Friday August 3 2007 event brief from Bdtonline.com
A brief item from Bdtonline.com dated Friday August 3 2007 notes events or updates of local interest. The readable portion provides no further context or specifics beyond the date and source.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 2007
Page
1
A brief item from Bdtonline.com dated Friday August 3 2007 notes events or updates of local interest. The readable portion provides no further context or specifics beyond the date and source.
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thunderstorms. High near 88. Quote of the day from Jamie Winegar of Houston recounts a traffic delay on an interstate bridge near Minneapolis when the bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River.
The report lists market activity with advanced and declined counts, new highs and lows, and total volume across two categories. Specific figures include 2,171 new highs and 1,142 declines on one line, 40 new lows and 167 volume in another, plus a combined 4,187,024,187 volume and 1,713 advances with 1,296 declines in a second block.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph hosts outdoor community yard sale to raise funds for Newspapers In Education. Vendors pay a 15 registration fee with 10 spots prepaid, aiming for about 15. Sale runs 7 am to 1 pm with books, hamburgers, and hot dogs. Grant's provides food and book drop offs. 400 books collected. Held during Lemonade Days to boost traffic.
Lottery results listed with numbers for Daily 3 Pick 3 and Pick 4 Virginia Pick 3 Pick 4. No people, places, or events.
Delivery problems should be directed to the Telegraph delivery line at 304 327 2800, available 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily. Call by noon to ensure timely service within the specified delivery area.
The Minneapolis bridge collapse prompts renewed attention to aging bridges in West Virginia District 10. John McBrayer notes regular local inspections with more frequent checks for older spans. U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, named new vice chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, urges renewed federal investment.
A Henrico County judge ruled Virginia’s new abusive driver fees unconstitutional in the Anthony Price case, stopping clerks in Henrico from collecting civil remedial fees that can exceed $1,000 for certain driving offenses. Legal observers expect similar challenges in other localities, potentially halting fee collections statewide.
Officers and the Mercer County Animal Shelter seized 85 animals including dogs cats goats and fowl from 216 Gardner Loop Road after an investigation of an alleged illegal dump on Brickyard Road. Deputy D W Sparks Jr confirmed the count as the scene was secured for care.
A 10-year-old boy was treated at a local hospital after a dog attack while riding a bicycle near his grandparents home on Reese Harmon Ridge. Deputy Sommers said a female pit bull and a basset hound mix mauled him. the grandfather defended the boy and hit a dog with a hammer to free him. The dogs were seized and their owners, Sarah Ratliff and Harry Starcher Jr, were arrested and arraigned on harboring a vicious dog charges.
Western Tazewell County endured extensive flooding in Richlands after heavy rainfall. Emergency officials closed several streets and declared a local state of emergency as responders worked through the night. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch after 6 p.m.
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