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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 2000
Page
1
Oriented students across Tazewell High prepare for classes as they adjust from middle school to high school life. Some feel excitement while others show nerves or fear during this transition. Staff photo by John Nelsor.
A look at ninth grade transition as 13 and 14 year olds enter high school. 14 year old April Hargrave tours Bishop High School with her father beside her, contemplating the four year journey ahead and the coming changes in hormones fashion sports and peer pressure.
Rebecca Vaughn and neighbors contest a proposed 184 foot coal refuse slurry impoundment near their Gary home and Gary Elementary School. They warn of flood risk, recalling the 1972 Buffalo Creek disaster that killed 128. The Blackwell Mining Company project awaits final DEP permit from Director Mike Cassell with another public meeting planned at Gary city hall on Sept. 6.
The article previews the final elimination on CBS Survivor as Jeff Probst guides a multi round tribal council to crown the winner and million dollar prize. It notes viewer intrigue over the names Kelly Richard Susan or Rudy and discusses public appetite for reality TV dynamics and critique from pundits.
Tazewell County Virginia reports a high overall tax collection rate around 97 percent, with 4,900 delinquent warrants issued by the sheriff. Treasurer Norman Cook notes some delinquencies date to prior years while praising the new monthly pre payment program that generated over 350000 in prepaid taxes by end of 1999 2000 and prompted creation of a dedicated pre paid tax fund.
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