Tag: Mercer County
Bluefield Area Transit joins Union Mission for Thanksgiving Stuff the Bus...
Bluefield, WV (WOAY) - In anticipation of Thanksgiving, Bluefield Area Transit partners with Bluefield Union Mission to host the Stuff the Bus.
Bluefield Area Transit...
Two DUI checkpoints scheduled in Mercer County
Bluefield, WV (WOAY) - Mercer County authorities will conduct two DUI checkpoints in the area this weekend.
The first DUI checkpoint will be on Friday,...
Twenty underserved West Virginia communities selected for Rural Partners Network
Washington, DC (WOAY) - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and Ambassador Susan Rice announce the expansion of the Rural Partners Network...
Officer involved shooting in Mercer County
Princeton, WV (WOAY) - Members of the West Virginia State Police Special Response Team exchanged gunfire with a suspect while assisting with the service...
Manchin and Capito announce $2.8 million for flood protection in Elkhorn...
Charleston, WV (WOAY) - U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announce $2,817,600 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The grant...
Mercer County authorities seek community assistance finding missing elderly woman
Princeton, WV (WOAY) - Mercer County authorities are looking for Linda Sue Simpson, 75, of Bluefield, last seen at her residence yesterday on Sandlick...
Concord University signs MOU with WVU to create pathway to graduate...
Athens, WV (WOAY) - Concord University's Department of Fine Arts and the Reed College of Media at West Virginia University partner up to provide...
Attorney General Morrisey’s mobile office to visit across West Virginia in...
Charleston, WV (WOAY) - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announces representatives from his office will meet with West Virginians in November to discuss...
Mountaineer Food Bank hosting several food giveaways this week
Oak Hill, WV (WOAY) - Mountaineer Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry is hosting several food giveaways this week across West Virginia. The giveaways start...
Justice Department files multiple lawsuits to stop the illegal sale of...
Washington, D.C. (WOAY) - The United States Justice Department filed complaints against six companies and related individuals to stop illegally manufacturing and selling unauthorized...
WVDOH accepts bids for three bridge replacement projects
Charleston, WV (WOAY) - West Virginia Department of Highways (WVDOH) held a bid letting Monday for 25 construction projects statewide, including a project to...
Operation Gratitude and Los Angeles community to assemble 16,000 care packages...
Princeton, WV (WOAY) - Operation Gratitude will partner with volunteers in Los Angeles to create 16,000 care packages to thank veterans nationwide. Five hundred...
Capito and Manchin announce over $14 million in ARC POWER Grants
Charleston, WV (WOAY) - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) announce 15 Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization...
One Tank Trip: Shawnee Lake and Amusement Park
PRINCETON, WV (WOAY) - While many get their Halloween thrills at haunted houses and tourist attractions, one place in Mercer County, just outside of...
Winners selected in fifth annual State Fire Marshall Fire Safety Poster...
Charleston, WV (WOAY) - The West Virginia Department of Homeland Security announces the Fifth Annual State Fire Marshal Fire Safety Poster Contest winners.
Out of...
Concord University to host COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine clinic
Athens, WV (WOAY) – Concord University will host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic, including updated boosters, on Friday, October 14th, from 10:00 am to 2:00...
Princeton police seeking public assistance searching for missing woman
Princeton, WV (WOAY) - State police and Princeton authorities seek the community's help finding Angela Marie Cecil-Lawrence. Witnesses report last seeing her in the...
Concord University ranks in multiple categories on the Best U.S. News...
Athens, WV (WOAY) - The U.S. News and World Report ranks Concord University among the Best Regional Universities South, Top Public Schools, and Top...
New River Community and Technical College Foundation awards record number of...
Beaver, WV (WOAY) - The New River Community and Technical College's (CTC) Foundation has awarded a record number of scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic...
WVDEP hosting 13 free tire collection events statewide through October and...
Charleston, WV (WOAY) - The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection's (WVDEP) Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP) is hosting 13 free tire collection events...
Capito, Manchin announce $2.9 million for domestic violence prevention and community...
Charleston, WV (WOAY) - U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV)announce $2,925,020 through the U.S. Department Department of Justice.
The funding will...
Second Accelerated Bridge Deck replacement scheduled on West Virginia Turnpike
Charleston, WV (WOAY) - The West Virginia Parkways Authority will begin construction on the second of three Accelerated Bridge Deck (ABC) Replacement projects on...
Concord University partners with Vietnam institution to create International Education Pathway
Athens, WV (WOAY) - Concord University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Finance-Marketing (UFM) in Ho Chi Minh City,...
Concord University to host COVID-19 vaccine clinic with updated booster
Athens, WV (WOAY) - Concord University will host a COVID-19 vaccine clinic, including the updated booster, on Wednesday, September 28, from 10:00 am to...
Concord University partners with Mercer County Schools to increase FAFSA participation...
Athens, WV (WOAY) - To encourage more Mercer County high school seniors to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Concord University...
