid
D-Nev
Reid
House
John Boehner
Ohio
Democratic
Manchin
Claire McCaskill
Missouri
Congress
Mitch McConnell
Rky
McConnell
America
GOP
Wod
Pentagon
Cor
Reed
Democratic Plan
Senate Te Blicans
Act of Progress
Kevin
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William Sadler
Mercer County Circuit Clerk’s Office
McCarthy
Chamber
Enagnae
Crowns & Bridges
Thomas L. Conklin
D.D.S
Mary Kay Doersch-Clack
Laura Cox Williams
Kimberly Waller-Brown
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