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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 2005
Page
2
Brief reader note from BDtonline dated August 25 2005 references events and notices. Details are sparse in the fragment, but indicate standard local coverage typical of the period. Further context from the full page would identify the specific people places and actions involved.
Partly cloudy morning, then clearing with highs in the upper 70s. Light to variable winds shift to southeast about 10 mph in the afternoon.
In Saranac, New York, Frank Ames, 43, earned a Guinness world record for the longest eyebrow hair at just over three inches. A Bombardier coworker suggested the attempt. Guinness provided rules, with Mayor Daniel Stewart and witnesses present during measurement in February 2004. the record appears in the 2006 Body Parts section.
Lottery results listed for West Virginia and Virginia include West Virginia Daily 3 with numbers 8 0 5 and Daily 4 with 6 5 0 4. Virginia Pick 3 draws 2 8 6 and Pick 4 draws 4 3 9 4.
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Bluefield Regional Medical Center board elected Chandler Swope as chairman and Marshall Miller as vice chairman. Gary Cornwell will be treasurer and Jack Brewster secretary. BRMC will reduce BHS affiliates from 11 to six, with dissolution effective Aug. 31. The 17 member board includes Swope, Brewster, Pochick, Bourne, Crowe, Pooles, Perkinson, Smokey Shott, Meachum, June Shott, Miller, Cornwell, Litz, Tom Miller, Allen Hammond, and others for one, two, or three year terms. Mayor Garry Moore and Lynn Whittaker to remain in current posts. Committees named with chairs Miller, Cornwell, Swope, and Short. All votes were unanimous.
McDowell County deputies seized about 600 marijuana plants near a Jolo mobile home after a tip led to the discovery in Wolf Pen Hollow. Floyd Blakely, 39, was arraigned Wednesday on a cultivation charge following the raid conducted by Sheriff’s deputies.
Adria Hairston reports on the first day back in Tazewell County schools. Locker doors slammed and hallways filled as about 750 students rushed to classes. Principal Karen Webb called the day easy and normal, with enrollment expected to rise after Labor Day.
Bland County supervisor Henry M. Blessing told a Tuesday meeting that drug abuse has claimed over 100 lives locally since World War II while no Bland County soldier has died in that period. He urged stronger community efforts to warn youths about the dangers of drugs.
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