Absentee voting signals rising Mercer County election interest
Absentee voting in Mercer County shows growing local interest for today's primary. A total of 517 ballots were cast or mailed including 364 Democrats 144 Republicans one Libertarian and eight Independents or No Party. Roughly 40 voters delivered ballots at the circuit clerk Saturday before the deadline. absentee votes will be added to precinct tallies tonight.
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Princeton
Mercer County
West Virginia
Gubernatorial Contest Draws Vote Interest at Mercer Court
Voters in West Virginia watch a race featuring Jim Lees and Rep. Bob Wise along with Secretary of State candidates. Four Republicans seek the governor nomination with six thousand nine hundred six on record. Mercer County Courthouse tabulates totals in one courtroom while results are read by precincts in another.
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Jim Lees
Charleston
Bob Wise
Joe Manchin
Charlotte Pritt
Bobby Nelson
Mike Oliverio
Mercer County
Coalfields Expressway Work Set to Start in July
McDowell County roadwork continues with commissioner Carl Urps noting a 30 day comment period and no anticipated concerns. The Coalfields Expressway will be the first four lane highway in McDowell and Wyoming counties, running 70 miles from Welch to Beckley and extending toward Buchanan, Dickenson and Wise counties in Virginia.
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McDowell County
Carl Urps
The
Coalfields Expressway
Coalfields
McDowell
Wyoming
Welch
Beckley
Buchanan
Dickenson
Wise
Virginia
Regional papers honored in state advertising awards
The Thomson newspaper group earned top general excellence in Division One with Bluefield Daily Telegraph and other papers across Charleston Huntington Parkersburg and more. Terri Hale and Frank Wood touted teamwork and strong design and sales as key to success while listing multiple first second and honorable mention awards across ad categories such as single ads special sections and color processes.
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Thomson Newspaper Group
Charleston
Huntington
Parkersburg
Terri Hale
Frank Wood
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The
Register- Herald
Herald- Dispatch
Princeton Times
Ritchie Gazette
Herald-Dispatch
Montgomery Herald
Pleasants County Leader
Cabell Record
Register-Herald
Shinnston News
Harrison County Journal
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
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Bdtonline
Roy Compton
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United Steel Workers National Rifle Association
Anita Skeens
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Princeton City Council
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Princeton Community Hospital
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Concord College
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Marshall University
WVU College of Law
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