East End Residents Plan Neighborhood Watch Effort
Bluefield residents in the East End cleanup graffiti and form a Neighborhood Watch after vandalism spikes earlier this year. About 20 people attended including Mayor Linda Whalen and Patrolman Ron Davis, with a second meeting planned once signs are up.
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Bluefield
East End
Crystal Moore
Moore
Calista
Shawn Moore
Roberta Bolen
Linda Whalen
Ron Davis
RAM expedition to return to Grundy for free health care
The Remote Area Medical expedition will return to Grundy near Riverview Elementary/Middle School on Oct 4 and 5 with free health services for uninsured or under insured residents. Registration starts at 6 a.m. both days. Services include dental eye exams mammograms pap smears and more. Volunteers are sought including ophthalmologists dentists physicians nurses and CNAs and can contact Sandy Stiltner at 276 935-6508 or Frannie B. Minton at 276 935-2880.
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Grundy
Buchanan County
Riverview
Virginia
West Virginia
Sandy Stiltner
Stiltner
Wise
Buchanan
RAM
Frannie B. Minton
Kentucky
Ohio
RAM Volunteer Corps
United State
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Is 3000-mile oil change really needed
Earth Talk weighs oil change frequency for cars and notes manuals often allow 5000 to 7500 miles. Driving patterns matter. frequent short trips and aging engines may justify more frequent changes, while long freeway driving may stretch intervals. Experts say 3000 miles is often unnecessary and industry incentives influence recommendations.
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Vic Roberts
Lincoln
Edmunds.com
Edmunds
Austin Davis
TrustMyMechanic.com
Jiffy Lube
Pennzoil-Quaker State
WHIS Radio in Bluefield's Golden Era and its Legacy
WHIS Radio in Bluefield began June 27, 1929 from the West Virginian Hotel, shaping regional music and careers. Owner Hugh Ike Shott steered the station through the Great Depression, later featuring bluegrass, country, and gospel, and fostering acts like the Lonesome Pine Fiddlers. The piece notes early on air deaths, famed performers, and key figures tied to WHIS history.
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Luefield
WHIS
West Virginian
Hugh Ike Shott
Bluefield
U.S
Shott
Mic Fright
Mel Barnett
Kid Canfield
Little Jimmy Dickens
Kitty Wells
Lynn Davis
Molly O’day
Lonesome Pine
Ezra Cline
Gilbert
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Eric Dinovo
Calista Moore
Shawn
Ul Lal G
IGE
Bill Archer
Cline
Ned Cline
Normandy
France
Ivan M. Tribe
Poor Taters
Billy Goat Gruff
Bob Campion
John Nelson
Kevin Dalton
Bill Fraley
Local Chorale
PikeView High School Chorale
G.H. Handel
PikeView Chorale
British Isles
Christ Church Cathedral
Dublin
Ireland
Sheldon Theatre
Oxford
England
London
Pike View
Timothy Waugh
Rays
Princeton
Princeton Rays
Johnson City
Mercer County
Anita Eades
Timothy Beckham
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