Greg Jordan

Bluefield

Senior Reporter at Bluefield Daily Telegraph

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Juneteenth celebrations coming to the Virginias

1 week ago | bdtonline.com | Greg Jordan

BLUEFIELD – A series of celebrations across the region marking the date when a quarter million enslaved people were informed that they were free gets underway today and continues this weekend. The Greenbrier County Juneteenth Steering Committee in partnership with the Greenbrier Historical Society has to announced the county’s first Juneteenth Celebration, according to a committee press release. kAm“~? yF?6 `h[ `ged 7656C2= EC@@AD =65 3J v6?6C2= v@C5@? vC2?86C 2CC:G65 :?
New sinkhole appears on Princeton Avenue

1 week ago | bdtonline.com | Greg Jordan

BLUEFIELD – Portable stop lights have been erected on Princeton Avenue near downtown Bluefield after a new sinkhole appeared near the site of a previous sinkhole which has been repaired. A work crew with the West Virginia Department of Highways installed the last parts of the red light stops Wednesday morning near Goins Gas & Produce LLC at 2320 Princeton Avenue. The new sinkhole, which is situated near the guardrails, is close to one which opened up in September 2018 after heavy rainstorms.
Community Foundation of the Virginias grant benefits Bluefield's animal control work

1 week ago | bdtonline.com | Greg Jordan

BLUEFIELD – A $7,600 grant from the Community Foundation of the Virginias is allowing City of Bluefield employees to do their animal control duties in ways that are safer for both them and animals. "Yes. They were kind enough to give us funding to get more materials for our animal control," Code Official Mika Bargo said Wednesday. "We didn't have cages, catch poles, leashes, anything like that that we needed in order to do the job safely."kAm%96 8C2?E H2D 2=D@ DA6?E @?
Mercer Grand Jury returns 51 indictments

1 week ago | bdtonline.com | Greg Jordan

PRINCETON – First-degree murder, gross child neglect, possession of child pornography and first-degree robbery are among the multiple felony indictments handed down by the June 2025 Mercer County Grand Jury. The June 2025 Mercer County Grand Jury issued 51 indictments, according to the criminal docket from the Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Docket Day will be June 23 starting at 9:30 a.m., according to the Mercer County Circuit Clerk’s Office.
Thoughts shared about better transportation for Bluefield's northeast end

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Greg Jordan

BLUEFIELD – Ideas for better connecting Bluefield neighborhoods to the city’s downtown and beyond while making transportation safer were shared when residents, local leaders and engineers met at Bluefield State University. Residents were invited to a town hall meeting at Bluefield State University’s Othello Harris-Jefferson Student Center to hear more about the $1.2 million Reconnecting Communities pilot grant for Northeast End transportation project.
Demolished Matoaka shelter going on county commission's agenda

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Greg Jordan

PRINCETON – Whether a shelter which once stood in downtown Matoaka’s flood plain can be replaced is a topic up for discussion at June 24 meeting of the Mercer County Commission. Matoaka residents protested June 9 when a shelter at Barger Street was demolished. A nearby building was being demolished that same day, so the opportunity was taken to tear it down as well.
Demolished Matoaka shelter going on county commission's agenda

2 weeks ago | bdtonline.com | Greg Jordan

PRINCETON – Whether a shelter which once stood in downtown Matoaka’s flood plain can be replaced is a topic up for discussion at June 24 meeting of the Mercer County Commission. Matoaka residents protested June 9 when a shelter at Barger Street was demolished. A nearby building was being demolished that same day, so the opportunity was taken to tear it down as well. kAmr2C=2 ~I=6J @7 |2E@2<2 D2:5 E96 4@>>:DD:@?’D yF?6 `_ >66E:?8 E92E C6D:56?ED H6C6 FAD6E 23@FE E96 DECF4EFC6’D 56>@=:E:@?
Thoughts shared about better transportation for Bluefield's northeast end

2 weeks ago | bdtonline.com | Greg Jordan

BLUEFIELD – Ideas for better connecting Bluefield neighborhoods to the city’s downtown and beyond while making transportation safer were shared when residents, local leaders and engineers met at Bluefield State University. Residents were invited to a town hall meeting at Bluefield State University’s Othello Harris-Jefferson Student Center to hear more about the $1.2 million Reconnecting Communities pilot grant for Northeast End transportation project.
Evening of Hope for Cancer Charities remembers survivors

2 weeks ago | bdtonline.com | Greg Jordan

PRINCETON – Generosity and fun came together Friday for an outdoor event bringing the community together to remember people who have lost their lives to cancer and celebrate survivors while raising money for cancer charities. For the first time since the COVID pandemic reached Mercer County, WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital brought back the Evening of Hope for Cancer Charities. Food, a kids zone, bounce houses, food, community vendors and more came together outside the hospital.
Changes to fishing at Glenwood Lake being considered

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Greg Jordan

PRINCETON – Changing what methods fishing enthusiasts can use at Glenwood Lake and how many fish they can keep are being discussed by the Mercer County Commission. The public was invited to fish at Glenwood Lake and keep what they catch when the county made plans to drain and dredge the lake. This move was to reduce the numbers of fish that had to be relocated when the project got underway, but that project with restoration work to the lake’s dam have been delayed.