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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1998

Page

4

Bonnie Regains Hurricane Force At Virginia Beach

Bonnie reintensified to a hurricane off Virginia Beach causing roof damage and downed trees. Power outages affected about 300000 homes as emergency offices closed early. Two deaths were reported nearby in North Carolina and South Carolina while Atlanta Avenue storefronts and hotels suffered shattered windows. The storm weakened to a tropical storm by late Friday and moved northeast offshore. Initial damage in Virginia Beach tallied 13300000 dollars as businesses faced wrecked windows and downed limbs.

Virginia Beach Bonnie Virginia Coast North Carolina Currituck County Virginia Myrtle Beach S.C Nantucket Island Massachusetts Hill R.I Plymouth Mass Atlantic Avenue

Bradshaw Chief Frankie Stanton Murder Arrest Shocks Town

Paynesville man Charlie Vance, 61, arraigned on murder charges for the shooting death of Bradshaw Police Chief Chloe “Frankie” Stanton. He pulled a .22 handgun from a waste pack and fired as she answered a phone, then escaped on a horse and was recaptured near the Bradshaw Police Department after a brief struggle. Stanton, named chief in February and the town’s first female chief, died at Charleston Area Medical Center. Vance reportedly acted after Stanton took a .32 handgun from him.

Bradshaw Paynesville Chloe Francis Frankie” Stanton Charlie Vance Stanton Vance Charleston Area Medical Center M.D. Shelton McDowell, County S.F.) Vanmeter

Police find drug growers' creative hiding places

Police and state officers report evolving methods by marijuana growers in southern West Virginia. Growers spread crops across fields and use indoor basements and hothouses to evade detection, with tips dwindling and pot plants found in unusual spots like five gallon buckets hung in trees.

Princeton Cornbread Ridge Steve Jones Keith Compton Regional Unified Drug Task Force West Virginia National Guard Compton

ER Jargon Creates a Quick Language in Bluefield ER

Bluefield regional staff explain emergency room slang and abbreviations such as stat breather MVA Code Blue orthopod as a fast paced language used by MDs and RNs to describe patient conditions and treatments. Hospital workers say the terms streamline communication during critical moments.

Brian Scott Bluefield

Pocahontas to Get New Super Maximum Prison

Virginia officials say Pocahontas will host a super maximum facility after Red Onion in Wise County and Wallens Ridge reach capacity. Construction won’t begin until those two prisons are filled, according to DOC spokesman Larry.

Pocahontas Virginia Department of Corrections Red Onion Wise County Wallens Ridge Pocahontas Prison Department of Corrections Larry

VMI Cadets Demand Record Cleared After Honor Court Ruling

Six Virginia Military Institute cadets expelled for lying about an outlawed spanking ritual asked the school's governing board on Friday to overturn the student honor court decision. None seek readmission, but all request clearing of their records.

Virginia Military Institute VMI

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