09-04-2025
Volunteers sought for town-wide clean-up day in Bluefield, Va.
bluefield, va. — Town officials in Bluefield, Va., are seeking volunteers to assist with a community clean-up campaign that also coincides with Earth Day.
The town-wide clean-up day will be held on Tuesday, April 22, which is also Earth Day, Bluefield, Va., Town Manager Andrew Hanson said.
While town employees will be participating in the clean-up campaign, community volunteers also are needed. The town is seeking assistance from clubs, groups, students and other volunteers.
'We are looking for volunteers,' Hanson said. 'We are in communication with a few organizations, Tazewell County Schools and Bluefield University, to get their students involved in Earth Day to help pick-up trash.'
Hanson said town employees also will be involved in the clean-up campaign as they work to remove garbage from strategic locations across the town. This includes along major highway intersections, the area near Graham Recreation Park, Reynolds Street, the fountain near the Sanders House and other locations across the town, according to Hanson.
'We would encourage citizens to look around for litter, and ask them to pick up along the roads if they see trash,' Hanson said.
Hanson said bags and other supplies will be provided to citizens who come to the town hall.
This is the first year the town is expanding the clean-up campaign to include community volunteers.
'We did it last year with just the town employees,' Hanson said. 'This year we are expanding it to try to get more volunteers.'
Gusty winds earlier this winter and spring, and the remnants of Hurricane Helene last September, caused a lot of trash and debris to blow around. Bears also have gotten into trash cans, according to Hanson.
'This is just an opportunity to do a spring clean-up for the town, and to highlight Earth Day,' Hanson said.
The town recently installed bear resistant trash cans and dumpsters, which has helped in keeping the animals out of the dumpsters.
Anyone who is interested in volunteering can contact either Loris Stacy or Jeff Sizemore at the Bluefield, Va Town Hall. The phone number is (276) 322-4626. Stacy, who is the town clerk, can be reached at extension 1016. Sizemore, who is the refuse department head, can be reached at extension 1007.
In the neighboring city of Bluefield, members of the Bluefield Board of Directors announced Tuesday that an Earth Day park clean-up event would be held on Tuesday, April 22, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will focus on all of the existing parks, including city park itself.
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