Two Die In Gratton Va Crash On Route 61
Gratton Virginia authorities report a single vehicle crash at about 5 a.m. on Route 61 near Gratton claiming the lives of two Tazewell County residents, 24 year olds King Charles Rutherford of North Tazewell and Rebecca Hale Christian of Tazewell. The 1983 Chevrolet Cavalier left the road, struck a tree, and ignited. Both occupants died instantly. seat belt use unknown. Investigation ongoing.
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Gratton
Tazewell
King Charles Rutherford
North Tazewell
Rebecca Hale Christian
Dogwood Road
M.G. Musser
Virginia State Police Division
Wytheville
D.E. Olinger
Ginia
Claypool Hill
Rutherford
Christian
Musser
Free lemonade today in Bluefield area by volunteers
The Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce volunteers will give away free lemonade today as temperatures reach 90 degrees. From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. lemonade will be handed out at Chicory Square Tis the Seasons in South Bluefield Kmart Complex on Cumberland Road Bank of Tazewell County and College Plaza Shopping Center in Bluefield Virginia.
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Luefield
Greater Bluefield
Whitestone Miss America to pass crown next month
Heather Whitestone the first deaf Miss America, to relinquish her crown next month. She spoke at a state volunteer fire departments convention in her hometown, noting the toll of travel and a change in feelings toward hotels and airplanes after years of touring.
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Othan
Ala
Heather Whitestone
Whitestone
Virginia Black Lung Association Meeting Notice
On Friday August 11 at noon the Virginia Black Lung Association holds its regular meeting in the Claypool Hill Mall community room. The open gathering welcomes union and non union miners widows and families seeking information on Black Lung benefits.
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Virginia Black Lung Association
Claypool Hill Mall
Partly Sunny With Showers Possible in Afternoon
Partly sunny today with high temperatures around 75 to 85 degrees and a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Tonight remains partly cloudy with additional showers possible and lows in the upper 50s to upper 60s. Weather package A-8
Powerball Draw Update Weekend Jackpot Report
Powerball Saturday results show 0516 27 29 36 38 with Powerball 21. One winner claimed the top prize while four $100,000 tickets sold in West Virginia were not won. Estimated jackpot rises to about $5 million.
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West Virginia
No Smoking Ordinance Faces Mercer's Businesses
Local Mercer County residents and workers weigh the impact of the new Clean Indoor Air regulation going into effect this month. The rules ban smoking in enclosed public places with limited exceptions for certain venues and areas.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Conference center planned for Breaks Interstate Park
GRUNDY Virginia Construction could start late this year on a multi million dollar conference center at Breaks Interstate Park to seat 250 people. The plan includes 48 motel rooms and a $550 000 renovation of park cottages and motels with new heating air conditioning and roofing. A second phase may add an aerial tram across the gorge to Kentucky. Renovations aim for spring 1996 opening and boosted regional tourism.
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Grundy
The
Breaks Interstate Park
Carl Mullins
Mullins
Virginia
Kentucky
Bluestone Junction Tourist Train proposal on track?
Mercer County seeks funding to study and possibly build a Bluestone Junction Tourist Train, with an estimated $8 million cost for a 34 mile Norfolk Southern line and $20 000 to $50 000 for a feasibility study. Officials warn the railroad may abandon the line and sell it at about $1.43 million.
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Ramnwell
Bluestone Junction
Region 1 Planning and Development Council
Norm Kirkham
Mercer County Commission
Kirkham
Reginald Sexton
Bramwell
Sexton
Norfolk Southern
Williams blocked from meeting lawyers in extradition case
Lawyers for condemned killer Ronald Williams say access to speak with him is restricted, hindering defense for a proposed extradition to Arizona for execution. The governor signed the transfer pact, Williams faces a Sept. 27 date, and counsel seek extensions and WV-based execution to avoid body return costs. Williams is held in Mount Olive Correctional Complex. his victims include a Beckley officer and a state trooper in separate 1975 and 1979 cases.
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Charleston
Ronald Williams
Gaston Caperton
McDowell County
Arizona
Kanawha County
H. John Rogers
Martinsville
Williams
Rogers
West Virginia
Cocounsel Frank Helvey Jr
Fayette County
Mount Olive
Caperton
Fife Symington
Helvey
Landgraff
Beckley
John Buncheck
Scottsdale, Ariz
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