Tag: Mercer County
Bluefield Area Transit celebrates completion with ribbon-cutting ceremony, Gov. Justice among...
BLUEFIELD, WV (WOAY) - After attending the groundbreaking for the new state-of-the-art area transit station back in March, Governor Jim Justice made his return...
Bluefield State University offering new nursing scholarship worth up to $100,000
BLUEFIELD, WV (WOAY) - Following a year of completion for Bluefield University's undergraduate nursing program, a new scholarship opportunity is now in store.
Six individuals...
Beckley VA Marine Corps Veteran claims third place title in a...
PRINCETON, WV (WOAY) - Marine Corps Veteran Susan Roles has a knack for sewing, and now she's finding it rewarding on national levels.
A few...
One Tank Trip: Pipestem Adventures
PIPESTEM, WV (WOAY) - Pipestem Resort State Park's many recreational activities are starting to gain some momentum for the summer again.
The park recently welcomed...
Representative from NRGRDA to speak at Mountain State Land Use Academy...
PIPESTEM, WV (WOAY) - The Grants and Impact Manager at the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), Allison Smith will be giving a...
Bluefield Economic Development Authority to get a Food Truck Incubator Program...
BLUEFIELD, WV (WOAY) - Jim Spencer, the Executive Director of the Economic Development Authority for the City of Bluefield plans to start a regional...
Bluefield State College achieves university status, now to become Bluefield State...
BLUEFIELD, WV (WOAY) - Three and a half years ago, the Board of Governors at Bluefield State College made the decision to tackle the...
One Tank Trip: All Together Arts Week
PRINCETON, WV (WOAY) - After two years of having to hold the event virtually, an in-person All Together Arts Week has finally returned to...
Mercer County Coalition for Healthy Communities recognizes National Prevention Week through...
PRINCETON, WV (WOAY) - As a way to raise community awareness, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) declared May 8 through...
Gov. Justice attends ribbon-cutting at Pipestem Resort State Park to celebrate...
PIPESTEM, WV (WOAY) - A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday to celebrate over $8 million in upgrades at Pipestem Resort State Park.
Governor Jim...
One Tank Trip: Lonnie Gunter Jr., Center for Industrial History
PRINCETON, WV (WOAY) - A legacy project and a soon-to-be hub of history and culture in the City of Princeton, the future home of...
SUSPECT LOCATED: State Police search for missing man out of Raleigh...
UPDATE (2:45 P.M.) - The WVSP Beckley Detachment says Griffith has been located and is okay.
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RALEIGH COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - Police are searching for...
Beckley VAMC Women’s Veterans Program host to Bonnie’s Bus
PRINCETON, WV (WOAY) - The Beckley VA Medical Center's Women's Veteran Program partnered with Bonnie's Bus to offer mammograms to their veteran women.
Part...
Sixth Annual Macey Whittaker SIDS Awareness 5k run/walk to be held...
PRINCETON, WV (WOAY) - Three months after baby Macey Whittaker was born on May 19, 2010, at the Women's Center at Princeton Community Hospital,...
Bluefield State University students hold the Granada Project
BLUEFIELD, WV (WOAY) - "We're trying to bring out all of the children, all of the elementary school kids, middle school kids, whoever wants...
BREAKING: Bluefield murder suspects located and taken into custody
BLUEFIELD, WV (WOAY) - The two suspects wanted in connection to a murder in Bluefield have been located and taken into custody.
According to Deputy...
City of Bluefield to continue making workforce developments
BLUEFIELD, WV (WOAY) - The City of Bluefield is making great strides toward workforce development.
Bluefield's economic development director and head of the Bluefield...
Concord University to host Spring Preview Day and other recruitment opportunities
ATHENS, WV (WOAY) - Concord University is getting busy recruiting new students to campus this spring.
The Office of Admissions will host their Spring Preview...
Revolutionary pre-manufactured building materials company coming to Bluefield
BLUEFIELD, WV (WOAY) - Even more new opportunities are underway in the City of Bluefield.
A groundbreaking ceremony for Omnis Building Technologies was held...
New mindfulness space comes to Bluefield University
BLUEFIELD, VA (WOAY) - There's now a place on Bluefield University's campus where students can go for relieving stress.
The Bluefield University Center for Counseling...
Concord University celebrates 150 years through Founder’s Day event
ATHENS, WV (WOAY) - Founded in 1872, Concord University turned 150 years old on Monday, Feb. 28.
To celebrate, the school hosted its Founder's Day...
Bluefield University’s theater program to host upcoming production
BLUEFIELD, WV (WOAY) - The Bluefield University Theater Department is taking the stage for a play that's all about community living.
Written in 1938 by...
Drive for the Deployed holds care packing day for U.S. troops
BLUEFIELD, WV (WOAY) - The deployed U.S. troops wait on standby as tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to build. People and organizations around...
New cheerleading scholarship named in honor of long-time coach Lisa Blankenship
ATHENS, WV (WOAY) - Concord University has announced the endowment of a new scholarship that honors the memory of a beloved Mountain Lion Coach.
The...
Bluefield State College to acquire a new music center
BLUEFIELD, WV (WOAY) - Pete Sternloff, a local businessman and blues musician, is putting his vision to preserve and enhance the music scene in...
