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Final night for Daily Telegraph big press ends era
Larry Hypes reflects on the closing of the huge Bland Avenue press after 37 years printing the Daily Telegraph. He recalls staff, retirees, and the last editions produced in Bluefield, Bristol, and beyond, noting cost pressures and the transition to newer formats, while honoring longtime employees and history.
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Seabiscuit
Daily Telegraph
Telegraph
Hugh Ike Shott
Bland Street
Bristol
Randy Mooney
Samantha Perry
Tom Bone
Bland Avenue
Sue Richmond
Bluefield
Sue
Summit City
Gap Mills
Union
Monroe County
Pocahontas High
Sam King
Sam
Boissevain
Jim Presley
Bland
Jim
East River Mountain Tunnel
Wes Neice
Lorton Lick Road
Wes
Ripley’s
Chris Akers
Spanishburg
Tazewell County Free Press
Tom Colley
TCFP
Twin City
Virginia
West Virginia
Virginia Weekly