Four wheel drive hits pole on Mercer Mall Road
A four wheel drive struck a telephone pole on Mercer Mall Road near the mall at 3:23 p.m. scattering cables. The unidentified female driver and her son were shaken but unharmed. Traffic was halted for crews to clear cables as deputies investigate.
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Bluefield
Mercer Mall
OH-9
Green Valley
Glenwood
David
Thompson
Mike Gills
A.D. Beasley
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Southwest Virginia Legislative Breakfast set for Russell County Library
Wednesday schedule lists an 8 a.m. breakfast at the Russell County Public Library sponsored by regional business groups with an $8 per person fee. A 10 a.m. to noon WWI veterans reception at First Community Bank is planned, followed by a 6 p.m. Mercer Board of Education special session at the Mercer County Technical Education Complex in Princeton for input sessions and personnel matters.
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Southwest Virginia Legislative
Russell County Public Library
Bluefield, Va
Business and Professional Association
Richlands Area
First Community Bank
Mercer Board of Education
Mercer County Technical Education Complex
Princeton
Cloudy with a Chance of Rain Weather Update
Cloudy today with highs in the upper 50s and a 30 percent chance of rain. Tonight there is a chance of rain. Lows around 34 to 40 degrees. Weather package A-6
Donations to Christmas Tree Reach 3453 in Bluefield
Donations to the Community Christmas Tree fundraiser topped 3453 as of Tuesday toward a 13000 goal for a Christmas Eve party. Contributions include gifts from Mr and Mrs Sam P Morgan Lucill Shrewsbury and Betty McDaniel in memory of parents R W Ragsdale Elizabeth Evans and Dr William Harden.
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Jimmie
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Sam P. Morgan
Lucill Shrewsbury
Betty McDaniel
R.W. Ragsdale
Elizabeth Evans
William Harden & Staff
Community Christmas Tree Memory List at Trinity United Methodist
In loving memory of Earl D. Sayers Sr. by Kathleen Sayers and of family pets by Mary Dickson. Honoring parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tickell, and others. Memorials for Warner Dye by Betty, for Lauren Brooke Perez, and for Nicole Elaine Roark by Rebecca Roark Petry. Names and gifts from multiple families and totals listed.
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Earl D. Sayers Sr
Kathleen Sayers
Mary Dickson
Joseph Tickell
Trinity United Methodist Church Men’s Bible Class
Jon
Mike
Trey
Lauren Farley
Warner G. Dye
Betty
Lauren Brooke Perez
Robert E. Moore
Robby Egleson
Bluewell
Nathaniel, Kristen, de
Burt Kersey
Nicole Elaine Roark
Ted
Elaine Farrington
Rebecca Roark Petry
Gretta Buckles
Anne, Becky
Tom Pascose
Rte
Meredith, Nathan, Paige
Rachel Goforth
John & Carol Duffy
Mary Ann
Bob & Floriene Austin
Jail site in doubt could sit near Bland County line
TAZEWELL Va officials said a Pulaski County withdrawal from the New River Valley Regional Jail Authority could leave Tazewell County as a viable spot for a multi million dollar regional jail. A public hearing is set for next week and the joining deadline has shifted to March 30 1995.
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Tazewell
Pulaski County
New River Valley Regional Jail Authority
Tazewell County
Tazewell County Board of Supervisors
Jimmy Jones
Bob Wade
Richard Farthing
Jones
Bland County
Bob Lloyd
Regional
Russian space officials meet U.S. high school students in Kaliningrad link
Russian space flight officials and cosmonauts spoke via interpreter to students from Princeton Senior High Montcalm Bluefield and Pike View High at Princeton Senior High School. They discussed joint space projects including the Alpha Space Station and aims to spark interest in math and science among a new generation in a thawing space alliance.
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Princeton
Princeton Senior High
Montcalm High
Bluefield High
Pike View High
PSHS
Kaliningrad
Moscow
Russia
U.S
Europe
Japan
Soviet Union
Vladimir Lobachev
Space Flight Control Center
Outer Space
Boris Conchurov
Vladimir Solovev
New Leaders Take Reins of Bluefield Chamber
New officers and directors were inducted into the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday. Paul Cole becomes President in 1995 with Frank Wilkinson as president elect internal affairs coordinator. Ted White reflected on the year and the Chamber’s ongoing success, noting projects like the 1994 Membership Blitz adding 148 new members and about $10,000 in revenue. Cole outlined the 1995 theme Chamber A-3.
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Bluefield
Greater
White
Chamber
Cole
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Bene
Henne Eenmen
Greg Jordar
Bluefield Chamber
Teresa Cutlip
Todd Stringe
Chamber Brass Chamber
Nelson R. Walker
Frank Wilkinson
Annette Osborne
Jerry W. Jackson
Paul Cole
Ted White
Steve Smith
Marshall Miller
Bill Crowe
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