BDTOnline Overview for December 6 2010
A brief listing from bdtonline.com dated Monday December 6 2010 highlights local news items, notices, and brief updates. The page emphasizes community events, municipal notices, and planned happenings relevant to residents in the area.
Snow showers and chilly high of 22 with snow risk
Today expect snow showers likely and cloudy skies with a high near 22. West wind 14 to 16 mph with gusts up to 28 mph. A 60 percent chance of precipitation and around one inch of snow accumulation possible.
Deputy details four-vehicle fatal crash at Mercer Mall Road
Mercer County Sheriff's deputy described a fatal wreck on U S Route 460 at the Mercer Mall Road intersection involving four vehicles, not three. Jason Alan Thomas, 30, drove a Ford F-150 and failed to stop for a light, pushing a PT Cruiser into a Chevy Cobalt and his own vehicle into an eastbound Ford F-250. Six people were taken to hospital. a juvenile F-250 occupant faced DUI, seat belt, and curfew violations. The crash happened about 3 a.m. before a snowstorm.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Mercer Mall Road
Jason Alan Thomas
Mercer Mall
A. M. Ballard
Ballard
Mr. Thomas
Bill Archer
Barcher
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Lotteries Powerball and Win for Life Numbers
Lottery results list Powerball draw numbers 13 24 27 31 42 with Powerball 22 for Win for Life. Also shows separate set 13 25 33 37 40 with 21 as additional number.
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Snow Reaches Bluefield as Frigid Temps Return
Bluefield faces a fresh snow event with 6 inches Saturday and 5 to 10 more inches forecast. National Weather Service forecaster Jim Hudgins notes up-slope snowfall across eastern Tazewell and Mercer counties with temperatures dipping to around 12 degrees. Deputies report multiple wrecks overnight, including a two-vehicle crash that appears not weather related in Mercer County.
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Bluefield
Jim Hudgins
National Weather Service
Blacksburg
Tazewell County
Mercer County
Bland County
Hudgins
Weather Service
Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputies
A.M. Ballard
West Virginia senator urges extension of tax cuts and unemployment benefits
Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia calls for Congress to extend the Bush tax cuts for the middle class and renew federal unemployment benefits as benefits may expire this month. He argues the economy remains fragile and job seekers, including thousands in West Virginia, need relief this holiday season.
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Washington
Congress
Jay Rockefeller
D-W.va
Rockefeller
West
Contributions to Bluefield Community Christmas Tree Fund Grow
Donations push fund toward 30 000 goal but remain short by 17 445. Bluefield Daily Telegraph sponsors gifts for area children via Little Jimmie program. Big party set for December 22 at Bluefield City Auditorium with donation options and memory tributes from Ellen Spangler Johnson and others.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Little Jimmie
Bluefield City Auditorium
c/o
Daily Telegraph
Community
Ellen Spangler Johnson
Emily Spangler
Frances Greco
Barbara Frye
R.K. Miller
Welch
Janice Miller
Golden Eagles in Virginia West Virginia face habitat loss
A Virginia Tech researcher, Dave Kramer, notes the golden eagle population is poorly understood in Virginia and West Virginia mountains. He has monitored eagles in southwestern Virginia and reports no nests in the United States east of the Mississippi since the 1990s, despite recent releases on Clinch Mountain.
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Astian
North America
Virginia
West Virginia
Dave Kramer
Virginia Tech
Kramer
United States
Clinch Mountain
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