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🌱 How Bluefield State’s new top-five ranking could boost the community

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Bluefield State’s new top-five ranking could boost the community
  • Why Bluefield fire crews rushed to Miller’s ATV in Bluewell

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 41 and low of 34 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Low clouds, temps: high: 44, low: 36.
  • Thursday: Warmer; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 54 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• New statewide rankings place Bluefield State in the top five for 2025 (wvva.com) — Bluefield residents can take pride that Bluefield State has been ranked among the top five colleges statewide for 2025, reflecting strong academics, student support, and community impact. Leaders say the recognition should boost student recruitment, workforce partnerships, and economic opportunities that benefit both the campus and the wider Bluefield community.
   

• Structure fire reported at Miller's ATV in Mercer County (wvnstv.com) — Bluefield and Bluefield, Virginia firefighters were among several departments battling a structure fire Monday at Miller’s ATV in the Bluewell area, which forced a closure of Coal Heritage Road. Drivers were urged to use alternate routes while crews and Mercer County emergency officials responded, and no further details were immediately available.
   

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  • West Virginia Staffing posted a job opening for Food Production & Administrative Support Supervisor - Bluefield State University in Bluefield. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Princeton urges pet owners to provide winter shelter as temperatures drop (wvva.com)
  • Mercer County deputies host annual ‘Shop with a Cop' holiday event (wvva.com)

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