Funding cut jeopardizes King Coal Highway projects and I77 paving
Officials warn a $2.6 million federal funding loss could delay the King Coal Highway Coalfields Expressway and I 77 paving in Mercer County while a review panel and state highway leaders seek cuts. Local segments should remain funded but broader statewide road programs risk slower progress amid tightened dollars.
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Mercer County
Nelson Walker
Walker
Iraq
Fred Vankirk
West Virginia
King Coal Highway
Mike Mitchem
United States
Mitchem
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Coal route expansion discussed for McDowell and Mercer counties
Bennett outlined a plan to extend a coal transportation route across McDowell County along state routes 16 80 93 103 161 and 635 and most of U S Route 52 plus Mercer County 71 miles along state routes 10 20 and 71 and parts of U S routes 91 52 and 460 Installation of weight posting signs will take several months with silhouette type postings for major coal trucks An analysis of local bridges and their ability to withstand the 120 000 weight limit is ongoing
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McDowell County
Mercer County
Bennett
Trial continues as defense questions eyewitnesses in Gaultney case
The trial resumed after a 2 1/2 hour standoff at 605 N Ninth Street with Princeton police and deputies. Prosecutors outlined the shooting death of Workman and the defense portrayed Gaultney as mentally distressed and hallucinating. State witnesses described near misses from bullets while officers hid behind patrol cars, and defense witnesses noted Gaultney’s drug use and fear of intruders. The state rested. defense plans further testimony with deliberations expected today.
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Ment
Princeton
Sheriff’s Department
Ninth Street
Gaultney
James Palmer III
Elizabeth French
John Howell
Tom Berry
James H. Wolfe
Wolfe
Hamada Mahmoud
Workman
Carlina Marie Mathena
Kimberly Coomes
Glenwood
Berry
Dawn Maynard
Jeff Gilley
Chad Williams
T. A. Gray
Jerry Davis
Gary Woods
Howell
Stephen King
West Virginia
Karen Powers
Mahmoud
Thistlethwaite
Swope
Barbara Hawkins
Bhawkins
Bottonline.com
Memorial honors Princeton Middle School teacher Petrunger
Tributes at a service for sixth grade science teacher Allen Petrunger highlighted his impact on students and staff. Speakers, including Carter and Rev. Buchanan, remembered his energetic teaching, kindness, and the lasting legacy he left at the school. A tree will be planted in his honor near his birthday. Family received a student poster, choir recording, and a faculty T-shirt. Petrunger died in a home accident.
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Petrunger
Carter
Rob Buchanan
Buchanan
Pettinger
Debi Pennington
Princeton Middle
Linda Richards
Richards
Princeton Middle School
Celia Weldon
Weldon
Josh Petrunger
Allen Petrunger
Bridges Too Weak Under Safety Factor Says Official
An official warns that applying the standard safety factor would require posting all bridges or limiting most to well below maximum weights. The system was created earlier this year after complaints trucks sometimes carried as much as twice the 80,000 pound limit.
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