Sights and sounds at Fairlea from a Rhubarb Tour night
Daily Telegraph columnist Tom Bone recalls West Virginia State Fair in Greenbrier County. He notes the Junior Livestock Show auction, the Future Farmers of America exhibit hall with a toy globe spinning to It’s a Small World After All, and the Midway’s rides. He chats with CBS 59 sports director Mike Levin and WVVA crew, mentions enshrinee Robert Keiling and other locals, and jokes about a Rhubarb Tour headline star Garrison Keillor.
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Thomas Wolfe
West Virginia
Greenbrier
Fairlea
America
Fairgrounds
Farmers of America
West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Hall of
Robert Edward Keiling
Gary
Gilbert “Gene” Bailey
Camp Creek
Mike Levin
CBS 59 TV
WVVA
Greg Carter
PJ. Ziegler
Corey Henderson
4-H
Princeton
Everette
Carol Bailey
Concord College
Bob Tuckwiller
Concord
Carolyn Cox
Steve
Mercer County
John R. Frazier
Jerry Linkous
Marty Gearheart
Monroe County
Mary Pearl Compton
Joyce Pritt
Garrison Keillor
Lewisburg
Bluefield Daily News editorial staff lineup
The article lists the paper’s leadership positions including News Editor Sports Editor Bluefield Daily Telegraph executive editor managing editor and city editor with a biblical verse quoted in the page header.
Changing of Bluefield’s city solicitor marks shift in leadership
After 34 years John Feuchtenberger steps down as Bluefield city solicitor and passes duties to Brian Cochran from Beckley. Cochran, a southern West Virginia native with 16 years law enforcement background, will oversee collections and economic development while Feuchtenberger remains available as needed. The transition aims to boost city revenue efforts and expand legal support for growth initiatives.
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John Feuchtenberger
Bluefield
Feuchtenberger
West Virginia
Brian Cochran
Cochran
Beckley
Civil Defense Litigation
Pullin
Grafton
West Virginia State Police
Welch
McDowell County
Linda Whalen
Jim Bailey
Increase food stamp allotment letter to officials
An open letter from McDowell County residents urging higher food stamp allotments. It cites rising food costs, government surplus food distribution through Welch Food Bank and Good Shepherd Ministries, and seeks action to prevent hunger. The writer, Shirley Woody, urges public officials at all levels to address the issue and invites letters to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
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McDowell County
Welch Food Bank
Good Shepherd
Caretta
West Virginia
Shirley Woody
Good Shepard Ministries
Yukon
W.va
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Ave
Bluefield
Modesty in the age of high tech swimsuits and speedos
Reg Henry muses on Olympic swimwear from woolen to modern high tech suits like Speedo LZR Racer. He recalls budgie smuggler slang, female athletes, and the cultural shift from Edwardian modesty to revealing beachwear, noting lingering reactions and the columnist’s own vacation regrets.
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Michael Phelps
Speedo
Speedo Company
Australia
America
Miami
Saudi Arabia
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Bluefield Baily Telegraph
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Samantha Perry
Thomas A. Colley
City Editor
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Olympian Modesty
Reg Henry
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Post-Gazette
Scripps Howard News Service
Scrippsnews.com
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