Local mail carriers join national Stamp Out Hunger drive
Princeton area letter carriers will collect non-perishable foods along their routes on Saturday as part of the 10th Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. The effort, run by the National Association of Letter Carriers and supported by the Salvation Army and United Way of the Virginias, aims to aid flood relief in Buchanan and McDowell counties. Volunteers and drop boxes at post offices supplement mailbox donations, with Campbell’s Soup and Nash Finch providing large-scale contributions.
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Mercer County development authority wins $30000 grant
West Virginia Local Economic Development Office awards Mercer County Development Authority a $30,000 grant to fund operating costs marketing trade shows and salaries for economic development in Mercer County. Governor Bob Wise praised state local cooperation to boost growth under the $16 million LED program for FY 2002.
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Raleigh hospital to expand ER and surgery facilities
Raleigh General Hospital plans a 30 million expansion of the emergency room radiology outpatient and general surgery areas. CEO Karen Bowling says space has not kept pace with rising patient volume and a certificate of need will be filed with the state Health Care Authority. If approved groundbreaking could occur next spring. The ER volume is the second largest in the state, with Raleigh General serving about 43 000 annually at one site.
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