Bluefield Rotarians Back 750 Million Road Bond Plan
Bluefield Rotary Club endorsed the Roads for Jobs and Progress bond proposal of 750 million dollars to fund highway construction and upgrades across West Virginia. Council members discussed project scope, funding sources, and future taxes, with John Frazier and Julian Ware outlining costs and timelines while highlighting Route 52 and Weirton-Steubenville bridge work.
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Patricia Leslie
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Rotary Club
Elk’s Club
Roads For Jobs and Progress Committee
Scott Shott
Mercer County
Shott
House of Delegates
John Frazier
Julian Ware
State Department
West Virginia
Weirton-Steubenville
Charles Town
U.S
Bluefield
Brushfork
Ware
Frazier
Kiwanis Club
Sheraton
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Rotary
Charles Godwin
William Hancock
Grady Carper
Paul Michael
Princeton
Princeton Merchants Endorse Roads for Jobs and Progress Plan
The Princeton Merchants Association formally backs the 750 million Roads for Jobs and Progress Amendment to be voted by West Virginia on Nov. 3. The move cites Mercer County leadership, road projects, and state federal matching funds, with support from local chambers and civic groups. The PMA also announced themes for a Christmas parade, a membership blitz, and reflections on the I Love Princeton Day promotion.
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Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Princeton Merchants Association
West Virginia
PMA
Curry W. Blank
Mercer County
Ingleside
Bank
Weirton- Steubenville
Charles Town
U.S
Princeton-Mercer County
Association
Paul Jones
Jones
Princeton Jaycees
Princeton Police Department
Livestock Auction Clears 795 Head At Bluegrass Market
A Bluegrass Market auction in Wisburg sold 795 head to 97 buyers for 119,429. Stocker and feeder steers brought 44 to 65 dollars, heifers 36 to 59, bulls 48 to 62, calves 22 to 60, slaughter cattle 28 to 49, cows 28 to 41, and hogs 38 to 55 with other reported prices. Horses brought 230 to 265, and miscellaneous cattle and head counts varied across categories.
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Bluegrass Market, Inc
Wisburg
Gospel Sing at First Pentecostal Holiness Church
Florida group Ralph Gills and the Faith Ambassadors visit the First Pentecostal Holiness Church at Highland Avenue and Second Street in Princeton for a Saturday evening gospel program led by Pastor Rev. Quentin Hughett.
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Ralph Gills
Faith Ambassadors
Florida
First
Highland Avenue
Second Street
Princeton
Quentin Hughett
Saints Memorial
the Saints Memorial
Church of God In Christ
Lewis Street
David Chapman
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Bluefield
G.F. Walker
Minnie Allison
West Virginia man charged in Jones Thriftway robbery
Dennis Ralph Bestil, 22, of War, WV, was arrested and charged with armed robbery in the Jones Thriftway heist at North Tazewell. Bond set at 10,000 cash or 20,000 property. A second suspect is being sought after about 500 dollars in cash and merchandise were stolen. Bestil turned himself in at the county jail after being escorted to the Virginia line by McDowell County deputies. Police continue the investigation with Sheriff’s Deputies Shepard and Brewster.
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Tazewell
West Virginia
Jones Thriftway
Dennis Ralph Bestil
Tazewell County
Kenny Shepard
Bestil
West Virginia-Virginia
McDowell County
Tazewell Redistricting Plans Eyed
Tazewell County supervisors meet October 26 to decide if the reapportionment plan will use three or five districts. Public input is invited as the board weighs options, with a plan due to the Justice Department by October 31 and a public hearing to follow.
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Daily Telegraph
Tazewell
Tazewell County
Hawkins
U.S. Justice Department
Cedar Bluff
Claypool Hill
Wardell
Hankins
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Silas Johnson, Jr
Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church
Bluefield Community Center
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Debra Gean Thomas
Cartalance Campbell
Clair DeCousins Woods
Debra Thomas
Margaret Dowell
Jimmy Palmer, Jr
Jesus
St. Elizabeth's Altar Society
Pocahontas
Mary Gravely
Fairfax Street
Union Baptist
Union Baptist Church
K-Mart
Mount Moriah
Clayton Jones
E.D. Campbell
Payne St
Evangelist Omega Dowell
Mr. Olive
Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church
Jones Chapel
Bethel Youth Choir
First Ame Zion
Fermwell Dowell
Daisy Thompson
Faith Prayer
Faith Prayer Band
Sidney Bane
North Mercer St
Mint Davis
Idella Jones
Princeton Ave
Southern Office Supply
Gagliardi Bros., Inc
Redemption Center
Elm City
N.C
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Dry Fork
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Ment
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Raven
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