Fantastic Fridays kickoff in Bluefield Downtown Depot District
Downtown Bluefield hosts Fantastic Fridays starting this Friday at 7 p.m. in the Historic Downtown Depot District parking lot. Weekly events run through summer with a farmers market, artisans, antiques, and activities such as second run movies cooking demos and live music. The Craft Memorial Library joins with Wii U and board games 4 45 to 5 45 p m. Local vendors include The Ugly Duckling Antiques Roadside Farms CSA program info, Bluefield Yarn Blue Mountain Mercantile White Elephant Antiques and more. Vendors must pre register by 1 p m day of event.
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Princeton Avenue
Raleigh Street
Jim Spencer
Craft Memorial Library
Commerce Street
Hal Gusler
Ugly Duckling Antiques & Vintage Goods
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Joel McKinney
Kimball
McDowell County Farms
Sky Edwards
Jason Tartt
Amelia Bandy
Beth Christopher
Blue Mountain Mercantile
Suzanne Perry
Blue Mountain Apothecary
Steve Tibbs
White Elephant Antiques
Karen Rideout
Bluefield Yarn Company
Susie Green
Mack Barber
Bluefield Antiques
Mattie Long
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Community & Economic Development Department
Princeton receives state grant for streetscape and trails
Gov Earl Ray Tomblin announced 37 statewide grant awards funding projects across West Virginia. Princeton gets 50000 for Thorn Street Streetscape and 167200 for Main Street sidewalk plus Hatfield McCoy Regional Recreation Authority receives 200000 for maintenance across the trail system.
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Earl Ray Tomblin
Hatfield McCoy Regional Recreation Authority
Mountain State
Tomblin
West Virginia
Return of Columbus 1493 Letter From Florence to Library of Congress
The 1493 Columbus letter describing the New World is returned to Italy from the Library of Congress after a tangled path from Florence to Switzerland and Christie’s in New York. Italy and U.S. officials say the final owner and library acted in good faith, with the forgery detected in Florence and the original now back in Rome’s Riccardiana library.
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Dario Franceschini
John Phillips
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Fulvio Stacchetti
Budget plan eyed for extended special session
Senate President Bill Cole and Speaker Tim Armstead urged Governor Tomblin to consider $57 million in budget cuts, including ending discretionary transfers to the Licensed Racetrack Modernization Fund of $10.2 million and reducing infrastructure spending. The call follows continuing budget talks as lawmakers push for a prolonged special session to address the fiscal gap.
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R-Mercer
House
Tim Armstead
Kanawha
House of Delegates
Tomblin Opens Door to Further Budget Cuts Talks
West Virginia Governor Tomblin signaled willingness to discuss additional budget reductions after proposing a $90 million cut plan across state agencies. He asked leaders Cole and Armstead to outline an alternative plan to balance FY2017, noting need to understand implications of further cuts.
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Kroger Union May Strike Over Wages Health Care Plans
The union says Kroger offers 25 cent raises and would end health care for retirees turning to Obamacare while CEO got a 17 percent raise totaling about 2 million dollars. About 3,000 members at 41 stores from Kingsport Tennessee to Harrisonburg Virginia may strike after a vote at the Salem Civic Center.
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Barton Named Biology Teacher of the Year
Pikeview teacher Mrs. Barton wins National Association of Biology Teachers award with Prentice Hall and a 200 gift from Carolina Biological Supply. Principal Mark Godfrey praises her for integrating real life science, guiding science and geography teams to state finals in Huntington this weekend.
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National Association of Biology Teachers
Prentice Hall
Huntington
Pikeview
Mark Godfrey
Prentice Hall Publishing
Carolina Biological Supply
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