Preparations underway for 2011 Cole Chevy Mountain Festival
Bluefield with less than a week to go the 2011 Cole Chevy Mountain Festival is underway with food vendors carnival rides and entertainment. Marc Meachum president of the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce notes 27 years of festival work and a well choreographed setup plan including Lotto City Park preparation and vendor area marking. The Drew Carnival returns after more than 50 years with Rocket the Robot and Chaz the Strolling Magician among attractions plus an exotic petting zoo. Vendors begin setup next Tuesday and Wednesday as the six day festival runs May 24 to May 30 with an estimated 20 000 attendees boosting local business and tourism.
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West Virginia REAP hosts Mercer tire collection drives
The DEP REAP program runs three multi day tire drop offs in Mercer County from 9 am to 6 pm. Locations are L&M Market Lashmeet Route 10 now through May 21 Bluewell Kroger Route 52 May 23–28 and Oakvale Town Hall June 6–11. Free disposal limited to 10 tires per person with WV ID for 16 inch or smaller car and light truck tires off the rim. Haulers and businesses barred.
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Weekend checkpoint yields arrests in Princeton WV
West Virginia State Police conducted a weekend checkpoint near Princeton on U S Route 19 from 8 p m to 2 a m resulting in three drug arrests and two DUI arrests. Officers also cited six suspended license holders and one for no operator s license plus 61 warnings and 21 citations including nine for no insurance with participation from Princeton and Welch detachments.
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Sheriff’s Office 2011 Tazewell County activity report summary
The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office in 2011 summarized activity through May 13, including 24 arrests, eight traffic tickets, two traffic accidents, 190 calls, 350 civil papers served, and inmates supervised who collected 67 bags of trash.
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