Virginia veteran awarded Jubile de Liberte medal
Paul Lerch, 98, of Virginia, receives the Jubile de Liberte medal for Normandy Campaign service. The ceremony is on Memorial Day at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, noting he landed at Omaha Beach a week after D-Day. Lerch now resides in a Roanoke facility with dementia as his daughter reflects on the moment.
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Normandy
France
Paul Lerch
Bedford
Lerch
Omaha Beach
Roanoke
Leslie Lerch Barkley
Princeton sewer project aims to heat building with digester
The sanitary board discussed using heat from the digestion process to warm the building and explored green project federal grants to fund the system. Renovations should be operational by next summer and serve Princeton, surrounding communities, and even Pike View High School in Gardner, with plans to handle storm water before Brush Creek.
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The
Sanitary Board
Princeton
Pike View High School
Gardner
Mercer County
Dewey Russell
Brush Creek
Beckley VA offers veterans care options and events
The Beckley VA highlights patient representatives to resolve veteran concerns and outlines programs such as the Patient Aligned Care Team and home based primary care. TeleHealth enables remote monitoring, while rural health teams educate in 11 counties. A Manchin office event in Princeton is set for June 2 at 4 p.m. for veteran services.
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Tean
Bluefield
Princeton
Beckley VA
Joe Manchin
D-W.va
Mercer County
U.S
Nick Rahall
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
West Virginia
Mercer Street
Manchin
Residents Demand Urgent Road Repairs Amid Crumbling Pavement
Johnson and neighbors describe a long neglected road that cracks and splits where patches fail to last. They blame poor ditching and drainage causing water buildup that washes out sections. They fear July patchwork will not hold and report frequent car repairs due to road damage.
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DOH Responds to White Oak Drive Road Damage Complaints
Mercer County DOH Administrator is being contacted as crews review White Oak Drive and nearby streets. Residents report costly vehicle repairs, frequent potholes, and two incident of a DOH truck getting stuck, with concerns about neglect in trailer park neighborhoods and delays in paving.
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Mercer County
White Oak Drive
Johnson
Camden
Penny Altizer Joins Funeral Home Aftercare Program
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Wazewell VA announces Penny Altizer a certified counselor joins their aftercare program offering group grief counseling for bereaved community members. Penny a North Wazewell resident with ties to Tazewell County and Liberty University degree will lead sessions. call 276 988 7579 for schedule.
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Wazewell
Penny Altizer
Penny
North Wazewell, VA
James
Breanna
Tazewell County
Liberty University
Hurst-Scott Funeral
Tazewell
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