United Way Campaign Nears Goal in West Virginia
LENWOOD The Fall 1995 United Way of the Virginias drive reached 65 percent of its $500,000 goal with $323,827 in pledges as of Friday. Executive Director Larry Gore cited new donors and face to face meetings while Mercer County volunteers held an update at the Opportunity Workshop. Local businesses, Norfolk Southern and Acme Markets boost in house drives and a JC Penney food drive raised 2332 dollars and 1000 pounds of food for Bluefield and Princeton Salvation Armies.
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United Way of the Virginias
Mercer County
Gore
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Acme Markets
JC Penney
Bluefield
Princeton Salvation Armies
Christmas events fill Bramwell and Richlands calendar
On today’s calendar the Bramwell Christmas Parade runs at 1 p.m. and the Richlands Area Chamber of Commerce Gala Ball features the Charles Goodwin Orchestra from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Richlands National Guard Armory. Monday December 4 includes the Partners in Education event 10 to 11 a.m. at First Community Bank of Bluefield with Christmas selections and Brushfork Elementary tree decoration. The Mercer County Technical Education Center hosts an Open House 5 to 7 p.m. with program demonstrations, contact Mary Jane Albin at 425 9551 ext. 23. Noon to 6 p.m. the American Red Cross Bloodmobile visits Princeton Presbyterian Church. Weather.
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Richlands Area
First Community Bank of Bluefield
Brushfork
Mercer County Technical Education Center
Mary Jane Albin
Weather Outlook Mostly Sunny With 50s Highs
Mostly sunny conditions today with highs in the 50s. Tonight remains clear with lows in the lower 30s. A-10 West Daily weather package notes regional forecast and brief conditions.
Musselman captures state title with upset over Bluefield
In Wheeling Island Stadium Musselman 10 4 beat Bluefield 17 13 as No 16 seed Applemen overcome Bluefield errors. Matt Price to J R Rush for a 6 0 lead and a 14 7 halftime edge, then Kelvin Jones adds a 30 yard field goal to seal 17 7. Beavers rally to 17 13 on Keene to Humphreys and late drive, but incomplete passes end bid.
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Matt McJilton
McJilton
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MHS
Denero Marriott
Matt Price
J.R. Rush
Kelvin Jones
Yubrenal Isabelle
Danya Revels
McMilton
Jones
Beaver
Glenn Keene
Mitch Humphreys
Rush
Humphreys
Keene
Jesse Ruble
Suspect nabbed in Hodge murder case in Welch
A Gary woman Bertha L Hairston Hodge 76 was found dead last August after being placed in a freezer. David L Dixon 29 was arrested in Welch after a traffic stop and charged with first degree murder first degree sexual assault and abduction. Dixon has bond set 100000 for sexual assault and abduction while murder bond awaits circuit court arraignment. Official cause of death is strangulation and a preliminary hearing is expected next week.
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WELCH
Gary
David L. Dixon
New Jersey
B.K. Cochran
Welch Detachment
Dixon
Bertha L. Hairston Hodge
Charles D. Hodge
Ronnie McKenzie
Cochran
McDowell County
Hodge
Henry Paul
Community Christmas Tree donations lag as goal looms
Donations trickle in for a community Christmas drive to help 900 local children. Friday gifts total 415 dollars toward a 12 000 dollar target. The December 23 party at Bluefield Youth Center starts at noon. donations can be left at the Daily Telegraph lobby or mailed to Bluefield Daily Telegraph Community Christmas Tree Box 1599 Bluefield West Virginia 24701.
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Stadium Drive
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
P.O
W.va
Traffic flows on I-77 after spill plugged
West Virginia Turnpike reopened early Friday after a chemical spill forced the interstate closure for about seven and a half hours. Nelson Short of the East River HazMat team said two gallons of formaldehyde leaked from a tanker after a rear collision. No injuries were reported, homes were evacuated briefly, and traffic was rerouted via U.S. Route 19 during cleanup.
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West Virginia
Nelson Short
East River Volunteer Fire Department
HazMat
Short
West Virginia State Police Turnpike Division
Charleston
Princeton Community Hospital
Suttles Trucking Co
DuPont HazMat
Suttles Trucking
ERVFD
Bluestone Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Ghent Volunteer Fire Department
Princeton Rescue Squad
House leaders push to reveal juvenile records to educators
Charleston leaders advocate changing West Virginia law to allow school officials to view juvenile delinquency records. Legislators say informing educators could prevent tragedies, citing incidents where schools were unaware of students’ prior offenses.
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House
Rick Staton
Wyoming
Jim Rowe
Greenbrier
Exxon Station
Staton
Capital High
John Clendenen
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Grundy
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Virginia
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William Campbell
Doug Marrs
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Tony Barbery
Harold and
Grace Howerton
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Carol Kessinger
Mercer County Commission On Aging
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Thomas Brown
Shawn Brown
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