Byrd Breaks Ground for FBI Fingerprint Center in Harrison County
Senator Robert Byrd carried a chrome shovel and spoke of a bright economic future as he tossed the first dirt Friday at the ceremonial groundbreaking for the FBI's new fingerprint identification center in Harrison County. Hoechst Celanese says it will contest a citation and penalty tied to a February fatality at the Narrows plant.
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Robert C. Byrd
FBI
Harrison County
Hoechst Celanese
Narrows
Gorbachev and Yeltsin Strike at Communist Power in Coup Fallout
In Moscow and across the Soviet Union, Gorbachev and Yeltsin move to dismantle the Communist Party’s grip. The KGB and national army lose party control, Moscow offices are sealed, printing plants seized, and media heads are dismissed. Gorbachev fires key ministers while Bakatin becomes KGB chief, signaling a major shift in power amid the failed coup and arrests.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
Communist Party
KGB
Russian Republic
Gorbachev
Yeltsin
Alexander Bessmertnykh
Mikhail Moiseyev
Vadim Bakatin
Anatoly Lukyanov
Buchanan County advances in state industrial certification plan
Buchanan County moves toward state industrial certification by purchasing 58 acres on Slate Creek for an industrial park. Chairman Jay Rife cites committee setup and near completion of paperwork as key, aiming to apply by January with a 40,000 square foot shell building planned and negotiations on an adjacent nine acres. The county received 350,000 from CEDA to acquire land and seeks additional acreage to meet certification requirements. Water and sewer are within 3,000 feet.
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Grundy
Buchanan County
Slate Creek
Jay Rife
Buchanan County Industrial Authority
Rife
Coalfield Economic Development Authority
CEDA
Cumberland Plateau
Lebanon
Robber collapses during Bill Miller Bar-B-Q heist
In San Antonio a 49 year old robber, Rodolfo Naranjo, died of a heart attack as he tried to take money from the floor safe at Bill Miller Bar-B-Q. Two accomplices fled the scene while police and witnesses described the moment he collapsed mid theft. Autopsy planned, authorities said.
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San Antonio
Rodolfo Naranjo
Bill Miller Bar-B-Q
Bexar County
Naranjo
Alfred Martinez
Quote of the day and week’s community events
Gorbachev remarks on party panic cited as quotable line. Aug 24 10 am 2 pm Lemonade Escapade Bluefield City Park ends week. Aug 24 Tazewell County Fair at Fairgrounds. Aug 25 3 pm C P employees dedicate a disabled nature trail Camp Creek State Park. Aug 26 noon United Way of the Virginias debuts campaign video Ramada Inn Bluefield goal $470000. Weather.
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C&p
Camp Creek State Park
Camp Creek
the United Way of the Virginias
Ramada Inn
Partly Sunny Skies Forecast For Today
Partly sunny conditions and southeast winds 5 to 10 mph are forecast with a high in the upper 70s. Tonight, expect partly cloudy skies and a low in the lower 60s. Weather package: A-8.
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National Weather Service
Tractors Roll And Horses Strut At Tazewell Fair Day Three
TAZEWELL Virginia deputies report that the Tazewell County Fair completed its third day with tractors in motion and horses parading near the barbecue stand. Agriculture Appreciation Day featured Lamb shows, commercial ewes and goats with Farm Bureau Federation sponsoring activities and judging. Ricky Snapp won the federation contest while Jeremiah Barnes took the youth division and Bob Corell won the adult tractor contest. Beef and Dairy farmers displayed top animals in a Narrows Livestock sponsored contest.
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Tazewell
Elvis
Tazewell County Fair
Ricky Snapp
Tazewell County Federation
Jeremiah Barnes
Bob Corell
Narrows Livestock
Tazewell Community Hospital participates in Today Fair
Market coverage notes hospital staff conducted pulmonary function tests and shared heart healthy living tips and free recipes. The event featured pig races greased pig contests pony rides bar rels and a horse show with ongoing fair activities including a 5k road race horse shoe pitching a pet show and a canine training demo. An open horse show for walking and racking horses wraps up the day with a ranch and country rodeo slated for Sunday at 1 30 p.m.
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Tazewell Community Hospital
Lemonade Lassies Gather for Luncheon in Bluefield
Former Lemonade Lassies from years past gathered for a luncheon in their honor on Friday. In the foreground Eddie Steele, originator of the Bluefield lemonade giveaway, stands with Shirley Peters Benson, Mary Alice Tunnell, and Ann Rish Coakley. A group of former lassies is seated in the background.
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Eddie Steele
Bluefield
Shirley Peters Benson
Mary Alice Tunnell
Ann Rish Coakley
Lemonade Escapade Parade Celebrates 50 Years in Bluefield
Bluefield hosts a Lemonade Escapade with parade from City Hall to North Street, a lemon themed concert at Chicory Square, and a brunch for former Lemonade Lassies. H Edward Steele leads as grand marshal of the anniversary parade. Event marks over four decades of free lemonade service amid 90 degree heat and sunny skies.
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Bluefield
Ramada Inn
Daily Telegraph
H. Edward Steele
Steele
City Hall
North Street
Fea
Authority halts airport fund drive in Bluefield area
Mer cer County Airport Authority backed the Princeton Mercer County and Greater Bluefield Chambers of Commerce in stopping the local fund-raising campaign to raise 10 000 needed for a 354 000 federal grant and 20 000 state grant for upgrades. The FAA funds remain available through September 1993 if 5 000 in matching funds is raised by the end of September 1992.
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Bluewell
Mercer County Airport Authority
Princeton-Mercer County
Greater Bluefield
John Gilley
Federal Aviation Administration
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