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Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 2005
Page
1
Weather Outlook for Local area Today and Tonight
Partly cloudy today with a high near 82 degrees. A 30 percent chance of showers late tonight with temperatures dipping to the mid 60s.
Marijuana find prompts state police probe
State Police opened an inquiry after a marijuana discovery in McDowell. Investigators collect evidence and interview witnesses as officials assess the incident and potential leads. No arrests announced at this stage.
Virginia to launch New Virginia Encyclopedia online
The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities will debut the New Virginia Encyclopedia on the Internet at the end of 2007, timed to Jamestown milestone. It will cover facts like the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel length at 17 miles and Brunswick County’s white oak as the nation’s largest known tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Encyclopedia
Richmond, Va
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia Foundation For the Humanities
Virginia
Jamestown Settlement
Georgia
Alabama
Maryland
Nevada
Andrew Chancey
Foundation
Chancey
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Brunswick County
Delivery Questions For Telegraph Re delivery Line
Contact the Telegraph re-delivery line at 304 327 2802 from 7 am to 12 pm seven days a week. Call by noon to ensure timely delivery within the limited re delivery area.
West Virginia counties lag in children's welfare study
A national Kids Count report shows McDowell County leading in births to undereducated and unmarried teen mothers with high teen birth rates, while Mercer County ranks poorly for high school dropouts. West Virginia overall slides in infant mortality and dropout rates amid floods and recovery efforts. County Superintendent Mark Manchin notes progress and ongoing challenges in dropout reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell
Mercer County
West Virginia
Mark A Manchin
McDowell County
Cars and quilts open Tazewell Fair with show and sale
The Tazewell County Fair kicked off at the fairgrounds with a car audio competition and a car show, drawing a strong turnout. Visitors sampled funnel cakes and hot dogs, toured the quilt exhibit in Nuckoll's Hall, and eyed the quilt raffle benefiting the Second Tuesday Quilt Guild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quilt In
Sharon Bron
Quilters Guild
Tazewell County Fair
Tazewell
Betty Melvin
Nuckoll’s Hall
Sharon Rhody
McDowell County Sees Highest Teen Birth Metrics in State Ranking
McDowell County ranks 53rd of 55 counties overall, recording the highest share of births to mothers with less than a 12th grade education, the highest percentage of unmarried teens, and the highest teen birth rate. Mercer County sits 45th overall with a 51st rank for high teen birth rate.
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Bluefield
Mississippi
Louisiana
Alabama
West Virginia
United States
McDowell County
Mercer
Mercer County
Highland Avenue residents seek crackdown on Crack Alley
Bluefield residents describe a drug problem along Highland Avenue as a young woman in a halter top walked past a crowd of 12 to 14 locals near Beech Street and Wade School. A man then exited the enclave followed shortly by the woman. She appeared unaffected as she moved along the street, amid memories of early 1900s mansions and Ruth Bowman, mother of General Norman Schwarzkopf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Avenue
Bluefield
Wade Center
Luefield
Beech Street
Wade
Enclave
Highland
Bluefield Avenue
Ruth Bowman
Stormin
Norman Schwarzkopf
Memorial plans announced for late Princeton city manager
Princeton residents 예정 memorial service for City Manager Douglas E. Freeman, 56, to be held at the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest. Freeman died Friday afternoon while vacationing at Nags Head, North Carolina, from a stroke. He and his wife Debbie lived at 1700 Honaker Avenue. Freeman served as Princeton city manager since February 1996, renowned across West Virginia for his expertise as an International City and County Management Association certified manager and nine years of service in Princeton.
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Princeton
Douglas E. Freeman
Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest
Freeman
Nags Head
N.C
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Debbie
Honaker Avenue
West Virginia
International City and County Management Association
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