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16 hrs ago | Bluefield Daily Telegraph

McDowell's Juvenile Drug Court now open

A new program designed to keep juveniles from going down the deadly road of drug abuse was celebrated Monday by state and county court officials who hope it will help young people before they become adult offenders.

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Related Topix: McDowell County, WV, Cabell County, WV

Wed May 15, 2013

Williamson Daily News Online

Goins brothers, others in - 13 music HOF class

Bluegrass musicians Melvin and the late Ray Goins are among seven unique state artists that will be inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame.

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Related Topix: West Virginia, Charleston, WV, Bluegrass, The Stanley Brothers, Wheeling, WV

Tue May 14, 2013

WCHS-TV Charleston

New Inductees Announced For WV Music Hall Of Fame

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia The West Virginia Music Hall of Fame has announced its inductees for 2013.

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Related Topix: Charleston, WV, West Virginia, Kanawha County, WV, Wheeling, WV

Sun May 12, 2013

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Localities implement variety of warning systems

When weather fronts with the potential for bringing flash flooding, snowstorms or other inclement weather are approaching the region, forecasters and emergency service agencies have a variety of ways to alert the public.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood

Sat May 11, 2013

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Princeton's welcome signs should at major entryways to city in next 30 days

Signs welcoming visitors to "The Heart of Mercer County" will soon be up at major entryways to the city of Princeton.

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Related Topix: Princeton, WV

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Officials: Job prospects looking better for grads

Hundreds of graduates are about to leave institutions of higher learning and head into the workforce, and while unemployment figures remain high, there are jobs to be found.

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Related Topix: Greenbrier County, WV

Fri May 10, 2013

Charleston Gazette

Bulletin Board: May 11, 2013

The Gran Mercer Metric Charity Bike Ride scheduled for Saturday in Mercer County has been postponed until June 15.

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Related Topix: Athens, WV, Concord University, Kanawha County, WV, Recreational Vehicle, Security, Healthcare Law, Law

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Charity bike ride rescheduled due to threat of rain, thunderstorms

The Gran Mercer Metric Charity Bike Ride scheduled for Saturday, May 11, has been postponed until Saturday, June 15.

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Related Topix: Weather, Concord University

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Large crowds expected due to community college graduation

Communications are a big part of what chambers of commerce do for local businesses, so the Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce recently let local restaurants know that they may see a bigger than usual lunch business on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Princeton, WV

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Mercer to apply for home rule

Officials in two Mercer County cities are hoping to apply for the state's newly expanded home rule program.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Earl Ray Tomblin, Bluefield, WV

Tue May 07, 2013

Charleston Gazette

Mercer County, Beckley issued water advisories

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia American Water has lifted a boil-water advisory for about 350 customers in the Spanishburg area of Mercer County after a scheduled water service disruption on May 5. Beckley Water Co.

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Related Topix: Beckley, WV, Charleston, WV, Spanishburg, WV

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Brood cicadas not expected to visit West Virginia, but will see rest of East Coast

Billions of cicadas, also known as 17-year-locusts, are expected along the East Coast this year, but for West Virginia, it's not the season for this particular breed of the bug.

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Related Topix: Entomology, Science

Mon May 06, 2013

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Boil water advisory lifted for Spanishburg, Lashmeet and Kegley communities

A boil water advisory issued by West Virginia American Water has been lifted for Mercer County residents in the Spanishburg, Lashmeet and Kegley areas.

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Related Topix: Spanishburg, WV, Lashmeet, WV

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Bluefield and Princeton rescue squads respond to logging accident in Green Valley

Emergency responders were dispatched to a business in Green Valley following a logging accident Monday.

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Related Topix: Princeton, WV, Bluefield, WV

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Southern W.Va. lawmakers: Spay-neuter rules could be decided by counties

Mercer and McDowell County legislators said Wednesday that they were in favor of introducing and supporting bills allowing counties to enact their own spay and neuter ordinances.

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Related Topix: McDowell County, WV, Bluefield, WV

Sun May 05, 2013

Charleston Gazette

Potpourri: May 6, 2013

MARK Sanford may be America's most repulsive politician. While he was South Carolina's governor, he vanished five days, reportedly hiking the Appalachian Trail, while he secretly flew to South America to be with a lover.

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Related Topix: Mark Sanford, US Governors, George Bush, Opinion

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Cole: Legislative session's progress discouraging

Sen. Bill Cole, R-Mercer, is both encouraged, and discouraged, by what he is seeing in Charleston.

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Related Topix: Charleston, WV, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Representative Nick Rahall, Democrat, West Virginia

Sat May 04, 2013

WOAY

Water outage

Several hundred West Virginia American Water customers in Mercer County should expect a temporary water outage on Sunday due to repairs.

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Related Topix: Spanishburg, WV, Lashmeet, WV

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Animal control to lead pit probe

The Mercer County Sheriff's Department has transferred the investigation into the deaths of approximately 10 pit bull puppies that were discovered last weekend near Bluefield over to the Mercer County Animal Control officer, according to John McGinnis, assistant Mercer County prosecuting attorney.

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Related Topix: Bluefield, WV, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Fri May 03, 2013

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Planned water outage announced for Spanishburg area, parts of Lashmeet and Kegley

Approximately 350 West Virginia American Water customers in the Spanishburg area of Mercer County should expect a temporary water outage on Sunday due to water system repairs.

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Related Topix: Spanishburg, WV, Lashmeet, WV

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