Teamsters Strike At UPS Facility In Green Valley
United Parcel Service workers in Green Valley joined a nationwide strike that idles 37 Teamsters at the local facility serving Mercer, McDowell and Wyoming counties. Union leaders say the walkout, the first in over two decades, will continue 24 hours a day until a new contract is reached.
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United Parcel Service Teamster
UPS
Clover Dew Dairy Road
George Webb
Webb
Larry Bell
Charleston
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
United Parcel Service
Green Valley
Dance steals spotlight at Music in the Square i
Princeton Dance Studio plans a ballet tap and jazz showcase at Music in the Square in Princeton Town Square from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday. About 40 to 50 students aged three to adult will perform. Concessions benefit the Pam Hawkins Foundation. The series runs weekly through Sept. 10 and is sponsored by the Daily Telegraph and the Princeton Times.
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Daily Telegraph
Princeton Times
Melissa D. Cuppett
Calendar notices outline August civic and service events
On Thursday August 7 the Red Cross Bloodmobile will operate noon to six at the Bluefield Youth Center on Stadium Drive. Also that Thursday at 7 p.m. the Mount Rogers Planning District Commission Executive Committee meets in the MRPDC conference room at 1021 Terrace Drive Marion Virginia. On Saturday August 9 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. the Mercer County Democrat Club Picnic is at the Bluefield Police Firing Range with signage from Stadium Drive toward Bluefield Middle School. Call Lois Conner at 425-7707 for details.
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Bluefield Youth Center
Stadium Drive
Mount Rogers Planning District Commission Executive Committee
MRPDC
Terrace Drive
Marion
Mercer County Democrat Club
Bluefield
Bluefield Middle School
Lois Conner
Weather outlook with breezy, lower 70s today
Today will see highs in the lower 70s with a 40 percent chance of brief showers under cloudy skies and a breezy, less humid feel. Tonight turns mostly clear and cooler with lows near 50.
UPS strike tests Bluefield post office plans
Bluefield Post Master Garnett Webb announced contingency steps as UPS union members walkout disrupts parcel deliveries nationwide. To cope with high volume, the post office will limit four parcels per customer per visit and direct five or more items to specific drop facilities. First class and Priority Mail must be presented in person at designated counters.
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United Parcel Service
Bluefield Post Office
Bluefield Post
Garnett Webb
UPS
Webb
Thei Eae
Rena
Municipal League forms aid team for Jaeger recovery
West Virginia Municipal League creates a Community Assistance Team to help Jaeger recover after a shutdown. Gov. Cecil Underwood provided about 8000 dollars in emergency funds while the group delivers technical expertise and coordinating with town officials. The team, led by Russell Holland, Martha Moore and others, plans another meeting during Morgantown conference.
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Today Show
Saeger Bridge
Municipal Insurance
Raymond Kennedy
Municipal League
League
Point Pleasant
Russell Holland
Welch
Martha Moore
Clarksburg
James C. Hunt
Salem
Jane Young
Rawson
John DeFries
Barbourville
Charles Woolcock
Lisa) Dooley
Governor’s Office
Phyllis Cole
Holland
Jaeger
Jeanne Calment dies at 122 oldest person in history
Jeanne Calment of Arles France died aged 122 and was widely recognized as the world's oldest person. She lived through three French republics and into the modern era, remained sharp despite age, and became a media figure after her 121st birthday when she released a rap CD.
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Ales
France
Jeanne Calment
Jacques Chirac
Calment
Arles
Kian
Vincent van Gogh
Von
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