Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
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Winter Storm: More Power Outages, Longer Waits In Bluefield
As of Tuesday afternoon, about 27,000 West Virginia customers of Appalachian Power remained without electricity because of this week’s winter storm, down from 50,000.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBluefield State University Names New President
Darrin Martin was selected unanimously as Bluefield’s new president by the university’s Board of Governors Thursday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBluefield Becomes Fourth West Virginia City To Pass Camping Ban This Year
The Bluefield Board of Directors voted Tuesday to adopt an ordinance that would make it illegal to sleep on public property. The U.S. The Supreme Court ruled in June that local government ordinanc...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKing Coal, Corridor H Highway Projects Win Millions In Contracts
Two major highway projects are about to get a significant amount of funding toward their completion, Gov. Jim Justice announced in Bluefield on Monday.
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Census: Most Of State's Largest Cities Shrank From 2022 To 2023
Of the state’s 15 largest cities, only Morgantown and Bridgeport gained population from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023, according to new U.S. Census data.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNo Longer ‘The Bridge to Nowhere’: Ribbon Cutting Opens New Section Of King Coal Highway
Gov. Jim Justice held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the previously constructed Christine Elmore West Bridge, located near Bluefield. The bridge was commonly called ‘the bridge to nowhere’, because the road ended with the bridge. Now as part of a $2.8 billion Roads to Prosperity program, the King Coal Highway extends past the bridge for three miles. The new completed stretch of highway connects Airport Road to John Nash Boulevard near Bluefield.
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