Local horse community aids family after fatal fire loss
Mercer County family loses stable and six American Saddlebred horses in unknown origin fire on July 25. Trail Farms owner Shirley Trail notified during Bluefield Horse Show, prompting notable fundraising from Eastern U S Saddlebred owners. Community donors provide equipment and money while horses find temporary stalls and boarding arrangements to resume show activities.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Shirley Trail
Trail Farms
Lashmeet
Trail
Jim Bailey
Blueli 'd Horseman's Association
Bailey
United States
Robin Lefler
Lefler
John Fox
Wytheville
Karen Blankenship
Safder Reopens Pediatrics Practice After Fire
Dr Alma Safder plans to treat patients starting Monday Aug 4 at Suite 8 Quail Valley Medical Center 200 New Hope Road Princeton after a July 28 fire damaged her office. The State Fire Marshal will issue a cause report within two weeks and the practice will use its Uppercliff Terrace phone number.
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Princeton
Alma Safder
Quail Valley Medical Center
New Hope Road
Snider
Uppercliff Terrace Medical Center
Princeton Community Hospital
Uppercliff Terrace
WV Revenue Rises as Coal Boom Boosts July Budgets
In Charleston AP report the Manchin administration notes solid starts to the new fiscal year with general revenue and the State Road Fund beating projections. Coal prices lifted July collections, with severance taxes driving roughly $305 million in general revenue and cigarette taxes surpassing forecasts by $1.6 million.
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Charleston
Manchin
State Road Fund
West Virginia
Mark Muchow
Muchow
Ment
Machow
Joe Manchin
E coli outbreak hits Virginia Scout camp attendees
Fourteen Boy Scouts and one adult at Goshen Scout Reservation contracted E coli with no identified source. Nine of 50 to 60 ill were hospitalized as officials inspect food handling and seek links to ground beef or other causes. The camp hosted about 1,500 scouts and leaders and 200 staff during the July visit.
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Richmond, Va
Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia Department of Health
Maryland
Goshen
Rockbridge County
National
Levine
Robert Hicks
Office of Environmental Health Services
Council
Alan Lambert
Federal
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
United States
Salvation Army collects gift cards to help locals
The Salvation Army in Bluefield collects used and unused gift cards to fund food, clothing, and services for those in need. Captain Jerry Lester notes gift cards with small balances are still valuable, though phone cards are not accepted. Collection boxes are at Sam's Club Bluefield and Wal-Mart Kimball, with mailing to PO Box 818 Bluefield WV 24701.
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Bluefield
Salvation Army
Jerry Lester
Sam’s Club
Wal-Mart
Kimball
Lester
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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