Those Who Served War Museum Renovations Expand Space
Renovations to Princeton's Those Who Served War Museum aim to add a memorial room for local veterans on the first floor and move the Mercer County Development Authority there for better visibility. The second floor will house the museum, with potential extra meeting space for veterans groups.
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Mercer County Commission
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Princeton officials note benefits from demolitions
Princeton officials say demolishing unused buildings is drawing interest to vacant lots and attracting new business and housing. Buzzo cites Straley Avenue, Seventh Street, and Princeton Avenue sites as examples where torn structures prompted rezoning and plans for apartments, a larger AutoZone, and Kidd's Tire expansion.
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Bill Buzzo
Buzzo
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Stafford Drive
Kidd's Tire
Kidd's
Ingleside Road
Kate Coil
Keoil
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Two cars collide on Route 460 injuring two near Princeton
West Virginia State Police say a Ford F 150 traveling on Route 460 near Willowbrook Road collided with a Nissan car that pulled onto the highway from Bluefield Road. Two people were hurt, one driver needed extraction. The crash remains under investigation.
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Bluefield Road
S.R. Moore
Virginia
Princeton
Moore
Nissan
Bluefield Sanitary Board embezzlement defendant sentenced
Joseph Anthony Nunn of Bluefield pled guilty to a fraudulent scheme in Mercer County. Judge William Sadler sentenced him to 1 to 10 years, suspended the term, and placed him on probation with restitution. Nunn is among four men indicted after an investigation of Bluefield Sanitary Board finances.
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Bluefield Sanitary Board
Mercer County
Joseph Anthony Nunn
Bluefield
William Sadler
Nunn
Assault and vandalism blotter items in Mercer County
Police blotter items report assaults at West Virginia Manor and altercation at Upperclassmen Apartments. A vandalism report was filed at Wade Center on Bluefield Avenue. From March 5 to 11, Tazewell County Sheriff's Dept logged 157 arrests, five traffic tickets, five traffic accidents, 159 calls, 279 civil papers served, and inmates who collected 109 bags of trash.
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Mercer County
West Virginia Manor
M.D. McPherson
Tazewell
Defeat of coal severance tax bill hurts McDowell County
McDowell County officials say House Bill 2912 would have redirected 5 percent of coal severance tax proceeds to the county over five years, potentially yielding 2 to 3 million dollars. The measure died March 12 after House and Senate conferees failed to agree on county use and Development Office approval. Delegate Clif Moore notes repeated attempts and vows to recover the concept next year.
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Charleston
Register-Herald
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WV unemployment steady at 10.3 percent in February
West Virginia's unemployment rate remained at 10.3 percent in February with job gains in services especially leisure and hospitality and losses in goods production. Government employment rose by 1,700 seasonally, keeping total unemployment above 80,000 in the state. In Virginia, Richmond Lt Col Joel W Lawson faces assault charges after his spouse filed a warrant. he will appear in court March 28 and remains on administrative duties.
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Richmond City
Giles County backs Ten Commandments display in schools
Residents, students and officials gathered at Giles High School to back restoring the Ten Commandments and other documents in schools. Lilly cited broad community donations and a fund ready to fight any court challenges. Elwood Lambert warned against labeling supporters as bullies while noting student walkouts and strong local backing for a legal display strategy.
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