Blanchette Rockefeller dies at 83 in Briarcliff Manor
Blanchette Ferry Hooker Rockefeller mother of Sen. Jay Rockefeller and former Museum of Modern Art president died at 83 at her Briarcliff Manor home from Alzheimer’s disease with pneumonia. A promoter of arts and education she led the muse founded by her mother-in-law and donated a significant American and Asian art collection to Sunrise Museum in Charleston in 1969. She traveled West Virginia during her son’s campaigns and spent holidays with him at their Pocahontas County home.
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Briarcliff Manor
N.Y
Blanchette Ferry Hooker Rockefeller
Sen
Jay Rockefeller
Museum of Modern Art
Rockefeller
Mark Berman
Muse
Rockefeller Ae
West Virginia
Pocahontas County
Charleston
Sunrise Museum
Deer kill up in western Virginia during two week season
Harrisonburg reports deer hunting with firearms west of the Blue Ridge ending with kills steady or ahead of last year. Hunters for the Hungry has donated over 20,000 pounds of deer meat to food banks, double the amount at this time last year, and aims for 75,000 pounds.
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Harrisonburg
Blue Ridge
Hunters For
David Horne
Society of St. Andrew
Big Island
Write-in sheriff candidate gains 12 votes in Marion recount
FAIRMONT AP A write-in candidate for Marion County Sheriff picked up 12 votes Monday in a partial recount. Cody Starcher lost to Sheriff-elect Ron Watkins by 889 votes on Nov 3. He requested the recount claiming some poll workers did not count write-ins when straight-ticket ballots were cast. Ballots from six precincts were counted. Starcher will seek recounts in a few precincts where he performed well.
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Fairmont
Marion County
Cody Starcher
Ron Watkins
Starcher
Christmas Parades Planned Across West Virginia and Virginia
In West Virginia Bluefield holds a parade Saturday December 12 at 10 a.m. from City Park to Federal Street bottom. Bramwell follows at 1:30 p.m. from town hall to downtown. In Virginia Tazewell hosts December 5 at 6 p.m. from Tazewell High School to the Little League Field. Bluefield Virginia parade December 12 at 1 p.m. from the Bluefield Volunteer Rescue Squad to downtown. Richlands hosts December 13 at 3 p.m. from the National Guard Armory to downtown and back to the armory.
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West Virginia
Bluefield
Federal Street
Bramwell
Town Hall
Virginia
Tazewell
Tazewell High School
Richlands
National Guard Armory
Armory
Daily Telegraph Tip Line Contact Info
Call City Editor Jim Terry or Princeton Bureau Chief James Barbery with tips at 1 800 76 DAILY 1 800 763 2459 or 327 6171 or 425 2185 for Daily Telegraph newsroom inquiries.
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Call City
Jim Terry
Princeton
James Barbery
Daily Telegraph
Mercer County development post marks first full-time director
Five years ago Janet E Bailey was unanimously voted director of the Mercer County Development Authority becoming the first full-time chief in nearly four years The note appears in the Daily Telegraph compiled by Lillian Roten reflecting local government milestones from 1987.
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Qi Janet E. Bailey
Mercer County Development Authority
Lillian Roten
Daily Telegraph
Fire fees reach last resort in Princeton collection move
Mercer County Fire Service Board turns over about 960 delinquent 1990 and 1991 accounts to the Joseph Aucremanne collection agency as a last resort. 1992 billing posted July with a 10 percent penalty due by Oct 1. 35 percent of collected fees go to the agency. Some owners may seek relief. others face litigation and costs.
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Princeton
Mercer County Fire Service Board
Nelson Short
Joseph Aucremanne
Fire Service Board
Kathy Lester
Lester
Mercer County Commission
Short
Matoaka
Oakvale
Bluestone Valley
Tazewell County approves 2 percent COLA for staff
Tazewell County supervisors voted unanimously to raise general employees and constitutional officers by 2 percent effective today. The board also approved transferring funds from contingency to reimburse the jail and sheriff for hepatitis B shots and protective packs. Lake Jack Witten trout stocking was tabled until December. Jim Hale dissented.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Don Payne
Sheriffs Department
Sheriff's Department
Jack Witten
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Jim Hale
West Virginia shoppers favor shorter holiday shopping season
West Virginians want a shorter Christmas shopping period with most starting after Thanksgiving and spending about the same as last year. The poll of 556 adults between Oct 26 and 28 by Ryan-McGinn-Samples for AP Charleston Daily Mail and WSAZ-TV shows 58 percent shop after Thanksgiving, 27 percent before, and 13 percent wait until two or three days before Christmas. 55 percent plan to spend about the same as last year, 31 percent less, and 12 percent more.
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Charleston
West
Peple
Citzens
Four plead guilty in LSD drug ring case
Four Raleigh County men pleaded guilty in Federal Court to conspiracy to distribute LSD tied to a drug ring supplying the Concord College campus. The defendants Jason D. Dials Gregory C. Hopkins Guy Matthew Nish and Louis E. Harmon face up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine with sentencing set for February as authorities pursue remaining conspirators in Mercer and Raleigh counties.
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Bluefield
Raleigh
Concord College
Jason D. Dials
Gregory C. Hopkins
Guy Matthew Nish
Louis E. Harmon
U.S
David A. Faber
Mercer
John C. Parr
Texas
Athens
Parr
Dials
Charleston
Tim DiPiero
Dwight Dials
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
BCI
U.S. Postal Service
Raleigh County
Bland Ministry Center launches holiday toy and food drive
Bland Ministry Center begins its annual Christmas gift drive for families in Bland Mercer Tazewell Giles and nearby counties. Public drop-offs are at First Baptist Bluefield Princeton Laurel Fork Baptist Rocky Gap and Acme Bluefield for food. Dec 16 18 delivery planned. last day to donate Dec 13. Toys for Tots dinner Dec 12 supports about 125 to 130 Bland County children ages 2 weeks to 16 years.
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Bland
Mercer
First Baptist Church of
Bluefield
Princeton
Laurel Fork
Farrar
Tazewell
Giles
Buchanan
Wythe
Smyth
Washington
Dickerson
Toys For Tots
Bill Reed
Reed
Bland County
Raritan
Mechanisburg
Ceres
Rocky Gap
Union Church of Bastian
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Blanchette Rockefeller
Jay
Marion
William ©. Bivens Jr
Mercer County
Rodney K. Pennington
Fayette County
Blue Prince Plaza
John D. Zamias
Johnstown
Greater Bluefield Community Center
Mercer Mall
Randy Honaker
Todd Stringer
Shaun Papa
GBCC
George Simons
Matt Burton
New Concept Video
Chris Thompson
Okcola
Johnson
Anna-Marie Fuda
Bland Ministry Center
Holiday Project
Ministry Center
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