Teenager trapped after wreck as rescue teams battle gas leak
Firefighters from Bluestone Valley and Matoaka work to extract a girl from a SUV after a crash. Jaws of Life are used to remove the roof and a passenger door panel while leaks spray gasoline. Fire Chief Tim Farley notes the danger and says foam was used to neutralize fuel during the lengthy operation.
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A-1
Wynn
Bluestone Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Matoaka
Tim Farley
Bluestone Valley
Farley
Council approves fire hall reading in Bluefield
Bluefield Virginia council in under an hour approves second reading of a 1.3 million fire hall bond issue. They grant Christmas Eve half day and the day after Christmas off, approve a $13,400 Termite backhoe, and discuss garbage tipping at Mercer County and Tazewell County landfills plus a potential AEP meeting and a Route 102 VDOT issue.
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Bluefield
Stephen Arey
Donnie Linkous
Cecile Barrett
Land Hurley
Don Harris
David Anderson
Mercer County
Todd Day
Tazewell County
Barrett
Harris
American Electric Power
Anderson
AEP
Virginia Department of Highways
VDOT
Day
Council
Beavers Celebrate State Football Title At Assembly
Beavers the A-1 Beavers featured at an assembly commemorating their state championship. Speakers included BHS Principal Ted Gillespie, former Beaver Head Coach John Chmara, Bluefield Mayor Nelson Walker, Princeton Mayor Anita Caldwell, and Mercer County Officials who praised the team for a perfect 14 and 0 season.
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Brandon Sarver
Simon
BHS
Ted Gillespie
Beaver
John Chmara
Chmara
Bluefield
Nelson Walker
Jarod Sudduth
Walker
Tom Vidovich
Princeton
Anita Caldwell
Princeton Senior High School
Caldwell
City Hall
Mercer County School Board
John H. Shott
Shott
Debra Akers
Mercer County Schools
Akers
George Keatley
Gillespie
Correction on location of prior incident request
A fight reported last week did not occur at Tiffany Manor. The request for additional patrol was not at Tiffany Manor, but the surrounding area.
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Tiffany Manor
City Board moves to sell old Bluefield Gas building
The Bluefield City Board approved selling the old Bluefield Gas Co building on Raleigh Street after a Monday auction yielded a single bid of 5 000 from Art Riley who offered to raise to 7 000 with 10 percent down and 12 monthly payments at 9 percent interest.
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City Board
Old Bluefield Gas
Bluefield
Bluefield Gas Co
Raleigh Street
City Board of Directors
Old Lugo
Bluefield Avenue
Old Gas Company
Gas Company
Art Riley
John Feuchtenberger
Riley
George McGonagle
Ollie Law
Bluefield Planning Commission
Stephen H. Blaydes
M.D
Blaydes
RMF
Three Springs Farms
Leonard Anderson
McDowell Police Seek Two Armed Robbers After Escape
Northfork McDowell County authorities hunt two armed robbers who fled last Friday with about $6000. Theron Eugene McCoy, 23, of Columbus Ohio, was arrested on armed robbery charges. Columbus authorities have been contacted and may assist. The two suspects remain at large and are deemed armed and dangerous.
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Northfork
McDowell County
Theron Eugene McCoy
Columbus
Ohio
S.F. Vanmeter
State Police
Welch Detachment
Vanmeter
Chamber plans new year with focus on people and roundtable meetings
The Daily Telegraph publisher Smith outlines 1998 goals for the Coeb chapter: stronger revenue growth, the 12 percent increase cited as record, and new monthly executive board and full-membership gatherings. Officers include Valeyko, Hays, Kantor, Crowe, Hurt, Jackson, Wilkinson, Osborne, and Meachum.
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Osborne
Smith
The
Daily Telegraph
Chamber
Jay Valeyko
Community Life
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Ernie Hays
Pocahontas Land Corporation
Norris Kantor
Katz, Kantor & Perkins
Bill Crowe
Acme Markets of
Va., Inc
Kyle Hurt
Mefcor Inc
Jerry Jackson
Brown Edwards & Company
Frank Wilkinson
First Century Bank
Annette Osborne
Bluefield State
Marc Meachum
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Prva
Raleigh Mall
Beckley
Beavers
Surrinder Chopra
Thursby
Hueield
Wellrsss
Catta
Senate Rules Committee
Senate Finance and Agriculture Committees
McDowell
Charles Owens
Columbia Lewis-Gale Counseling Center of
Columbia Lewis
Gale Counseling Centers
Columbia Advantage
Donna Havens
L.C.S.W
Columbia Lewis-Gale Counseling Center
Westwood Medical Park
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