Jeff Harvey

Athens

Reporter and Columnist at Bluefield Daily Telegraph

newspaper reporter, local history buff, sports fan

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Mercer Board of Health tackles several topics

1 week ago | bdtonline.com | Jeff Harvey

green valley – Several community outreach programs were the focus of a light Mercer County Board of Health meeting agenda Wednesday afternoon. Mercer County Health Department Administrator Lynn Legg cited several outreach efforts by the department including a visit by the mobile clinic to the Readiness Roundup at The Chuck Mathena Center on March 1 where preschoolers got to tour the clinic. kAm“~? |2J f[ H6 925 2 4@==23@C2E:@?
Summer reading program set to kick off in Princeton

1 week ago | bdtonline.com | Jeff Harvey

princeton – Starting Sunday, the Princeton Public Library is encouraging both children and adults to pick up on their reading as part of the Summer Reading Program. PPL Director Laura Buchanan said, “From June 1 to July 30, we invite all ages from one to adult to take part in our summer reading program with the theme ‘Color Our World.’”kAm%96 =@?8\DE2?5:?8 AC@8C2> H2D 6I4=FD:G6 7@C J@F?86C 286D F?E:= 6IA2?5:?8 :?
A look at the early church in village of Concord

1 week ago | bdtonline.com | Jeff Harvey

I want to open this week's column with an acknowledgement of comments made on my recent columns. Thank you very much for the comments. Going forward with Margaret Ann Scott's history of Athens in the 1984 Mercer County Historical Society's History of Mercer County, we come to the early church in the then-village of Concord. kAm&?E:= `gdg[ 49FC49 D6CG:46D H6C6 4@?5F4E65 :?
Woodard looks forward to serving as Princeton police chief

2 weeks ago | bdtonline.com | Jeff Harvey

princeton — For new Princeton Police Chief Ben Woodard, the path to his new post started early in his life. “My next door neighbor growing up in Ohio was a police officer and our families were good friends. I got the idea of being an officer into my blood and it went from there,” he saidkAmq67@C6 ;@:?:?8 E96 !C:?46E@?
Taking a deeper dive into the early days of Athens

2 weeks ago | bdtonline.com | Jeff Harvey

It’s been a while since we’ve looked at Athens’ history, so that’s where we’ll go for now. Our source material will be the essay on Athens in the 1984 Mercer County Historical Society’s Mercer County History written by Margaret Ann Scott. From 1858 to 1896, Athens was known as Concord and Concord Church. Before the former date, there was no name for the area which now comprises the town. kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ 62C=J 244@F?ED[ 7:G6 72>:=:6D D6EE=65 :?
Princeton city employees recognized during council meeting

2 weeks ago | bdtonline.com | Jeff Harvey

princeton -A relatively brief Princeton City Council meeting Monday evening saw several city employees recognized. Princeton Police Chief Ben Woodard was sworn in by City Manager Mike Webb with his family and parents present. In brief remarks, he thanked Council and said he was looking forward to leading the department and serving the city and its residents. kAmr9C:D |236 H2D 2AA@:?E65 @? >@E:@? @7 ':46 |2J@C y2>6D w2H<:?D H:E9 2 D64@?5 7C@> r@F?4:=>2? y@6 p==6? E@ 36 24E:?8 4:EJ 4=6C< 7:==:?8 :?
A final look at the storied history of Brush Creek Falls

3 weeks ago | bdtonline.com | Jeff Harvey

Picking up on the story of Brush Creek Falls by Margaret Ann Scott in the 1987 Mercer County Historical Society’s History of Mercer County, we come to the end of the milling era. James D. Johnston, the builder and owner of the first mill, died in 1895. The next year, the mills were sold to John William Johnston and George A. Sturdivant, who continued with the work in the buildings until 1904, when they discontinued the grist mill.
Brush Creek Falls: A key to local fabrication in the mid-1800s

4 weeks ago | bdtonline.com | Jeff Harvey

After a long series of columns, I have decided to go for a shorter topic, in this case, , courtesy of an article by Margaret Ann Scott in the 1987 edition of the Mercer County Historical Society’s History of Mercer County. Scott’s article is in the form of a speech she gave at the dedication ceremony for the nature preserve that opened there in the 1980s. I’ll stick with the history of the area she summarized. kAm%96 72==D H6C6 7:CDE 6IA=@C65 3J E96 $92H?66[ H9@ 4FE 7=:?E :?
Library to host pet vaccinations, streaming service

1 month ago | bdtonline.com | Jeff Harvey

princeton – Two developments, one an event, the other an addition, are at the Princeton Public Library to serve the public. PPL Director Laura Buchanan said, “Tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., All Creatures Veterinary Clinic will be providing rabies and other vaccinations for dogs and cats for $15 a shot.”kAmx? 255:E:@? E@ E96 C23:6D D9@E H9:49 H:== 36 7@C @?6 J62C :7 E96C6 :D ?@ AC@@7 @7 G244:?2E:@? AC@G:565 @C E9C66 J62CD :7 AC@@7 :D AC@G:565[ D9@ED H:== 36 8:G6?
Broadcasting makes it's local debut in Mercer County

1 month ago | bdtonline.com | Jeff Harvey

We come to the end of our current series of columns with a look at early broadcasting in Mercer County. The first step in modern sound transmission was extended and explored in Mercer County when Ernest Kitts of the Bluefield Telephone Company began to tinker with the newly developed radio. He set up a small 10-watt sending station, WHAZ, in the offices of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, then in downtown. kAm%96 6IA6C:6?46 82:?65 :?