Hatfield McCoy Trails expand into Mercer County
Mercer County moves forward with 100 miles of ATV trails as the Hatfield McCoy Trail Authority plans a mid May start. Jeff Lusk says new headquarters in Logan County and Camp Creek horse trails near Bramwell and Matoaka will proceed, with a potential Mercer trail head and visitors center in a single building designed by E T Boggess Architect. A soft opening may occur this fall if all trail heads are not ready, with full completion targeted for early fall.
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Bramwell
West Virginia
Mercer County
Jeff Lusk
Hatfield-McCoy Trail Authority
Trail Authority
Logan County
Camp Creek State Park
Lusk
Hatfield
E.T. Boggess
Princeton
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Matoaka
Oakvale
Sarles
Mercer County Schools
Deborah Akers
Mercer County Board of Education
Greg Prudich
West Virginia School Building Authority
Mark Manchin
Akers
Libya war fuels uncertain rebel push on Ajdabiya
President Obama asserts Gaddafi must go while a UN backed air campaign aims to safeguard civilians. Rebels press a widening circle from Benghazi toward Ajdabiya and Misrata, with mixed units, fractured leadership, and airstrikes shaping a fragile balance as NATO debates command.
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Barack Obama
U.S
Gaddafi
Security Council
Col
Chile
Washington
Carter Ham
Enri Guaino
Kammed Abdul-Mullah
Benghazi
Turkey
NATO
Italy
Germany
Russia
Libya
United States
Ajdabiya
Zwitina
Khalid al-Sayah
Al-Sayah
Gadhafi
Fathi Obeidi
Associated Press
Obeidi
Misrata
Al-Jazeera
al- Arabiya
International
Pentagon
Ham
ATV crash leaves rider airlifted in Abbs Valley
One person was transported by helicopter ambulance after an ATV crash on Snag Hollow Road in Tazewell County. Abbs Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue 945 were dispatched around 7:39 p.m. Firefighters set a landing zone at Dickenson Lane off Mud Fork Road. officials had no further comment.
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Abbs Valley
Snag Hollow Road
Tazewell County
Dickenson Lane
Mud Fork Road
Storm prompts rescues as California hikers freed
A spring storm stranded 32 hikers in Los Padres National Forest after rivers swelled and snow fell in Southern California. Three people were treated for hypothermia. Teens remained snowbound at a mountain campground until crews cleared roads with snow plows. Four rescued from an SUV roof in Thousand Oaks as floodwaters rose along a channel.
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Los Angeles
Yosemite National Park
California
Ventura County
Los Padres National Forest
Norris
Kern County Fire Department
Sean Collins
Collins
Thousand Oaks
Intermodal plan advances with public input and private interest
The Colonial Intermodal Center plans a site near Princeton Avenue for buses a possible climbing wall and an observation platform for the rail yard. City officials say federal funding potential remains via the highway bill as private developers show interest. Steering committee meetings are open to the public with consultant plans due for city board approval in about a month.
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Princeton Avenue
Norfolk Southern
Whalen
Colonial Intermodal Center Board
Charles Owens
Cowens
Flea market fate tied to Colonial Intermodal plan
Bluefield discusses the Colonial Intermodal Project affecting the Princeton Avenue Parking Building. Demolition requires plan funding and flea market relocation options remain under study. The flea market operates Saturdays at Princeton Parking Garage, with city rents boosting revenue and drawing visitors to downtown Bluefield. The council will vote April 11 on the Intermodal proposal and garage lease.
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Whalen
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield
Princeton
Oakvale faces funding clash over aging elementary school
Oakvale parents and officials push for a new Oakvale Elementary as ADA issues, flooding, and limited bus and drop off space threaten safety. District officials cite an $8 million renovation or a brand new school as options, with a bond unlikely this year. The project awaits the School Building Authority decision on April 11.
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Buti
Sarles
Mercer County
Akers
School Building Authority
Oakvale
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Calif
Shane Matthews
Teresa Norris
House of Representatives
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