Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Bluefield, WV

Local News

May 12, 2009

AFTERNOON UPDATE — Job information meeting planned for federal prison

WELCH — An upcoming job information session at the National Guard Armory in Welch will help area residents looking for a job at the new federal prison in Welch.

The session will be held on Thursday, May 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the armory in Welch, according to McDowell County Economic Development Director Rachel Lester.

Lester said officials are hoping to see more residents of McDowell County apply for the 340 plus jobs that have to be filled at the new federal prison in Welch. Lester said a greater number of residents of Mercer and Wyoming counties attended the last job training session.

For more on this story, and other news, see Wednesday’s Daily Telegraph.

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