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may resume later this month, if some details can be worked out with Norfolk Southern.Keny Stauffer, Bluefield City Engineer, told the city Board of Directors Tuesday work stopped last month as the construction company, Brayman Construction, and Norfolk Southern have been working on the details of a plan for down time on track activity to allow placement of the structure.“They are in agreement with how the work will go,” Stauffer said, but must put together a plan to allow for “down track times,” when trains running below the bridge will not interfere with the work above.“There has been no construction meeting in the last month,” he said. “Hopefully, we will be looking for something in the next couple of weeks for workers to get back on site.”Up to this point, work has concentrated on the concrete support piers, which have been completed.Stauffer gave an update after Rev. Charles Collins, Sr. asked when work would resume, expressing dissatisfaction with the slowBridge, A-6Officials: Demo gives city ‘huge benefits’By CHARLES BOOTHE-aphBLUEFIELD - Bluefield is moving ahead full speed with its dilapidated structure project, a plan that Police Chief Dennis Dillow said results in “huge benefits” for the city.Empire Salvage submitted the low bid of $278,000 to tear down 31 houses in the city in Phase 2 of the project, Alex Ellison, Code Enforcement Officer, told members of the City Board onThirty other structures were targeted last fall for demolition in Phase 1, but because of a contractor not meeting the deadline,20 of those were left undone and bids for the demolition of those structures are being accepted until Jan. 20, Ellison said.Tuesday.In Phase 3, 40 to 60 more dilapidated structures will be torn down.Thirty other structures were targeted last fall for demolition in Phase 1, but because of a contractor not meeting the deadline, 20 of those were leftundone and bids for the demolition of those structures are being accepted until Jan. 20, Ellison said.This is part of a statewide initiative through the Departmentof EnvironmentalProtection (DEP), which awarded Bluefield $1.5million for the project.“From the PoliceDepartment standpoint, this is amazing,” Dillow said of the demolitions. “People hide and squat in those old abandoned homes. This makesthings so much easier for us and our community.” Dillow said getting rid of abandoned structures will make a “huge difference for our city.” Property values will go up as these eyesores and what they attract, like drugs, are removed, heDemo, A-6Suspect in kidnapping waives time limit on preliminary hearingBy GREG JORDANraphPRINCETONMcDowell CountyAman51, of Kimball was scheduled Tuesday for a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Susan Honaker before he waived the hear-their ease go forward to the grand jury Hairston has been charged with kidnapping, six counts of mali-is facing the possibilty of ing’s time limit. Under cious assault, six countsfi)Isis Wallace murder trial delayed until AprilBy GREG JORDAN'aphPRINCETON - Atrial scheduled Tuesday for a Mercer County woman facing first-degree murder in the March 2022 shooting death of a 13-year-old girl was delayed until the defense attorneys receive a review of their client.Isis Wallace, 22, of Bluefield was brought before Circuit Judge Derek Swope for a hearing. Attorneys Paul Cassell and Derrick Lefler made a motion to delay Wallace’s trial.Wallace’s trial hadWallacepsychological report about Wallace, and that this report was expected within the next two to four weeks.He added that Wallace was willing to waive trial during the current court session if necessary.“Do you give up that right?” Swope asked Wallace.“Yes, sir,” she replied.NS3912^FileConcrete is poured into the mold for the middle pier for the new Grant Street Bridge. Work on the Grant Street Bridge may resumt later this month, if some details can be worked out with Norfolk Southern.
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