Mercer County's 150-year-old Wall cabin eyed for move
Local historian Darrell McPherson and Glenwood Park officials discussed dismantling and relocating the William Wall log cabin along Route 20 near New Hope Road. The two story structure, possibly Mercer County's first courthouse, has stood about 150 years near the old Tazewell Turnpike and remained in the Wall family before being sold to Dr. David Najar.
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Elwood Waugh
Glenwood Park
Greg Pruett
Darrell McPherson
Wall House
New Hope Road
Glenwood
Princeton
Rinceton
Mercer County
William Wall
Glenwood Park and
Mountain Resource Conservation and Development
McPherson
Mountain Rc&d
Postcard project highlights Tazewell tourism treasures
Charles Owens reports from ICHLANDS Virginia on a two year postcard project by the bicentennial committee. The set features 16 county scenes from Horsepen Cove Pisgah Church Paintlick Mountain and other landmarks. The first printing arrived last week and will be marketed widely through the Richlands Chamber of Commerce.
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Ichlands
Mattie Williams
Richlands
Horsepen Cove
Tazewell County
Ginger Branton
Richlands Area
Volun
Branton
Horspen Cove
Pisgah United Methodist Church
West Virginia colleges seek space for growing student needs
West Virginia colleges face cramped dorms as students demand more space and high tech gear. Concord College and others renovate or add buildings to meet rising housing needs, with upgrades like high speed Internet and modern dorms. University of Charleston moved students to the new Brotherton Hall, highlighting a shift from older dorms.
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Charleston
Rick Dillon
Concord College
Concord
University of Charleston
Glenville State
West Liberty
West Virginia State
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Dickinson Hall
Brotherton Hall
Dickinson
Brotherton
Doug
Coal Hall of Fame honors leaders as industry eyes boom
Tom McQuade spoke at the fourth annual West Virginia Coal Hall of Fame induction, recalling his late father Joseph L. McQuade of Maust Coal & Coke. The elder McQuade mined about 150 million tons, mainly in Nicholas and Greenbrier counties, and hoped for another coal boom. The piece notes a broader resurgence driven by energy demand amid regulatory and market pressures.
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Coal Industry
Nicholas
Greenbrier
America
Gas prices dip across Bluefield and Tazewell regions
A regional roundup lists the lowest posted gas prices on Sunday at multiple stations in Bluefield Virginia and Tazewell including Corner Mart Food City Tim’s Fast Stop Pop Shop The Cave Super Test Joy America Cargo Kwik Stop Thompson Valley Go Mart and K.O. Green Valley. Regular unleaded ranges around 1.48 to 1.49 dollars with plus and super unleaded pricing also shown.
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Bluefield
Food City
Tim’s
U.S
Pop Shop
Tazewell
Town Express Mart
the Cave
Joy America
Cargo
Route 460
Thompson Valley Grocery
Princeton
K.O
Green Valley
Go Mart
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