Calendar items for noon to six today events
Today at noon the Virginia Black Lung Association meets in the Claypool Hill Mall Community Room for all interested including miners widows and families seeking Black Lung benefits. At 4 30 p m the Mercer County Board of Education holds a special session in the Central Office conference room Princeton to award a bid for Princeton Junior High. At 6 p m the Heroines of Jericho Christmas Fellowship gathers at the Ponderosa Restaurant Green Valley. At 6 30 p m the Middle New River Genealogical Society meets in the Princeton Public Library Annex with John E Fournier speaking on genealogy resources. Public invited.
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Virginia Black Lung Association
Claypool Hill Mall
Mercer County Board of Education
Princeton
Princeton Junior High
Heroines of Jericho
Ponderosa Restaurant
Green Valley
Middle New River Genealogical Society
Princeton Public Library
John E. Fournier
Weather today: sunshine then clouds with snow risk
Today's high in the 30s with a drop into the lower 30s. Snow develops tonight, possibly mixed with rain or freezing rain before midnight and may become heavy after midnight. Lows fall to the lower to mid 20s.
Snow falls despite NWS advisory in Bluefield area
Bluefield area saw heavy snowfall Thursday morning with Mercer County Airport recording seven inches and mountains reporting up to 12 inches. The storm taxed street and highway crews, caused equipment issues in Princeton, and left locals digging out and clearing vehicles as crews worked to plow and treat main routes.
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Bluefield
National Weather Service
Mercer County
Division of Highways
City Hall
Princeton
Wayne Shumate
Buddy Campbell
DOH
Campbell
Four Seasons
Jamie
Jeff Vance
Springville
Graham High G Men race to state title against King George
Graham High School prepares for the state championship game against King George at Chancellor High School. Students showcase school pride with posters and events while recalling past titles. seniors say the school feels uplifted and excited as players and coaches balance football with other sports.
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Luefield
Graham High School
King George
Chancellor High School
Graham High
Valerie Moore
GHS
Graham
Jeremy Mitchem
Moore
Nunley
Mitchem
Rusty Rose
Don) Jones
Bill) Stone
Community Christmas Tree Campaign nears $4,000
The Community Christmas Tree drive approaches its $12,000 goal with $3,670 raised so far and $705 added Thursday. The funds will buy toys and host a Christmas party for about 900 local children at Bluefield’s Bluefield Youth Center on Stadium Drive this Saturday at noon. Donations may be delivered to the Daily Telegraph lobby or mailed to Community Christmas Tree, Daily Telegraph, P.O. Box 1599, Bluefield, WV 24701.
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Bluefield
Stadium Drive
Daily Telegraph
P.O. Box
W.va
Snow Cancels Pearl Harbor Ceremony Veterans Share Tales
Snow prevented a Pearl Harbor Day ceremony at the Memorial Building in Rinceton but about 20 area veterans gathered to recall service. Ira Southern joined the U S Army Air Corps in 1939 and served from start to finish in World War II, with peers like John Taylor, Bill Allen, and Ray Sarles recounting experiences and the war’s turning point.
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Rinceton— Snow
Memorial
Pearl Harbor
Ira “Ike” Southern
U.S
Army Air Corps
Mercer County
Hickman Field
Pear Harbor
Southern
Ning
John Taylor
Bill Allen
Ray Sarles
Memorial Building
Allen
City Board keeps Hale's Culvert upgrade alive in Bluefield
Bluefield officials say Hale's Culvert underpass on Mercer County Route 11 remains a priority. A West Virginia design study pegs two options around 4.47 to 4.49 million dollars with Alternative 1 favored for lower cost. Board members vow to press forward with shared funding and future planning despite the 4.5 million estimate.
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Bluefield
Hale
Mercer County
Bramwell Road
Bill Looney
West Virginia
Fred Vankirk
VanKirk
Looney
van Kirk
Joe Long
Long
Highway Department
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Engin
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Eric Nunley
Northfork High School
Frances Ann Daughton
Louise & Com
Needly
Goldie
Johnny Harvey
Husband
Howard T. Roso
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Royal Jewelers, Inc
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William J. S. Mazel
Toby
Thomas & Dorothy Ruble
R.H. Fowlkes
Fowlkes
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Dr. Aniil
Saraj Agarwal
B.R. Pujari
S.J. Pujarin
Snow
Tony Barbery
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United States
Charleston
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Tony Barber
Ira
Ike” Southern
Dick Lesler
Pearl Harbor Day
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