Honest act of local man touched many people in Bluefield
Bluefield man Eldon Allen Taylor 38 found a wallet with 2400 dollars and no ID in a department store lot. A Post It with Patsy Douglas’s name helped locate the owner, Irish Bob Scott. The tale moved readers and prompted a local relief effort through Douglas Equipment. Messages can be sent care of Douglas Equipment, 301 North Street, Bluefield WV.
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Eldon “Allen” Taylor
Essex Street
Patsy
Taylor
Patsy Douglas
Wallet
Bob Scott
Douglas Equipment
North Street
Larry Douglas
Douglas
Allen
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Atlanta
Ted Amburgy
Amburgy
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
Bluefield Va Woman Injured In Three Vehicle Wreck
A three vehicle crash on Virginia Avenue in Bluefield West Graham section sent Carla Marie Wood 36 to Bristol Regional Medical Center by Med Flight after the early Monday collision. Police say she was unconscious when found in the driver seat behind an air bag.
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Bluefield
Virginia Avenue
West Graham
Carla Marie Wood
Med
Bristol Regional Medical Center
Jack Asbury
Wood
Amburgy
Graham Rec Park
Bluefield Adds Sewer Charge To Water Bill For Bluefield
Bluefield residents will see sewer bills merged with their water bills starting Jan 1 2004. West Virginia American Water will issue combined bills from about Jan 5 2004 with a second bill 10 days later for November 2003 usage. The change affects Bluefield city sewer customers and a few Bluefield Valley Water Works customers, not those served by other Bluefield authorities.
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Bluefield
Sanitary Board of
West Virginia American Water
Sanitary Board
Doug Campbell
Board
West Virginia
Bluefield Sanitary Board
Bluewell
Campbell
McDowell schools chief to push for 57 million in federal funds
McDowell County schools superintendent Dr. Mark A. Manchin will lead a state delegation to Washington early next year to seek 57 million dollars for a new high school and three elementary schools funded through the Army Corps of Engineers. The plan includes meetings with Sen. Byrd and Rep. Rahall to advance the project.
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Welch
McDowell County
Washington
Mark A. Manchin
David Stewart
State School Building Authority
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Nick Rahall
Dw.va
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Manchin
Byrd
McDowell
Switchback Elementary
Kimball Elementary
Mount View High School
Mount View Middle School
Jaeger
Big Creek
BSC Professor Featured At Roanoke Book Fair
Associate Professor of English at Bluefield State College Dr. Michael W. Smith highlighted regional best sellers Fishing the Roanoke Valley and Fishing the New River at North Cross High School Book Fair in Roanoke Virginia. He plans a sequel Fishing the Shenandoah Valley due within 12 to 18 months.
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BSC
Bluefield
Michael W. Smith
Bluefield State College
Roanoke
Roanoke Valley
New River
North Cross
Shenandoah Valley
Pocahontas Christmas Parade Contact Corrected
The Pocahontas Virginia Christmas Parade contact has been corrected to Jean Boone. The updated notice confirms Boone as the point of contact for parade coordination.
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Pocahontas, Va
Jean Boone
VA communities await presidential flood disaster declaration
Virginia residents affected by mid November flood awaited a presidential declaration to include Southwest Virginia in the disaster zone. FEMA opened recovery centers in southern West Virginia as Bluefield and Falls Mills neighbors faced damaged homes and a partially rebuilt footbridge. Virginia Gov. Warner and Rep. Boucher urged President Bush to add counties to the disaster area.
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Luefield
Federal Emergency Management Agency
West Virginia
Charles Lewis
Bluefield
Falls Mills
Virginia
FEMA
Todd Day
Sandy Etter
Tazewell County
U.S
Frederick “Rick” Boucher
D-Va
Bush
Etter
Bill Archer
Barcher
Christmas Bazaar at Glenwood Park to aid Pam's
Princeton brief announces a Saturday December 6 bazaar at the 4-H Camp Assembly Hall Glenwood Park. Crafts flea market items and hot dogs will be served. Weekender clothes on half price. A fundraiser features a large bride doll and tiger ass prizes with proceeds for Pam's.
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Princeton
Glenwood Park
Assembly Hall
Pam
Mercer art teachers display at Paine Gallery Bluefield
Mercer County art teachers showcase their works at the Paine Gallery of the Bluefield Area Arts and Science Center through December 19. An open house to meet the artists will be held December 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the gallery indoors.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Paine
Bluefield Area
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