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Mercer commissioners turning down pay raise
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:42:01 -0800
PRINCETON (WVVA) - A local county commission wants to turn down a pay raise if it's passed by state lawmakers. West Virginia lawmakers propose giving several county officials pay raises of $10,000 or
Mercer delegate plans to introduce bill to remove W.Va. Turnpike tolls
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:56:33 -0800
BLUEFIELD — When it opened in the mid-1950s, engineers considered the West Virginia Turnpike to be a marvel of highway engineering. Even today by modern highway construction standards, the 88-mile highway from Mercer to Kanawha County is an incredible road.
Skunk tests positive for rabies in Mercer County
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:59:21 -0800
ATHENS (WVVA) - A skunk captured in Mercer County has tested positive for the rabies virus, the Mercer County Health Department said in a press release issued Thursday. The case occurred on Hinton Road
New DMV identification requirements concern Mercer County resident
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:14:20 -0800
MONTCALM — A Mercer County woman contacted the newspaper Thursday morning to express her concerns related to changes in the new requirements the West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles enacted on Jan. 3, that require a birth certificate, Social Security card and two proofs of West Virginia residency.
AFTERNOON UPDATE: Mercer County’s top spellers compete at Bluefield State College
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:44:11 -0800
BLUEFIELD — Mercer County schools now know which of the county’s top spellers will have a chance to become West Virginia’s and possibly the nation’s top speller.
MCHD reports second Mercer County rabies case of 2012
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:05:34 -0800
PRINCETON — Mercer County health officials announced Friday that a wounded raccoon had proven to be the county’s second confirmed case of rabies this year.
Turnpike toll removal bill continues to make slow progress through House
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:20:34 -0800
BLUEFIELD — A Mercer County delegate who says the people of his district are tired of paying $12 in tolls to travel roughly 90 miles to Charleston and back home, said his bill to abolish tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike has taken another small step forward this term.
Lawmakers back pay-hike proposal for Mercer’s elected officials
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:11:33 -0800
CHARLESTON — Several southern West Virginia lawmakers are backing legislation that would increase the salaries of county commissioners, sheriffs and other elected officials by $10,000 or more.
Mercer County prepares for truant hearings
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:37:24 -0800
Next week, children and parents in Mercer County will face a judge because of the amount of unexcused school absences students accumulated this year. It’s part of a new truancy program written by the county circuit court judges.
Delegate: Toll removal bill planned
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:44:20 -0800
When it opened in the mid-1950s, engineers considered the West Virginia Turnpike to be a marvel of highway engineering. Even today by modern highway construction standards, the 88-mile highway from Mercer to Kanawha County is an incredible road.