Local Weather Forecast Friday August 29 2014
Scattered showers expected mainly after 3 p.m. with a high near 87 and mostly sunny skies. Winds will be calm, then south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 2014
Page
1
Scattered showers expected mainly after 3 p.m. with a high near 87 and mostly sunny skies. Winds will be calm, then south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
McDowell faces River View at Mount View in a high school basketball showdown. The game pits two regional rivals against each other with league implications.
An adult human skull was donated to a Goodwill store in Austin Texas. Police led by Homicide Detective Derek Israel say foul play is not suspected but they seek to learn how the skull arrived at the thrift shop. The skull was found July 16 with a spokeswoman suggesting a donation could have arrived up to a week earlier. This marks at least the fourth skull donation to a Goodwill this summer, following three skulls donated in July to a store in Bellevue Washington.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports Tazewell County officials consider a broad A-5 zoning ordinance to protect the Eastern District from undesirable development. Chairman Charlie Stacy notes the measure would designate much of the area as mixed use while guiding growth.
The Pride of West Virginia marching band from WVU performed at the Ravine on River View High School campus drawing a few thousand fans. They opened with The Mountaineer Fight Song as cheers echoed off Bradshaw Mountain, marking a notable southern appearance for the group.
FBI agent testifies that former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife traveled separately to the governor mansion in a bid to counter a defense claim that a broken marriage undermined a conspiracy. Jurors heard the last witness in the public corruption trial before closing arguments and deliberations on 14 charges carrying heavy penalties.
The Beaver-Graham football game at Mitchell Stadium is expected to draw 8,000 to 10,000 fans to Bluefield and Bluefield Va. The event boosts restaurants, convenience stores, lodging, and overall community hospitality, says Marie Blackwell of the Mercer County Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Kathy Goins surveys a store rack packed with Bluefield Beavers and Graham Glen merchandise ahead of the annual rivalry game. The matchup is expected to draw shoppers and lift local commerce with heightened fan activity.
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