Volunteers Begin Work On Holiday Of Lights In Bluefield
Volunteers start preparation for the Holiday of Lights at Bluefield City Park with weekly sessions Tuesdays and Thursdays at the old freight station on Bluefield Avenue from 6 to 9 PM. Robin Lefler of the Bluefield Parks and Recreation Department invites more volunteers. contact 327-2448.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Bluefield City Park
Robin Lefler
Bluefield Avenue
Lefler
Parks and Recreation Department
Dolly Wyatt
Lotito Park
Mercer County seeks full utilty details for downtown streetscape
City Manager Ron Crabtree said Mercer asks all utility providers to reveal existing utilities in downtown for the streetscape project. EDA executive Janet Bailey notes two tele marketing firms eyeing Mercer City jobs and Bluefield State College campus site, promising 400 inbound-call positions. Chamber’s Marc Meachum cites coal’s role, noting 56 percent of U.S. electricity from coal and 80 percent in the East as discussed at a Bluefield rally.
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Ron Crabtree
Janet Bailey
Economic Development Authority of
Mercer County
EDA
Bluefield State College
Marc Meachum
Greater
Obituaries continue names and service details from Virginia region
Obituary notices list the Stanton family and relatives from Radford Martinsville and Bluefield with funeral plans at Peery and St Clair in Tazewell and other area chapels. Services include Maplewood Cemetery interment and a slate of pallbearers and officiants. Additional notices reference Annie Grey Whitaker Davis Irma Watson Ellen Nuckels Edrie Proffitt and Robert L Tee Adkins with service details and burial plans.
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Peery & St.Clair Funeral Home
Tazewell
William G. Daniel
Roy N. Hargrave
Rex Rachael
Maplewood Cemetery
Bill Stanton
Dillard Keene
Mac Myers
John Stanton
Charles Heldreth
Jack Hawks
Dave Rider
George van Dyke
Annie Grey Whitaker Davis
Newberry
Bland
Davis
Irma Watson
Douglas Funeral
Big Creek
Ellen Marie Nuckels
Hurst Scott
Richlands
Hawkins Cemetery
Edrie Flora Proffitt
First Christian
Intersections blamed for frequent crashes in Princeton area
Traffic safety expert notes crashes at Route 460 and I-77 intersections in Princeton due to congestion and risky behaviors. He urges drivers to stop at yellow lights, maintain distance, and avoid right turns when blocked. Mercer sheriff reports injuries at Ambrose Lane, Courthouse Road, and Mercer Mall Road along Route 460.
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Princeton
Watkins
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Ambrose Lane
Courthouse Road
Mercer Mall
William Gearhart
Ingleside Road
John Nash
Bluefield
Historic house tour highlights 18 rooms and a planned tourism office
Barbara Bates led a walking tour of the historic Sanders house joined by Ginger Branton Susan White Velma Conner and others. The house has 18 rooms and a proposed tourism office in the kitchen. The Sanders family used a six eye stove and their office is on the lower floor where farm books were kept. The library features murals and will host a museum, with the property owned by Wyatt Development Corporation of Aiken South Carolina.
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Tourism Committee
Barbara Bates
Richlands Area
Bates
Sanders
Sander
Wyatt Development Corporation of
Aiken
S.C
Wal-Mart
Tazewell Considers Tourism Director Job Needs Full Time
The Richlands Area Chamber criticizes a part time tourism director idea and urges a full time position. The plan places the role at the Sander's House site in Bluefield Virginia, intended as a visitor information center for Southwest Virginia, with a potential 2001 advertising start per Susan White of the Tazewell Area Chamber.
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Richlands Area Chamber of Commerce
Ginger Branton
Bluefield
Virginia
Tazewell Area
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Shirley Stanton
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