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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2004
Page
1
A mix of sun clouds and haze follows morning fog with a slow warming trend into the upper 70s to lower 80s. Expect a few afternoon and evening showers and scattered thunderstorms as WVVA notes festival food becoming a family affair.
Charleston AP Delegate Jerry Mezzatesta is removed as House Education chairman by Speaker Bob Kiss after an inquiry into allegations he backdated a letter to dodge ethics charges. Kiss cites need for expeditious investigations and Mezzatesta medical leave to focus on defending himself.
A vacant department store in McDowell County may bring over 300 jobs after a major retailer reportedly purchased the former Kmart building in Kimball. The eco nomic development director, Rachel Lester, said the buyer plans to tear down the Kmart next year to construct a new department store.
Gov. Bob Wise delivered a 5.2 million dollar state funding check Tuesday in McDowell County to complete the Stevens Correctional Facility in Welch. The project converts the Stevens Clinic into a 294 bed facility, creating about 100 jobs and housing 300 state inmates. Wise called it a centerpiece for regional economic development near the planned Indian Ridge federal prison.
Concord University freshmen moved into Wilson Hall as they begin a new semester. Jessica Williams, a local student, unpacked her car amid dorm activity, while staff photographer John Nelson captured the scene as THENS-The dorms filled with returning students and excitement about independence and late hours returning.
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