Road repairs to begin soon in Mercer and McDowell
Gov. Bob Wise announced early repairs across Mercer and McDowell counties after the February snow storm and flood. Turman Construction of Barboursville secured a $159,738 U.S. 19 repair at Spanishburg, plus a $212,877 project in Litwar, McDowell County. Bilco and OK Construction of South Charleston earned $124,499 for Rock River Road work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer
McDowell
Spanishburg
Bob Wise
West Virginia
Turman Construction Company
Barboursville
U.S. 19
McDowell County
Litwar
Route
Bilco Construction Company
OK Construction Company
South Charleston
Rock River Road
Rockefeller Mobile Office to Visit Princeton Courthouse
Sen Jay Rockefeller's mobile office will be at the Mercer County Courthouse 1501 Main St Princeton on Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. Phil Lewis southern area coordinator for Rockefeller will be present to answer questions. Appalachian Artists board to meet in Bluefield Gather directors Wednesday at 12 30 p.m. at Holiday Inn Bluefield. Bluefield NARFE chapter meets Thursday at 11 30 a.m. at Ramada Inn Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Jay Rockefeller
Mercer County
Main St
Phil Lewis
Sen. Rockefeller
Appalachian Artists Board
Bluefield
Appalachian Artists Board of Directors
National Association of Retired Federal Employees
NARFE
Ramada Inn
West Virginia budget digest shows fair funding shifts and county disparities
The State budget digest reveals 2003 04 funding shifts away from Agriculture to Culture and History. Legislators seek at least 1.6 million for fairs and festivals within a 100 plus member requests totaling over 100 million. Lincoln County tops Senate requests at 5.8 million, Kanawha County leads per capina, Hardy and Hampshire counties receive notable shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Division of Culture and History
Gus Douglass
Alliance For West Virginia Champion Communities
Community Action Group
Senate
Walt Helmick
Ocahontas
Lincoln County
House
Hardy County
Harold Michael
Michael
Kanawha County
Pendleton County
Hampshire County
House Education
Jerry Mezzatesta
D-Hampshire
Eagle Scout Jordan Earns Badge For Church Renovations
Jordan completed an approved Eagle project with over 100 hours of work on church property including a pathway, picnic shelter, two walkways, a sign, and a new garden. He began scouting in 1994, has 24 merit badges, and received the Eagle patch and pin from Scout Master Michael LaMothe as family and former scoutmasters watched. The Godwins moved to Princeton from Parkersburg two years ago. Jordan expressed that earning the Eagle badge is a real honor and he is excited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eral
Jordan
Godwins
Princeton
Parkersburg
Greg
Michael LaMothe
ATV Rally Draws 400 Plus to West Virginia Park
The West Virginia ATV Association hosted a weekend rally with mud bogs barrel races and sled pulls. More than 400 attendees watched youth divisions and various ATV classes prize awarded. Riders praised the rides across Peel Chestnut Mountain Mayberry and Windmill Gap, reporting an accident free, fun family event with plans for a September sequel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Belcher
Welch
Kevin Mullins
Thomasville
N.C
Halsey
Mark Caccamo
Camp Creek
Christian
Christian Caccamo
Mark Blevins
Mblevins
Bottonline
Eagle Scout pledge given to Jordan in ceremony
Graham Godwin, an Eagle Scout, presented Jordan with the Eagle Scout pledge. All Eagle Scouts in the room stood and recited the pledge with Jordan. Contact Mark Blevins at mblevins@bdtonline.com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Godwin
Jordan
Mark Blevins
Hallmark Eyes Coalwood Film With Slow But Steady Progress
Hickam says no director actors or script yet but Hallmark is serious about making Coalwood film. He promises updates as plans develop while Hollywood pace remains slow. Contact Charles Owens at cowens bottonline.com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallmark
Hickam
Hollywood
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rockefeller
Holiday Inn
Pocout
A-1
Eagle Scout
Coalwood
Www
Ocktonline.com
IRS
Jkharris
The
Wall Street Journal
JK Harris & Company
Sacer Mortgage Loan
Virginia
Richlands
Rocky Gap
Walle
First
Pat
FDIC
Toca Heapunesy
Tom Bone
Raleigh
Monroe County
Bluefield Telegraph
Tom
Bluefield Sanitarium
Athens
Wowk-Tv
Hun
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!