PRINCETON, WV (WVNS) - Mercer County Commissioners discussed the increasing regional jail bill during a meeting on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. According to commissioners, the bill is almost $160,000 and that was just for the month of October. Commissioner Bill Archer said the jail bill is the highest expense for the county.
Junior Madison Isaacson advanced six spots in the final standings on Tuesday, placing in a team-best 11th-place tie after shooting 1-over par 73 on the final 18 holes to pace Western Carolina at the squad's lone fall semester tournament. WCU came home ninth overall at the Mercer Invitational, finishing with a three-round tally of 966.
Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy is taking Philadelphia by storm for the city's latest round of "One Bite" pizza reviews. Portnoy, or "El Presidente," as he's widely known," has tried pizzerias for the "One Bite" series from across the U.S.
PRINCETON - After about 121 new cases were reported last week, the number of positive COVID-19 cases recorded in Mercer County has jumped to over a thousand, a county commissioner said Tuesday. The number of COVID-19 cases Mercer County has seen since the pandemic started had grown to 1,016, County Commissioner Greg Puckett said Tuesday.
With Republican control of the Senate appearing likely, the Democrats' hopes for health care, family leave, retirement and tax reforms are scuttled, a Mercer analyst said at a webinar.
The Chattanooga Mocs completed the fall semester with a runner-up finish at the Mercer Invitational. The two-day, 54-hole total of 887 matched the squad's best tally through four events. Esme Hamilton led the Mocs ending up in third with a 1-over 217.
Kathryn Marie Mercer was born January 6, 1926 in McEwen, TN and raised in Nashville, TN. She later moved to Winter Haven, FL where she called Florida her home for the remainder of her years. Kathryn was a nurse and caregiver to a lot of patients over the years.
Johnny Mercer's wife has revealed how the couple were sent death threats They were also sent a parcel containing a used nappy to their family home The tracked parcel was addressed to the MP's wife Felicity Cornelius-Mercer The parcel and death threats believed to come after Mr Mercer voted against free school meals The wife of Tory MP Johnny Mercer has revealed how he was branded a 'child killer' and the couple were sent a dirty nappy in the post over his opposition to free school meals.
An error was made on some mail-in ballots sent to voters in Hamilton Township in Mercer County, and it remains unclear how it may impact a local race in the 2020 general election.
MACON, Ga. - Lady Topper Golf is tied for the lead at its final event of the fall while sophomore Sarah Arnold is in second, individually. With one round remaining, WKU is atop the leaderboard, tied with Chattanooga at 19-over 595 through 36 holes.
PRINCETON, WV (WVNS) - Mercer County Schools administrators confirmed another positive COVID-19 case at one of their schools. They said in the Monday, November 9, 2020 announcement that the case is from an employee at Glenwood School. Contact tracing by the Mercer County Health Department already concluded.
BLUEFIELD - State health officials confirmed another two COVID-19 related deaths Monday in Mercer County, a 52-year-old man and a 76-year-old man. The 52-year-old man was one of 17 new virus deaths reported in the state Monday. At age 52, this would be the youngest virus-related death to be reported in Mercer County to date.
The Highway Patrol reports two young men with Trenton addresses were injured Monday afternoon when a pickup struck loose gravel and traveled off Harmonica Road four miles south of Princeton.
PRINCETON, W.Va. (WVVA)- A brush fire occurred just after 12 p.m. Monday. The fire happened off Old Springs Road in Princeton. The fire damaged around 4 acres of wooded area. The East River, Green Valley-Glenwood, and Blue Stone Valley Volunteer Fire Departments were all dispatched to the fire scene.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) - Thirty-eight counties in Pennsylvania have been added to the substantial list of community transmission, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Health Secretary Rachel Levine says she's very concerned that only about 1 in 5 of those diagnosed recently has been willing to cooperate with contact tracers about where they had been prior to getting sick.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected numerous aspects of Mercer's campus life. Campus religious organizations have had to adjust as well. At a time when large gatherings must be held carefully, religious groups have had to change the way they hold worship. One of these groups includes Mercer's Baptist Christian Ministries.
PRINCETON - No changes in local election results were shown Monday when Mercer County's votes from the Nov.3 general election were canvassed. County Clerk Verlin Moye said Monday morning that he had just sent the canvass results to the West Virginia Secretary of State's Office.
MACON, Ga.---The Chattanooga Mocs got off to a good start at the Mercer Invitational. The squad is tied for first through 36 holes with Western Kentucky at 595. It began with 299 in the morning round sitting in third behind WKU (294) and Mercer (294).
By CHARLES OWENS Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD - State health officials confirmed another two COVID-19 related deaths Monday in Mercer County, a 52-year-old man and a 76-year-old man. The 52-year-old man was one of 17 new virus deaths reported in the state Monday.
Mercer's basketball program saw an improvement of 6 wins from the previous year by: Vince Pellegrini Posted: / Updated: Mercer Mustangs Coach: Joe Vensaco2019-20 Record: 6-17 (1-11, Region 2)Returning Starters: Senior Sam Ellison. Juniors - Woody Nickel, Logan Turton and Dom Pugh.