Stacey Hicks, who owns property in the area, came before Council to urge quicker action on alleviating drainage problems in the Rogers Street area.

PRINCETON — Mercer County residents should not throw away letters from the county clerk’s office or the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office because they contain information about changes in precincts and polling places.

PRINCETON — A federal investigation has recovered $270,984 in back wages and liquidated damages for 166 workers of a Princeton skilled nursing care facility, according to a statement issued by the U.S. Department of Labor.

PRINCETON — Children returning to classrooms and other places outside the home have increased the numbers of child abuse and neglect cases being reported in Mercer County and across the state, according to the West Virginia Child Advocacy Network.

GREEN VALLEY — At their meeting Wednesday at the Mercer County Health Center, the Mercer County Board of Health discussed plans to become the primary agency to administer school sports physicals.

CHARLESTON — Several potentially controversial bills were filed this week by West Virginia legislators, including two that would set limits on when legal abortions can be performed.

CHARLESTON — West Virginia continues to see more COVID-related hospitalizations, with the total at 907 on Tuesday, the highest it has been since the Delta surge, when it peaked at 1,012.

CHARLESTON — Some states are seeing a decrease in the number of new COVID cases, but West Virginia started late in the current surge and numbers are still growing.

ATHENS — Princeton Rescue Squad CEO Stacey Hicks will serve as the Grand Groundhog Watcher for Concord University’s 2022 Groundhog Day Breakfast.

PRINCETON — The Charles T. “Chuck” Mathena II Foundation, Inc. in Princeton is among the West Virginia entities receiving funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.

PRINCETON — A local man is facing a malicious wounding charge after his father was stabbed and cut during an altercation.

ATHENS — The ongoing efforts to refurbish the Athens Town Park received a major boost last week with a $9,000 state donation.

PRINCETON — For the second year in a row, the Downtown Princeton Countdown will be a virtual only event.

Officers discovered pills among candy canes when they responded to a Christmas Day domestic violence complaint which led to the arrests of two people on charges including child neglect resulting in risk of injury.

PETERSTOWN — After an unexpected delay caused by frigid temperatures in Texas last winter, the new Peterstown School complex is getting back on track and will be ready to open in August 2022.

WASHINGTON — Months before attackers supporting then-President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol last Jan. 6, social media sites were flooded with angry postings claiming the presidential election had been rigged and calling for violence.

CHARLESTON — The third time was the charm for Gov. Jim Justice when the state Legislature earlier this year finally approved the creation of a state Intermediate Court of Appeals.

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. — The Facebook memes, the editorial cartoons and the headlines from left-leaning publications all agree: Sen. Joe Manchin is living a lavish lifestyle while blocking Biden administration initiatives to relieve and comfort the ordinary folks of West Virginia and America in general. The evidence: Manchin drives an Italian sportscar and lives in Washington on a “luxury yacht.”

BLUEFIELD — The Bluefield Union Mission is being offered $250,000 from the balance left in the CARES Act.

CHARLESTON — The number of new COVID cases reported Wednesday in West Virginia hit almost 2,000, with the number of active cases once again topping 9,000.

ATHENS — In three ceremonies over two days, 160 Concord University graduate candidates received recognition in the Main Gymnasium of the Carter Center during the 23rd annual Fall Commencement Ceremony.

BLUEFIELD — Work on the Grant Street Bridge in Bluefield has ground to a halt, and city officials say it is a Norfolk Southern (NS) issue.

ATHENS — Concord University recently hosted the 4th Annual Pitch Competition. Concord students competed in the event that was brought back to mainly in-person this year, with the option to view virtually.

BLUEFIELD — Bluefield State College continues to achieve milestones, and a major one has now been reached.

PRINCETON — A campaign that urges holiday seekers to avoid the reckless behavior of drunk and drugged driving is partnering with local human service and law enforcement agencies to make the Christmas season safer for everyone is now underway