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Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2016
Page
1
Threat for Richlands Howie flourishes in sports
In a recent sports feature, Richlands standout Howie rises amid competition, showcasing decisive plays and high impact performance. The piece highlights key moments, rival matchups, and the athlete’s growing influence on team success.
Unemployment rate slips to 5.7 percent in July
West Virginia posted a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 5.7 percent in July, the state’s lowest since December 2008. Unemployed residents fell by 2,100 to 45,000, with gains of 500 in financial activities and 200 in manufacturing offset by declines of 1,400 in trade and utilities, 800 in government, and 500 in leisure and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Wisconsin man dies in fiery I-77 crash in Bland County
Reginald C. Tye, 51, of Racine Wisconsin, was killed in a fiery early morning crash on southbound I-77 in Bland County. He was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. Co-driver, unnamed, treated and released. suspected to be in the sleeper compartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland
Wisconsin
Bland County
Wytheville
Virginia State Police
Reginald C. Tye
Racine
R. Leonard
Tye
ATV Tragedy in McDowell County Claims Jolo Man
Everett D. McKinney, 72, of Jolo Washington, died in an ATV crash on Bug Hurley Road near Three Forks, McDowell County, around 4 p.m. Wednesday. State Trooper J. C. Woods reported he was not wearing a helmet and had a history of health issues. Witnesses say he rode his four wheeler often, riding through his neighborhood on a hollow road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Three Forks
Jolo
Waman
McDowell County
West Virginia
J.C. Woods
Everett D. McKinney
Woods
McKinney
Bug Hurley Road
High Winds Topple Trees in Bluewell Area
Otey family at 6978 New Hope Road reported damage from strong winds that toppled trees and left branches scattered as a power outage occurred around 7:20 p.m. after a baseball game started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Otey
Bluewell
New Hope Road
Mercer County
Otey
Robbery suspect withdraws guilty plea in Mercer case
By Greg Jordan the Bluefield Telegraph reports that Davis appeared before Circuit Court Judge Derek Swope to withdraw his guilty plea in a Mercer County case. Davis had pleaded guilty in May to robbery first degree and escape, facing minimum ten years for robbery and one to ten years for escape. Davis was indicted by the Mercer County grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derek Swope
Davis
Davis Davis
Mercer
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McDowell
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Bluefield
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