Friday Night Football Scores and Highlights Across Area
WVVA reports scores and key plays from local Friday games. Coverage includes fundraising for Scottie’s Place by J Kids and notes on students and staff adapting to changes as schools switch.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 2001
Page
1
WVVA reports scores and key plays from local Friday games. Coverage includes fundraising for Scottie’s Place by J Kids and notes on students and staff adapting to changes as schools switch.
Effective September 1, ministers performing marriages in West Virginia must file with the Secretary of State to join a centralized statewide registry. The filing fee is $25, creating a new statewide list of registered ministers.
Bluefield High School faces Graham High School at Mitchell Stadium at 7 30 p m in the annual Battle of the Bluefields, signaling the start of the 2001 football season. Princeton hosts Greenbrier East at 7 30 p m, Pike View visits Mount Hope, Mount View hosts Woodrow Wilson, Burch travels to Jaeger, and James Monroe plays Wyoming East at Laidley Field. A large crowd is expected as prep action begins across the area.
Northfork Middle School faces a temporary closure after the West Virginia DHHR asbestos compliance division cited non compliance. The school will operate from the first floor of Mount View High School as repairs proceed, with students starting the year at Mount View on Monday.
At a Mercer County Airport Authority meeting, Chairman Ron Satterfield questioned whether current liability coverage of one million dollars is adequate and suggested that the county might be better suited to operate and insure the airport. A public meeting with the county commission and prosecutor’s office will be scheduled to discuss the proposal.
Virginia grants totaling 547,000 support Wolf Creek Indian Village Complex in Bland County for a new meeting building parking trails and site enhancements while the Graham Historical Society earns 200,000 to convert the Sanders House in Bluefield Virginia into a regional tourist information center and museum.
Saturday runs 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Pipestem Resort State Park with local bluegrass groups and free admission. A Tri-county pig roast from 5 to 8 p.m. brings Buchanan, Russell and Tazewell to the Historic Crab Orchard Museum for the community event.
Barbara Hawkins reports hundreds of publishers editors and writers from West Virginia began gathering at Pipestem Resort State Park for the annual WV Press Association fall meeting.
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