Virginia side location chosen for new hotel
Bluefield Virginia reports a 60 room hotel and a 5.5 acre site opposite Lewes on Route 460. Jim Ramey of Tazewell funds the $1.7 million project, plans a Short Stop Foods store at $300,000, and aims for cheaper, nicer rooms. The hotel may attract travelers entering Bluefield from Tennessee and Kentucky. sewer taps delays noted by town officials.
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Seafood restaurant plans hinge on sewer taps in Bluefield
Bluefield Virginia towns officials expect a sewer tap windfall to support an upscale seafood restaurant and a 60 unit adjacent apartment complex. Developers offered to halve the project to free 30 taps while Richwood Golf Club owner M Erwin Rich Jr requested taps for a restaurant on the course.
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Champion Satterfield Claims 17th Daily Telegraph Golf title
Todd Satterfield powered from the 18th tee to win the 17th Daily Telegraph Area Golf Championship at Fincastle Country Club. He fired a 2-under-par 208 for the three day total, breaking Benny Bowles 1977 record of 209. Charles E. Green II finished second with 217.
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Sunday Outside Weather Outlook
Accu-Weather calls for morning clouds followed by sunshine with a breezy day and lower humidity. The high of 75 degrees is expected, then a clear and cooler night with a low around 55.
Local Officials Oppose West Virginia Annexation Law
West Virginia annexation rules anger local officials who say the law favors landowners over renters and allows absentee owners to influence outcomes. Bluefield banker Bill Carper calls it anti growth while attorney LeRoy Katz notes the dual voting requirement can block annexation despite renter support.
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Bluefield
Flat Top National Bank
LeRoy Katz
Drugs Named Biggest Problem in Schools in Gallup Poll
The 18th annual Gallup Poll on education shows adults identify drugs as the top school issue. Expulsion for drug use and locker searches gain support, and 49 to 44 percent back drug use testing by urinalysis.
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Convention plan upsets splinter UMW committee
Charleston AP reports a United Mine Workers faction seeking pension reform opposes the international board's October special convention. Frank Thurmond, leading the Miners' Pension Committee, accuses the board of steering toward dictatorship while the group plans changes at the 1987 convention. UMWA President Rich Trumka counters the move weakens union unity. The pension push aims to keep company contributions and offer early retirement incentives. The Oct 27 Atlanta session has a limited agenda.
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1986 Football Preview Highlights Local Teams
The 16 page edition covers high school and college football in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph area with stories photos schedules and rosters. A July Supreme Court ruling on roof bolting in auger mines upholds safety in the industry.
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Virginia Lottery Plan Aims to Fund $10 Billion Road Plan
Virginia Beach Del. J W O Brier Jr proposes a state lottery to finance Gov Baliles highway program. Two thirds of lottery revenue would fund maintenance and construction, one third to back bonds. The idea contrasts with a tax increase favored by a Governor commission. The measure could be taken up in a Sept 15 special session.
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