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Official: GHS stadium development will take time

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Charles Owens

bluefield, va. — While a conditional use permit for a new football stadium at Graham High School was approved last December, the development of the stadium is a process that will take time, according to school officials. Last December the Bluefield, Va., Town Council approved a conditional use permit allowing the Tazewell County School Board to build a stadium next to Graham High School.
WVU-Medicine PCH announces new access to improved cardiac care

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Charles Owens

princeton — WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital announced its new affiliation Friday with the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, a partnership that will provide improved access to expert cardiac care services for residents across the region. The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute is one of the nation’s top-rated cardiac programs. A new board-certified cardiologist and electrophysiologist, Dr. Kiran Kanjerla, also was introduced to the community during Friday’s ceremony.
Official: GHS stadium development will take time

5 days ago | bdtonline.com | Charles Owens

bluefield, va. — While a conditional use permit for a new football stadium at Graham High School was approved last December, the development of the stadium is a process that will take time, according to school officials. Last December the Bluefield, Va., Town Council approved a conditional use permit allowing the Tazewell County School Board to build a stadium next to Graham High School.
WVU-Medicine PCH announces new access to improved cardiac care

5 days ago | bdtonline.com | Charles Owens

princeton — WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital announced its new affiliation Friday with the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, a partnership that will provide improved access to expert cardiac care services for residents across the region. The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute is one of the nation’s top-rated cardiac programs. A new board-certified cardiologist and electrophysiologist, Dr. Kiran Kanjerla, also was introduced to the community during Friday’s ceremony.
Column: The world according to TikTok can be a troubling place

5 days ago | meadvilletribune.com | Charles Owens

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Early voting starts soon for Princeton city election

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Charles Owens

PRINCETON — Early voting begins this month for the city election in Princeton. Residents of the city can cast a no-excuse early ballot beginning Wednesday, May 21 and continuing through Saturday, May 31, according to Princeton City Clerk Kaitlyn Ellison. The city election will be held on June 3. All four ward seats on the Princeton City Council are up for election. However, Ellison said there is only one candidate running in each ward, making the June 3 election uncontested.
Princeton color run to benefit Furever Fixed

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Charles Owens

princeton — A color rush 5K fun run and walk planned for this Saturday in Princeton will benefit a worthy cause. Proceeds from Saturday’s 5K fun run/walk will go to the new Furever Fixed spay/neuter clinic in Mercer County, according to Chris Mabe, marketing and public relations coordinator for the Princeton Economic Development Authority. Mabe said about 70 participants have already signed up for the color rush event.
Pointing to flood damage in McDowell, Capito cautions against FEMA restructuring

6 days ago | bdtonline.com | Charles Owens

washington — Pointing to the February flooding disaster in McDowell County, U.S Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., cautioned Thursday against efforts by the Trump administration to restructure the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Capito, speaking with West Virginia reporters during her weekly press call, said she told Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday that a federal response is still necessary to disasters such as the deadly Feb.
Princeton color run to benefit Furever Fixed

6 days ago | bdtonline.com | Charles Owens

princeton — A color rush 5K fun run and walk planned for this Saturday in Princeton will benefit a worthy cause. Proceeds from Saturday’s 5K fun run/walk will go to the new Furever Fixed spay/neuter clinic in Mercer County, according to Chris Mabe, marketing and public relations coordinator for the Princeton Economic Development Authority.
Equipment being installed at new Bluefield, Va. playground

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Charles Owens

bluefield, va. — Work on a new park in Bluefield, Va. is now well underway. About $180,000 worth of new playground equipment is now being installed at the new Park View Heights Park, according to Bluefield, Va. Town Manager Andrew Hanson. Hanson said work is now underway on the installation of the new playground equipment. That work is expected to be finished soon. “We should have maybe about two weeks to go in getting that equipment in,” Hanson said.