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While officials in Mercer County are still awaiting a federal disaster declaration from President Joe Biden, more than 1,600 claims for assistance have been submitted to FEMA in neighboring Tazewell

While officials in Mercer County are still awaiting a federal disaster declaration from the White House, more than 1,600 claims for assistance have been submitted to FEMA in neighboring Tazewell County.

National Weather Service graphic: A wind advisory issued by the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Va., remains in effect for this morning.

BLUEFIELD — A newly created authority is working to promote economic development and tourism growth along the King Coal Highway corridor in southern West Virginia.

File photo: The once towering structures along Bluefield's 400 block, including the old JcPenny and Montgomery Ward, are now gone and the area is largely flat. The Bluefield Economic Development Authority is moving closer toward final design plans for the long-awaited rebuild effort in the city's 400 block. Tara Wyatt

The first principal for the new Timberwood Elementary School in Mercer County has been selected.

A FEMA disaster recovery center will be opening in Mercer County on Monday.

While a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center is now open to assist residents of Mercer County, state officials in neighboring Virginia are still seeking additional help for local residents impacted by

The Bluefield Economic Development Authority is seeking registrations for an upcoming class called “The Mindset of an Entrepreneur.”

An engineering firm has been selected for the long-awaited rebuild effort along Bluefield’s 400 block.