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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 2001
Page
1
All-American guard Derick Pack led the defense for James Madison University in a tight game. Pack’s relentless pressure and key steals helped contain the opponent, driving a strong showing on the road and highlighting his impact on the Dukes’ defensive identity.
Virginia advocates urge state agencies to adopt longer operating hours to improve customer service and accessibility. A-5 report notes calls from Wise and other groups for more evening and weekend availability to serve residents.
TAZEWELL Va Family Crisis Services seeks volunteers to join its new shelter as advocate volunteers. Training starts Monday Aug 27 at 5 30 p m. For info call Jennifer or Rande at 540 988 5583.
A delegation of state and federal examiners toured eastern McDowell County flood damaged schools to assess repairs and timing for the August 27 start of the new school year. Bill Elswick said the aim is to open schools on time to provide stability, peer contact, and uninterrupted education for students.
Sen Robert Byrd spoke at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beaver for its 25th anniversary. He highlighted a drop in mine fatalities to 38 last year and urged renewed effort. The academy trains federal inspectors and mining professionals in the United States and abroad.
A 2-year-old Mercer County boy, Joseph H. Stafford II, drowned at a rental home pool on Ocean Isle Beach in Brunswick County North Carolina. He died on arrival at Brunswick County Community Hospital. He is survived by his parents Joe and Stephanie Stafford of Athens and two sisters, with grandparents in Princeton. Funeral arrangements were pending.
A Tazewell County grand jury indicted Lester Potter 39 of Butler Tennessee on one count of attempted capital murder and one count of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony after he was wounded in a June 16 exchange of gunfire with Deputy John Jones near Bluefield. He was armed with a Tec-9 and fired at a police cruiser.
FEMA says NFIP policy holders may access ICC funds up to 20000 dollars to rebuild relocate or demolish to meet flood plain requirements. The ICC provision, in effect since 1997, aims to reduce future flood damage and is part of disaster rebuilding guidance.
Bluefield Regional Medical Center schedules a Board of Directors meeting this evening at 5 30 PM. Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce board plans noon Thursday gathering at Johnston's Inn in Princeton for a regular session.
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