McDowell County Tourism Goes Online to Boost Visitors
McDowell County officials launched a dedicated tourism website www.visitmcdowellcountyww.com to promote attractions such as Berwind Lake Panther State Forest Anawalt Lake Camp Coalwood the Hatfield McCoy ATV Trail and local fairs. Officials expect the site to boost eco nomic development as visitors discover Kimball War Memorial Premier Park Black Wolf Golf Course and other destinations.
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Keystone
McDowell County
Berwind Lake
Panther State Forest
Anawalt Lake
Randal Johnson
Council of Southern Mountains
Miranda Adams
Council
Northfork
Johnson
Kimball War Memorial
Kimball
Camp Coalwood
Rocket Boys
Black Wolf
Maybeury
Princeton middle school math team places second in state
Princeton Middle School teams won high honors at the Math Counts state meet held March 10 at Braxton County Middle School. Sixth and seventh graders Adam Mills Thomas Lusk Nick Stinson and Bassel Zein led PMS with team and individual recognition. Bluefield Middle School’s Jordan Carinelli earned honorable mention. Coaches Marsha Platnick praised the result.
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Rinceton
Princeton Middle School
Mathetes
Braxton County Middle School
United States
Adam Mills
Thomas Lusk
Nick Stinson
Bassel Zein
Jordan Carinelli
Bluefield Middle School
BMS
Ian Levern
Caitlin Hassan
Ryan Cardwell
Marsha Platnick
Platnick
Foul play ruled out in McDowell County body find
The death of 45 year old Brian Allen of Hensley is not believed to be foul play. The body was found March 1 near railroad tracks in the Hensley community by railroad crews. The case remains under investigation as the West Virginia State Medical Examiner weighs the ruling. Trooper J W Keffer and Cpl A S Cooper are leading the inquiry.
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R.L. Bailey
West Virginia
Bailey
Keffer
Cpl. A.S. Cooper
Brush fire burns Bluefield man at 429 Harry Street
Darrell LaFon 29 was burned while fighting a brush fire near three neighboring homes on Harry Street. Mercer County 911 alerted Bluefield Fire Department at 11:20 a.m. The fire burned a 75 by 75 foot area, was put out in three minutes, and LaFon was taken to Bluefield Regional Medical Center for evaluation.
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Bluefield
Harry Street
Mercer County
Perkins
LaFon
VV Rescue
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Potholes Prompt County Officials On Road Fixes
County officials defend pothole repairs as the article notes officials describe their work as capable and knowledgeable. A county administrator is cited asserting that any truly bad pothole would be addressed, while acknowledging the potential for monster potholes to exist.
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McDowell Attractions
Charles Owens
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Princeton Math Students
By Greg Jordan
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bottonline.com
A-1
Emily Ray Trunk
S.S
Belk
Boltonline.com
Soro
Bland Street Auto Center
Brand Street
John Quick
Bill Holbrook
NAPA
Bluefield Women’s Center
Randy M. Brodnik
D.O
Ea.c
Cherry Street
Insurance
George Lovegrove
Donald Teter
Rickey Bradley
Tammy King
Andskincenters
Evlt.com
Robert C. Byrd
Beckley
Lee
Ugiars
Sacha Cas
An Lo
Calera
Apc
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