Thursday December 4 2003 overview highlights
Local brief from December 4 2003 covers community events and notices. Names, places, and organizations referenced include regional venues and public bodies. The item provides a snapshot of that day’s happenings and upcoming calendar items for readers.
Winter Storm To Bring Snow Sleet And Ice
The WVVA weather team warns of a wintry mess with snow sleet and freezing rain accumulating 1 to 5 inches of snow and sleet and up to 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice. Roads will slick and scattered power outages are possible.
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WVVA
On the air Nonprofit radio offers opportunity
A nonprofit radio program invites participation from community volunteers and listeners seeking opportunities to contribute on air. The initiative highlights inclusive access, training, and potential roles in production, hosting, and program development for local residents.
Habitat volunteers bake 7000 cookies for charity
In Grand Island Nebraska, Habitat for Humanity aimed for 50 volunteers to bake 4000 cookies for a Christmas Cookie Walk. The event drew thousands of cookies, selling a dozen for four dollars to raise funds for the charity.
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Grand Island, Neb
Habitat For Humanity
Lottery results for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia Daily 3 draws were 9 9 0 and Daily 4 numbers 0 0 4 2. Virginia Pick 3 was 7 1 5 and Pick 4 was 1 9 4 5.
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West Virginia
Former McDowell principal dies in jail after conviction
Hobert F. Muncey Sr. 65 of English, a former McDowell County principal, clinic director and school board member, died in Southwestern Regional Jail Holden from an apparent heart attack hours after being found guilty on 21 counts of sex abuse and drug distribution involving three teenage boys from the 1980s and 1990s. He had been housed in a medical unit due to medical maladies and was found slumped over a cot during routine blood work.
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Welch
McDowell County
Board of Education
Hobert F. Muncey Sr
Ated
Southwestern
Holden
Associated Press
Muncey
Greenhouse sale brightens Southern Highlands plots
Barbara Hawkins reports on the Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center greenhouses. Poinsettias in reds whites pinks and new burgundy adorn the structures as the annual sale supports the horticulture program amid funding cuts. Greenhouses open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays with two Saturday sales on December 6 and 13.
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Southern Highlands Greenhouse
Steven Halsy
Hattie Dillon
Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center
Scrooge
Poinsettias
Southern Highlands
Region braces for impending storm
Winter weather advisory issued as Four Seasons Country faces 2 4 inches of snow accumulation from 7 a m to 7 p m today In Blacksburg Va meteorologist William Perry of the National Weather Service says system will start as snow then sleet and freezing rain likely turning to rain Thursday night in Bluefield A cold front will push into the two Virginias Friday bringing more snow and continued unsettled conditions with accumulation possible through the day
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Bluefield
William Perry
National Weather Service
Blacksburg
Jeff Stewart
Virginias
Stewart
Demolition under way in flood prone Bluefield downtown
Demolition crews from Lusk Disposal begin major work at the former Skips Garage site in Bluefield as town officials report the downtown area sits in a 100 year flood plain after a 1980s railroad underpass change. FEMA has approved 216,324 for engineering, land acquisition, demolition and other restructuring, with 125,000 earmarked for the town hall.
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Bluefield
Lusk Disposal
Skip’s
Todd Day
Skip
FEMA
Town Hall
Community Christmas Tree Push Aims for $15,000 Goal
The Community Christmas Tree fund sponsored by the Bluefield Daily Telegraph neared the $500 mark midweek as donations continue to rise toward the $15,000 target for this year. The annual effort supports providing a Christmas tree for the community and related needs.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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