Coalfields Expressway plans await final go ahead
In Grundy Virginia a notice to proceed for the Coalfields Expressway first phase design is pending. VDOT says final go ahead is close after Kellogg Brown Root agreement and Aug 30 target passed. Residents support the 51 mile, four lane toll project spanning Buchanan Dickenson and Wise counties toward West Virginia.
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Coalfields
Virginia
Virginia Department of Transportation
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Houston, Texas
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Michelle Earls
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Sup
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Bull Gap
Harmon Junction
Buchanan County
VDOT
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Dickenson
Wise
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Raleigh
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Encephalitis Cases Rise At Princeton Community Hospital
Authorities report three more children admitted with LaCrosse encephalitis symptoms at Princeton Community Hospital in the past week. A 2-year-old is being treated for possible meningitis while two under eight are tested. Nine children have faced encephalitis-type illness in a month, six released. LaCrosse is mosquito transmitted, but not contagious between people. no specific therapy exists and most children recover with immunity.
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Rinceton
Princeton Community Hospital
Deborah Griffith
PCH
Griffith
Charles Mirabile
Driving Revoked for DUI and Hit and Run In Omelet Shoppe Lot
A Wilmington County blotter item reports Johnathan Robert Brown 35 of Wytheville was arrested Aug 23 for driving revoked for DUI and hit and run in the Omelet Shoppe parking lot on Oakvale Road by Deputy Wilborn. Multiple other incidents include warrants for Carl Keen 50 of Princeton on worthless checks and no insurance, a box cutter incident in Wal Mart, day time burglary on Caraway Street with tools stolen, driving suspended charges for Candida Fouth 25, simple possession of crack cocaine by Mellissa Lytton 31, breaking and entering and stolen golf cart on Spurrier Road, and various breaches of peace, larceny, and theft reports across Princeton and surrounding areas.
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Wytheville
Oakvale Road
W.C. Wilborn
Carl D. Keen
Princeton
Sheriff's Department
G.W. Woods
Caraway Street
M.D. Ash
Candida Fouth
J.E. Parks
Mellissa Lytton
S. Cary
Spurrier Road
J.J. Ruble
Pocahontas Faces Uncertain Future for Volunteer Fire Dept
Pocahontas Virginia town council heard questions remain about the future of the Pocahontas Volunteer Fire Department after county supervisors tied funding to meeting local and state standards. County officials plan a Monday meeting with town leaders to discuss certification and operation, while nearby squads offered to cover emergencies if needed.
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Pocahontas
John Pat Hurley
Tazewell County
Southern
Jimmy Durham
Abbs Valley-Boissevain
Bluefield
Hurley
Carolyn Smith
Allen Jonas to speak at Paine Gallery event
Allen Jonas will address attendees at the Paine Gallery of the Bluefield Area Arts and Science Center on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 2 p.m. The talk will cover local history and community projects, inviting public participation and questions.
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Allen Jonas
Paine
Bluefield Area
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