Ribbon cutting and a future rise in Bluefield’s economy
An owner of a local business reflects on a decade old ribbon cutting amid Bluefield’s past as pasture land in 1882 and how the local economy was seen to have bottomed out with recovery only ahead. The interview contrasts the owner's optimism with the narrator's skepticism and recalls a seven year old Pedigo building collapse and prior interviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Ing
Bland Street
Princeton Avenue
Bank
Sid Rosenthal
Sid
Orrin Davis
Southern Printing
Helen Jarrett
Southern Office
Norfolk & Western Railway
Roanoke Avenue
Bluefield’s past sights and air shows echo a changing city
The author recalls Bluefield's Pedigo building history and railroad era views, the 1990s Mercer County Airport air shows with B 17 and B 24 bombers, and the collapse of commercial service. He reflects on loss, accountability, and a call for a new direction, noting friends and local figures.
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Bland Street
Samantha Perry
Daily Telegraph
Charles Owens
Charleston
Mercer County
Roanoke
Mercer Airport
John C. Short
Mel Grubb
Bill Bivens
Richmond
Bluefield
Judge Bivens
Bluefield Baily Telegraph Staff Roster Highlights
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists editors Samantha Perry and Andy Patton with Brian Woodson Thomas A Colley as executives. City Editor and senior editors are noted amid staff mentions, reflecting internal newsroom roles.
Banana weathered talk as recession chorus in capitals
The piece notes officials dodge the word recession, preferring banana to describe two or more quarters of shrinkage. It cites Alfred Kahn and Ben Bernanke, cites Federal Reserve growth estimates, and warns of weak October consumer spending ahead of the holiday season, implying a looming economic downturn.
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Jimmy Carter
Alfred Kahn
Kahn
Federal Reserve
Ben Bernanke
Fed
White House
Associated Press
Bernanke
Commerce Department
Washington
Funding plea for Bible in the Schools in Mercer County
The Bible in the Schools program reports growth to 18 schools with about 3,900 students. A $60,000 deficit from 2006 07 quotas threatens 2008 09 funding unless donations rise, though $365,000 covers teacher salaries and supplies. Donors may send tax deductible gifts to Bluefield or Princeton addresses with school wishes noted.
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Mercer County
Mercer County Board of Education
Bible In
Bluefield
Princeton
Gene F. Bailey
Bible In the Schools
Daily Telegraph Letters to Editor Bluefield WV notice
The Daily Telegraph invites letters on public issues. Please include signature address and phone number for publication. Names will be published. Mail to Letters to the Editor Bluefield Daily Telegraph P O Box 1599 Bluefield West Virginia 24701.
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
P.O. Box
Bluefield
What keeps YOU going, Jim Davidson asks readers
Public speaking columnist Jim Davidson asks what keeps readers motivated to rise each day. He stresses goals as the driver of success and laments aimlessness leading to unproductive lives. He cites personal examples with his wife Viola and offers contact and book details.
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Dale Carnegie
America
Memory Lane
Jim Davidson
Bentley Drive
Conway
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The
Barcher
Bottonline
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Thomas A. Colley
City Editor
God
Selah
Bible In the
Presidentin
Viola
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