Railroad fan builds small museum next to Vine Street home
Kenneth Coleman, a 71 year old former railroad employee, turned his Vine Street residence into a brick museum housing hundreds of Virginian and Norfolk and Western Railway artifacts. The 30 by 28 foot structure showcases train headlights, bells, lanterns, a miniature steam engine, signs, dining car ware, telegraphs, and more from his lifelong collection. Admission is about $3 to cover utilities. call 425 4140 for details.
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Vine Street
Kenneth Coleman
Railroad
Coleman
Princeton
Virginian
Norfolk
Slab Fork Company
Caperton
Matthew Barker
U.S
John Key
Virginian Railway
BHS grad becomes WV Wesleyan’s freshman student leader
Phil Hancock, a Bluefield High School graduate and freshman at West Virginia Wesleyan College, was elected freshman class president and then vice president of the student body. He organized a 35 member campaign, produced stickers, and started a website, boosting turnout and planning for 2007 House of Delegates race. Hancock shifted from biology to political science and aims for WVU Law School after graduation.
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Bluefield
Phil Hancock
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Presi
Hancock
Wesleyan
West Virginia University Law School
House of Delegates
Groundbreaking Set for The Havens Assisted Living
Princeton Health Care announces the 4.4 million Havens assisted living community at 2205 New Hope Road. Groundbreaking Monday at 10 a.m. The 42 apartment complex will offer meals, personal care, and services with 15,000 square feet of common space and a dining room, wellness and activity areas, and private family spaces. Construction starts soon with completion targeted for next summer. Becky Kidwell handles information at (304) 431-3544.
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Princeton
Havens
Princeton Health Care
New Hope Road
Princeton Memorial Hospital Co
Health Solutions, L.L.C of
Somerset, Ky
Courthouse Road
Health Solutions
Becky Kidwell
Trent St
Wythe attorney resigns after 12 years in post
Wytheville Virginia Vivide County Commonwealth Attorney Thomas Baird will resign effective December 31 due to health problems. The board of supervisors planned to accept the resignation at a Tuesday meeting. A replacement will be chosen by a panel of three county judges. Baird’s unexpired term runs to December 1999.
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Ytheville
Vivide County
Commonwealth
Thomas Baird
Baird
Board of Supervisors
Wythe B. Sharitz
College president urges Rotary to back higher education
West Virginia Wesleyan President Bill Haden spoke to the Bluefield Rotary, linking education to economic growth and urging action on three fronts. He called for full funding of the College Grant Program, broader Prepaid Tuition participation, and long term efforts to instill college plans in youths starting at age nine. He stressed colleges fuel state development and adapt to future jobs that do not yet exist.
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Bluefield
West Virginia Wesleyan
Bill Haden
Rotary Club
Haden
Rotary
Steve Hopta
West Virginia
John Perdue
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BHS Grad
W.va
Bill Archer
The
Daily Telegraph
the Havens
Barbara Hawkins
Wythe
Charles Owens
Daily Tealear
Shopping & Services Guide
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
BDT Online
Mercer Mall
Blue Prince Cinemas
Citizens Real Estate Gallery
Four Seasons
J.H. Fletcher
Country Living Home
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