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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 2011
Page
3
A local column notes low public turnout at Bluefield Board of Directors meetings after shifting times to 6 pm and noon. One attendee attended the noon session, suggesting a potential need to reconsider the noon experiment. A forthcoming major public meeting is expected to demand a large turnout from citizens and officials alike.
U S Rep Nick Rahall calls the August 29 public hearing at Bluefield Auditorium a pivotal chance to oppose the proposed consolidation of Bluefield mail processing. A large turnout by citizens and leaders is urged to influence a decision that could relocate operations to Charleston or Johnson City, threatening 50 to 80 local jobs.
The paper lists staff including publisher Darryl Hudson and news editor Andy Patton. It names Brian Woodson Samantha Perry as managing and senior editors. City editor Bill Archer and Charles Owens are noted with a biblical proverb verse.
Thousands of Boy Scouts will join residents across Mercer McDowell Monroe Summers Nicholas Fayette Raleigh Wyoming and Greenbrier counties under the Reaching the Summit initiative. The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve opens in 2013 near Glen Jean and Mount Hope hosting national and world jamborees, attracting up to 40 000 Scouts and as many as 300 000 accompanying family members, with service projects ranging from water lines to trails and library work.
Letter from Nancy S Harvey in Princeton arguing against planned DOD retirement changes and large budget cuts. She cites 25 million veterans, 202000 WV veterans, and calls for action to protect outpatient clinics and leadership in Washington.
The Virginia DMV on wheels arrives at Bluefield Town Hall for a ribbon cutting on Aug 23 at 11 a.m. The unit offers full DMV transactions including licenses IDs disabled placards vehicle titles and plates. It operates 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will return on a regular schedule.
Wilson Butt notes Bluefield Virginia aims to bring DMV and federal services locally with staff from Congressman Morgan Griffith visiting Town Hall on the third Monday each month. The plan also seeks Senator Mark Warner staff access. He recalls 1935 Social Security Act hot dog promotions and comments on local finance and infrastructure debates.
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