Opening Day Trout Tales From Oakvale Days
The author recalls the old mid April first day of trout fishing near Oakvale, with East River and Pigeon Creek stocked before opening. He recounts the rules, fear of game warden Gilpin, preseason capers, and Chuck Wimmer’s famed catches, noting today’s seasonless streams and lost rituals.
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Qakvale
East River
Pigeon Creek
Williby
Gilpin
Oakvale
Chuck Wimmer
Trout
Perheads
Chuck
Mercer County
NewsEditor roster and staff at Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists staff including News Editor Randy Mooney Publisher Sports Editor Samantha Perry Editor Asst. Managing Editor Charles Owens and Brian Woodson. The note echoes a biblical line about God offering strength and support.
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Asst
Charles Owens
Brian Woodson
Mercer Summers Phase IV-B Elgood Waterline Extension Begins
Construction will start this July on the 5 million Mercer County Elgood Waterline Extension serving Elgood Twin Oaks Estates Cheesy Creek and Christian Ridge. The project adds 132 households with public drinking water and supports future growth in the area.
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Mercer
Elgood
Mercer County
Twin Oaks Estates
Cheesy Creek
Christian Ridge
Eric Combs
Region One Planning and Development Council
Princeton
Combs
Twin Oaks
Christian Road
Letter urges reporting drug activity to curb Bland County deaths
Lanny Lindamood of Bland Virginia urges citizens to report drug activity to stop killings in Bland County. He notes high drug poison deaths, recalls three young men from Ceres lost to drugs, praises police actions, and calls on the Commonwealth Attorney to act while urging anonymous tips and community prayer. He lists affiliations with Madd Mothers Against Drunk Drivers and local coalitions.
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Bland County
Bland
Tazewell
Ceres
Commonwealth Attorney
Wythe-Bland Coalition
Face-It
Bland County Cares
Lanny Lindamood
West Virginia lawmakers mull meals tax amid reader comments
Readers react on our acebook page to a meals tax bill considered by West Virginia lawmakers. Comments note out of state travelers pay most of the tax and question Gearheart’s toll removal. Other posts reference McDowell County job cuts and miner revival tied to Trump infra plan.
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West Virginia
Gearheart
David
Bill S
McDowell County
Betsy DeVos
Marishka B
Ruth U
Brittany L
Cherri C
Donald Trump
Readers respond to West Virginia economic shifts and local planning
Community letters critique reliance on coal and call for economic diversification. Residents urge investments in Berwind Lake and Elkhorn Creek projects, question DOE downsizing, and stress housing, veterans aid, and senior support alongside Princeton city hall relocation.
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Donna M
Elkhorn Creek
George M
Berwind Lake
Greg H
Princeton
Dean Company
Karen
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Charles Boothe
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Randy Mooney
Samantha Perry
Logan
Facebook
James B
Gary
Richard G
Charleston
Department of Education
Doe Ricky W
Ed Evans
D-Mcdowell
Tina M
Barbara S
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