Sheriff helps raise funds at Princeton Applebee’s for Forgotten Angels
Mercer County sheriff Major Darrell Bailey and Lt. Reed oversaw a fundraising effort at Applebee’s in Princeton for Forgotten Angels. The event supported Salvation Army’s Angel Tree to help children at Christmas, with donations, tips, and ticket sales from the community.
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Darrell” Bailey
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South Bluefield business district lights up for holidays
Local businesses in Bluefield raise funds and donate to install holiday lighting on Jefferson Street poles with help from Appalachian Power. Ron Martin credits Gail Satterfield and Josh Cline for coordinating hookups and decor choices including soldier and candy cane designs. The effort, run through the Beautification Commission, aims to boost festive spirit and future merchant participation.
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Gail Satterfield
Jefferson Street
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Don Pellillo
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Beautification Commission
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Earth Talk on greening holiday celebrations this year
Belinda McHugh asks how to reduce waste during holidays while shopping rises. The NRF pegs holiday sales at 630.5 billion, and the EPA notes about one million extra tons of trash between Thanksgiving and New Year. CNAD suggests simple gifts and low waste wrapping to cut excess.
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EPA
El Nino winter outlook from National Weather Service region
In a Blacksburg Virginia office note, meteorologist Chris Fisher explains an El Niño winter brings cooler, wetter conditions and more southern stream storms for the region. He cites past winters 1982-83 and 1997-98 with heavy snows and higher than normal temperatures, and notes the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for a stronger El Niño and a wetter than normal season.
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