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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 2003
Page
5
Elkins Police Chief Mike Taylor has resigned after serving since his 2001 appointment and a second term earlier this year. The reason for his resignation was not disclosed as the Elkins City Council formally accepted the move on Thursday.
McDowell County authorities led by Sgt. Rodgers with Sr. Troopers Kane and Tupper found five large marijuana patches on a rugged mountainside. The largest patch contained about 450 plants and authorities seized ready to destroy the crops after a five hour Saturday and Sunday operation that involved the National Guard helicopter and local deputies with no injuries.
Three nighttime shootings near Charleston area convenience stores killed Jeanie Patton 31, Okey Meadows Jr. 26, and Gary Carrier Jr. 44 who were performing ordinary tasks. The crimes, attributed to a .22 caliber rifle, spurred possible drug links, with two suspects sought while families defend the victims amid questions about a drug motive.
Roanoke officials discuss reviving a downtown trolley line and the Mill Mountain incline to boost tourism. City Council, led by Bev Fitzpatrick, eyes a feasibility study with potential federal funding and links to a biomedical research park, reviving Roanoke’s rail heritage.
Verizon Communications and the Communications Workers of America were close to a deal as 78,000 East Coast workers remained without contracts in a fourth week of talks. Spokespersons indicated only a few issues remained, with both sides bargaining intensely and cautioning that more time may be needed. The union planned its Chicago convention as negotiations continued.
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