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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 2003

Page

8

Today’s Weather Forecast for Bluefield and Princeton

Mostly cloudy conditions prevail with a 40 percent chance of a shower or thunderstorm. Regional temperatures and timing limited in the readable text.

Stelio Corte remembered as community leader and builder

Stelio Corte, longtime Bluefield area contractor and community booster, died leaving a legacy from Kimball to Bluefield. He mentored regional leaders, served on multiple boards including Bluefield Regional Medical Center, and was honored by the Chamber of Commerce. Survived by Betty Corte, daughter Catherine Payne, brother Mirto, and grandchildren.

Kimball Corte Swope Portal East River Mountain Tunnel A.A al” Modena Bluefield Modena Betty Chamber of Commerce Rocky Hedrick Corte Construction Stelio Hedrick McDowell County Bill King Stella Daniel MacMillan Bluefield College Bluefield Regional Medical Center Bluefield Regional Medical Center Foundation First Century Bank Southwest Virginia Community College Salvation Army Glen Wood Park

Area stores extend hours for tax holiday sales

Bluefield K Mart manager Gary Beever reports a 5 percent sales boost during the holiday’s first year and plans for 24 hour Friday and late Saturday hours. J C Penney Mercer Mall sets varied better stocked hours with clearance items and 30 day layaway. Shoppers speculate on school tax break impact and weekend shopping habits.

Bluefield K-Mart Gary Beever Beever Kathy Kroshier Dudley Elementary

Residents push to bring heart center to southern West Virginia

A 19 year effort to locate a regional heart center was amplified at a 1 p.m. press conference at the Holiday Inn on U S Route 460. Residents cheered the plan and recalled loved ones who could have benefited from closer care, noting shorter travel times and faster treatment.

West Virginia Holiday Inn U.S. Route 460 Patricia Pitzer Princeton

Cardiac Center Plan Ties BRMC to Area Hospitals

The BRMC cardiac center project is a joint effort with Princeton Community Hospital and Charleston Area Medical Center. The pact assigns Bluefield as the heart center and Princeton to receive a cancer center pending the CON outcome, which has not yet been announced.

BRMC Princeton Community Hospital Charleston Area Medical Center PCH Bluefield Princeton

Wise to speak at Bluefield about cardiac center request

Qo Wise speaks at the Holiday Inn in Bluefield at 1 p.m. today on the cardiac center request and is joined by Sonia Chambers, Health Care Authority chairwoman. He then appears at Mercer Mall at 2 p.m. to back West Virginia Sales Tax Holiday, launched there last year. Barbara Hawkins at bhawkins bottonline.com provided details.

Wise Holiday Inn Bluefield Sonia Chambers Health Care Authority Mercer West Virginia Mercer Mall Governor’s Press Office Charleston Barbara Hawkins Bhawkins Bottonline

Woodtech revival in Blue Ridge aims to hire 150 workers

Woodtech backer King says financing from local banks and authorities is being finalized with a target review by August 26. If approved, hiring could start in September through the Virginia Employment Commission in Cedar Bluff, seeking former Woodtech and Dean Company staff to fill about 150 positions. Products remain domestically oriented with plans to export only if needed. Volunteers and local partners support reopening as Neal Associates provides security. materials would serve pools, cabinets, and furniture.

Coalfield Economic Development Authority Virginia Small Business Financing Authority King Virginia Employment Commission Cedar Bluff Woodtech Dean Company Japan Blue Ridge Tazewell County IDA Margie Bandy Virginia Work Force Services Agency Neal Associates Bluewell

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