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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 2001
Page
1
Renowned actress and singer Aaliyah perishes in a fatal plane crash after a concert in the United States. Investigators probe the incident as fans mourn the star who influenced R&B and pop with a string of hits and bold performances.
WVVA reports Governor Wise visits Bluefield area for a carnival event while the College of West Virginia celebrates a name change. Greg Carter leads to Hunnicutt Feld in sports news with local reactions and upcoming games.
Deadline set for residents of Buchanan and Russell counties to apply for disaster unemployment assistance by Tuesday September 4. Applicants should bring Social Security numbers and, if possible, 2000 calendar year earnings documentation to the nearest Virginia Employment Commission office.
McDowell County marks the first day of school after July floods tore through Kimball Anawalt and Davy destroying homes and a downtown district. Seven weeks later families still rebuild as Kimball Elementary uses six mobile classrooms on the playground and a sign reads we will survive.
Des Moines hosted the $295 million Powerball draw with four winning tickets sold in New Hampshire Delaware Minnesota and Kentucky. Numbers drawn were 8 17 22 42 47 and 21 Powerball. Cumberland Farms in Rollinsford NH sold one winning ticket.
The piece recalls June 6 1944 when 35 Bedford soldiers landed at Omaha Beach and 19 died within 15 minutes. Bedford Virginia, a town of 3200, suffered pro portionally the highest local losses among American communities, inspiring the National D Day Memorial in Bedford which opened to the public that day.
Gov. Wise is guest speaker at the Four Seasons Regional Council meeting midday at the Holiday Inn. The Summit Players plan their annual meeting at the Summit Theatre in the evening.
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