Weather Outlook for Saturday August 13 2011
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny with a high near 83.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 2011
Page
1
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny with a high near 83.
West Virginia Daily 3 numbers are 5 7 8 and Daily 4 draws are 6 8 6 8. Virginia Pick 3 is 9 3 4 and Pick 4 is 5 4 6 5.
Mountaineer Gas announces plans to reduce monthly bills for Mercer McDowell and Monroe counties as market gas prices fall. Senior VP Moses Skaff cites a global drop in gas costs and notes an estimated 3.49 monthly reduction, conditional on PSC approval with a potential 5.24 percent variation. The new rate would take effect November 1 if approved by the Public Service Commission.
An unoccupied Princeton Avenue house caught fire on Friday evening, quickly sending intense heat and a column of black smoke toward the Bluefield Daily Telegraph offices. The Bluefield Fire Department responded just after 6 p.m. to the scene between Bowman Street and Tabor Street, with neighboring empty homes also ignited by radiant heat.
Tevin Allen 18 of Princeton turned himself in to police Friday after his father James Sanchez Scott 35 was shot on High Street. Scott died at Princeton Community Hospital. Allen, a former Princeton Senior High School star, was a 2009 second team all state running back with 1574 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports an organized cleanup amid ongoing trash problems in southern West Virginia. A county-wide Mercer County cleanup is planned between September 30 and October 1 led by Marie Blackwell of the Mercer County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Residents may suggest cleanup sites by contacting Sarah Elswick of AmeriCorps Vista at 304 466 7167 or selswick coalheritage.org.
Judy Holly of Paragon Jewel invites guests to admire a giant banana plant thriving in her atrium. The indoor tropical setup features a waterfall feeding a koi pond and an indoor pool, creating a lush backdrop for the plant. Dwight Hurley of Hurley Bananas contributes to the display.
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