I 73 74 Interchange Bid Sparks Bluefield Construction
State officials announced the I-73/74 and US 460 interchange at John Nash Boulevard Bluefield is out for bid with dirt moving planned in early October. The $21 million project has dedicated funds and aims to link US 460 to the new four lane interstate corridor extending 96 miles in southern West Virginia. Bids are due September 26 with a groundbreaking planned for early October.
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Sam Beverage
John Nash
Beverage
West
Federal Highways Administration
Randy Epperly
Epperly
West Virginia
Telegraph sale to CNHI completes Thomson divestiture
Staff Reports: Telegraph joins CNHI as Thomson sells one daily and four marketing groups. The Daily Telegraph WV/Va publisher along with Princeton Times and Beckley Register-Herald are part of nine Thomson daily papers and several non daily publications sold. CNHI and Cox acquire regional Thomson units. Garner says the buyers will thrive as leading marketing and communications operators.
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Thomson West Virginia/Virginia
Daily Telegraph
Princeton Times
Beckley Register-Herald
Thomson
Fieldings Inc
CNHI
Thomson West Virginia
Cumberland
Cox Newspapers Inc
Thomson Southwest Ohio
Cox
Stuart Garner
Thomson Newspapers
Garner
Law enforcement ramps up patrols for Labor Day travel
Police in West Virginia and Virginia launch coordinated efforts from Sept 1 to Sept 4 to curb traffic violations. CARE enforcement and Smart Safe and Sober programs emphasize seat belt use and child safety seats. Officials note 1999 Labor Day fatalities were eight in WV and nine in VA as patrols deter risky driving.
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Luefield
Virginias
West Virginia
Virginia
Gary S Edgell
Local man dies in rollover crash in Princeton
Claudio Montrosse II, 20, of Princeton, died at the scene in a 5:42 p.m. rollover crash at Cook Street and Valley Street after witnesses said he was speeding and unable to complete a left turn. The Chevrolet Z28 struck a house at 115 Cook Street, injuring none inside. Montrosse was later transported to Princeton Community Hospital.
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Cook Street
Valley Street
Claudio Montrosse II
M.B. Gergley
Gergely
Montrosse
Sgt. C.E
War woman admits to setting library blaze in War
Tiffany Perkins, 19, of War, pleaded guilty to second degree arson in the March library fire that heavily damaged the War Public Library. She was sentenced to seven years but committed to a youthful offenders facility near Lewisburg for six months to two years, with potential probation afterward. A second adult, Billie Hagerman, 18, remains at large after an indictment tied to the arson case.
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War Public Library
Tiffany Perkins
McDowell County
Danny Barie
Perkins
Circuit Court
Booker T. Stephens
Stephens
Lewisburg
Barie
Perksin
Billie Hagerman
Barre
North Carolina
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