Athens Update Keeps Olympic Competition On Track
Today weather mirrors recent patterns as Goddard is not suspended and Athens reports ongoing Olympic events. A note on simple snacks highlights easy food choices amid the day’s schedule.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 2004
Page
1
Today weather mirrors recent patterns as Goddard is not suspended and Athens reports ongoing Olympic events. A note on simple snacks highlights easy food choices amid the day’s schedule.
Pet plan passes as city approves spay and neuter ordinance. Gas prices shown from Bluefield Pocahontas Princeton and Bramwell stations range from 1.72 to 1.79 per gallon with several outlets listed. Readers urged to report lower prices to the Daily Telegraph Pump Patrol via phone or email.
Maria Gunnoe of Boone County testifies before the West Virginia Legislature's Select Committee on Flooding and Railroad Issues during the August interim session. She says her home has flooded seven times in three years due to mountaintop removal, and decries the impact on her children and family.
A staff photo shows Angela Peters Suzanne Odham and Alexandra Ammar modeling outfits for school dress codes. Angela wears a mini skirt and shoulder bearing top and would violate codes while Suzanne and Alexandra are within code specifications. Photo by John Nelson.
Princeton area teens navigate school dress codes as they shop for back to school outfits. Graham High School seniors Angela Peters and Suzanne Odham discuss limits on what can be worn and the challenge of finding skirts and shorts of appropriate length. Alexandra Ammar notes similar difficulties in style compliance.
Bluefield Gas Co seeks a 12.9 percent rate increase before the West Virginia Public Service Commission. Consumer Advocate Division head Billy Jack Gregg notes it sits on the lower end of boosts among six WV distributors. A typical bill would move from 135 to about 152 dollars monthly this winter, after 95 two years ago.
U S Department of Education official Laurie Rich presented Mercer County Schools a $349,694 Literacy Through School Libraries grant. The award supports expanding library access and reading promotion as part of No Child Left Behind. Officials Sharon Dyer and others thanked federal program for boosting 17 elementary libraries.
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