Vaccination Rates At Area Nursing Homes Rise Above National Average
Maples Nursing Home in Bnefield leads local long term care facilities with high resident and staff vaccination figures. PHCC and Maples reach 80 percent staff vaccination, while residents at PHCC show 93.3 percent. Other homes like McDowell, Stonerise and Mercer Nursing report strong resident rates but lower staff percentages.
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Bluefield — Maples Nursing Home
Bnefield
Maples and
Princeton Health Care Center
PHCC
Centers For Medicare and
Medicaid
Maples Nursing Home
McDowell Nursing and Rehab Center
Gary
Stonerise
Princeton
Monroe County
Lindside
Fall foliage maps guide peak color across regions
The West Virginia Tourism Department posts weekly fall foliage maps on its site and Facebook pages. Jamie Null of the Mercer County Convention & Visitors Bureau says the maps show where colors peak and highlight top places to visit, noting regional variation in timing.
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West Virginia Department of Tourism
Jamie Null
Mercer County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Null
Physical agility testing set to begin for Mercer County deputy positions
Mercer County Sheriff's Department will hold an entry level deputy agility test on Oct 9 at 3 am at Princeton Senior High School Track. Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED, be 18 to 45, US citizen, hold a valid driver’s license, no DV or felony records, and present a physician validated physical. Passing the agility (60 percent) leads to a hiring list with veterans receiving extra points. subsequent steps include medical, psychological, background checks, polygraph, and an oral panel interview.
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Mercer County
Princeton
Mercer County Sheriff's
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
J.J. Ruble
Mercer County County Clerk’s Office
Ruble
Mercer County Deputy Sheriff's Civil Service Commission
World's largest aquaculture facility cars Southwest Va site
In Tazewell County a $228 million project by Pure Salmon is under construction on about 200 acres beside Southwest Virginia Community College off Route 19 near Claypool Hill. The facility promises 20,000 tons of salmon yearly and over 200 jobs, making it the United States' first and largest vertically integrated aquaculture complex.
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Jessica Nuzzo
Pure Salmon
Abu Dhabi
Southwest Virginia Community College
Rt. 19
Claypool Hill
Southwest
Tazewell County
East Seaboard
International Aquaculture Company
Bnside
United States
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