Easley Bridge may open to traffic by Nov 15
New Easley Bridge could be ready for traffic as soon as mid November with an official opening date of November 15. The project costs about 8 million dollars and links Cherry Street with U S Route 52 while a new road to Dickason Hall is built.
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Bluefield State College
Dickason
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Department of Highways
Phil White
Cherry Street
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Coal counties' political grip weakens in WV
Southern West Virginia faces shrinking population and low turnout, challenging the coal counties' traditional leverage in statewide races. Secretary of State Ken Hechler notes turnout lags statewide in 1996 and 1998 except Kanawha, while Republican David McKinley argues the region's dominance is waning amid population decline and shifting voting patterns.
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Kanawha
Ken Hechler
Ken Hechier
Hechler
David McKinley
Wheeling
House of Delegates
GOP
South
McKinley
Robert Rupp
The
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Virginia SOL scores raise accreditation stakes in state
Virginia school systems face accreditation risk if standards are not met as SOL passing rates vary statewide. Last spring most exams showed gains statewide, with major improvements in Tazewell County per Pat Jones, director of testing, while Buchanan County also reported progress.
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Tazewell
Virginia
Virginia Department of Education
Pat Jones
Buchanan County
Bluefield residents propose volunteer funding ideas for city
Bluefield Mayor Paul Cole seeks volunteers to help the city through financial uncertainty. Floyd Lambert suggests door to door and business to business donations, street fairs, and fundraisers with hot dogs and candy. Henry Pruett advocates demolishing or restoring downtown buildings to attract new business amid many vacant structures on Bluefield Avenue.
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Floyd Lambert
Bluefield
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Lambert
Henry Pruett
Pruett
Bluefield Avenue
Rich Oil
Shoney’s
Pizza Hut
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