Beckley eyes 24 million retro plan for coal camp downtown
Beckley leaders review a 24 million proposal to redesign downtown to resemble a late 1920s coal camp. Plans include landmark facades an ice rink an observation tower via cable car and new civic buildings on a five acre site funded by a 20 million Federal Transit Authority grant with city match.
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Beckley
Tion
West Virginia
Dan Rickey
Mine Power Systems
Beckley Exhibition
Federal Transit Authority
AIDS awareness grants highlight faith and education
A West Virginia press conference spotlighted AIDS education and prevention, with Mercer County noted for high minority HIV rates in Public Health District One. Faith communities were urged to involve themselves, and grants were announced for Wade Center and seven other organizations to promote prevention and testing. World AIDS Day context was provided by United Way and World AIDS.
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Mercer County
Creating Opportunities For Youth Coalition
Helmandollar
Barry Early
Harvest Outreach Center
Early
West Virginia
Wade Center
Bluefield
Vicky Mahood
Mental Health Services Administration
Center For Substance Abuse Prevention
I.ps. Memorial Chapel
J.H. Easley Tabernacle
Planet Xtreme Teen Center
Saunders Grove Baptist Church
Scott Street Baptist Church
Michelle Williams
United Way of the
Virginias
Williams
World Health Organization
United Nations
Bluefield State College
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Community Christmas Tree event in Bluefield with Santa arrival
The auditorium program starts at 12 30 p m and doors open at noon for a community Christmas tree event. Donations to the Little Jimmie fund drive can be mailed to The Community Christmas Tree Bluefield Daily Telegraph PO Box 1599 or dropped at 928 Bluefield Ave. Bluefield WV 24701. Friday’s gifts include Louis Romano Emilee Romano Leia Stacy Bailey and others. Total reported today is 150 00 with a running grand total of 1 375 00.
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Santa Claus
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
W.va
Bluefield Ave
Louis Romano
Walter Reed
Emilee Romano
Leia
Revieners
Stacy Bailey
Trish Walker
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Santa’s Little Friends
P.O
Mountaineers and Panthers face off in key Backyard Brawl
WVU ties to 1938 through 1939 games and a historic rivalry. Kammer recalls Pitt matchups, suspension over Football Franks, and a long road to a post season. Modern notes include Flying WV cookies at Sisters' Coffee House and Tyrone Gilliard reflecting on Pitt versus WVU dynamics ahead of tonight's ESPN telecast at 7:45 p.m.
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Bill Kern
Mountaineers
Pitt
Panthers
Kammer
Pittsburgh
WVU
Jane Gibson
Sisters’ Coffee House
Princeton
Gwen Ramsey
Jane
Tyrone Gilliard
Tigers
Pitt Panthers
Gilliard
West Virginia
ESPN
Bill Archer
Barchera
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Lisa Mitchell
Pearl Hammy
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Bary Early
Dwight Palmer
J.H. Early Tabernacle
UHC
Harris-Jefferson
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Turity Code
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Bluefield Dance
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