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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 2003
Page
1
A 20-pound Asian water monitor named Joanna, who escaped June 18 near Lake Moses Illinois, was captured July 16 and is headed to the Metro Miami Zoo for a life of leisure after fleeing for a month. Her owner Derek Freeman and Franklin County Sheriff's Department helped capture her.
Bluefield mayor Bill King says Woodtech assets may be sold to Blue Ridge Wood Products and BRWP LLC. Abingdon bankruptcy court approved the sale last week though not finalized. If reopened by October the plant could add 70 to 80 jobs on two shifts, rising to about 98 with a third shift in two years across nearby counties.
Bluefield area residents welcomed word that the West Virginia Health Care Authority approved Bluefield Regional Medical Center to build a heart center. Alvernia Taylor, 67, said the project saves travel to Roanoke or Charleston for heart surgeries and hopes it is finished by the time she needs care. The Health Care Authority and Gov. Wise were to officially announce the end of the matter.
Governor B Bob Wise is expected to announce approval of a Certificate of Need for an open heart surgery facility at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. He will address officials at 1 p.m. at the Bluefield Holiday Inn then appear at 2 p.m. at Mercer Mall, amid requests for a large crowd.
Stores expect a busy weekend as sales tax exemption spans today through Sunday. Sears Mercer Mall manager Tracy Mills cites strong last year results and broader awareness this year. Lyndia Chapman of Princeton Wal-Mart notes increased traffic in the college town amid extended hours.
Stella John Corte 83, longtime Bluefield builder and founder of Corte Construction with brothers Ennio and Mirto, died Thursday at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. He helped create major projects including the East River Mountain Tunnel, Tiffany Manor Housing, Graham Middle School, and the original Princeton Community Hospital. Friends recall him as a community-minded, people person who knew many across the region.
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