WE CAN Candlelight Tour a Bluefield showcase
Visitors packed seven Bluefield homes for the first WE CAN Candlelight Christmas Tour raising funds for the Children’s Home Society. Hosts greeted guests at each stop while volunteers helped with carols and tours. Santa and Mrs Claus greeted visitors at the Kensinger and Whittington/Hardin homes. Tickets sold quickly with only 46 left at the door, supporting child mentoring and advocacy efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Bland Street Methodist Church
Bob Hoge
Oakhurst Avenue
William) Merva
Hoge
Linda
Bonnie Hopkins
Donald Kensinger
Santa
Mrs. Claus
Terry Whittington
David Hardin
Joanne Boileau
Princeton
Children’s Home Society
Boileau
Mindy Lentz
Pat Brewster
Kathy Shott
WE Can
Lentz
Wvva NewsChannel 6
Bb&t Bank
Fluefield
Wise pledges action on PEIA solvency after election
Gov elect Bob Wise vows immediate focus on the Public Employees Insurance Program to secure financial solvency for about 211000 public employees teachers and dependents. He faces rising costs premium debates and potential changes to funding with unions and legislators pushing for a new long term plan including possible premium increases and state funding. He also mentions reviewing an Underwood era plan not to sue coal companies over unpaid workers comp and contemplates teacher pay raises drug costs and expanding coverage for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Bob Wise
Wise
PEIA
Peia Finance Board
Cecil Underwood
Year round planning for Christmas aid drives
Greg Jordan reports agencies begin year round efforts to prepare for Christmas, with Salvation Army Captain Bob Mullins noting kettle and toy drives start early and volunteers steadily decline as civic clubs age. Veterans recall wartime service shaping support for Salvation Army and Red Cross work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luefield
Bob Mullins
Salvation Army
Mullins
Red Cross
Eyes in the sky Russell County man preserves Va fire towers
Honaker resident Manuel Street, 26, maps Southwest Virginia fire tower history for Emory and Henry College. His research traces towers built largely by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s and staffed by locals, noting dwindling use due to helicopters and satellites and towers being torn down to prevent climbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell County Man
Honaker
Russell County
Southwest Virginia
Hayters Knob
Washington County
Street
National Geographic
Virginia
Civilian Conservation Corps
U.S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
CCC
Forestry Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary Wills
Mountview
Hardin/Whittington
Cumberland Road
Betty Jo Gatherum
Kensinger
Oakhurst
Donna Kessler
Cole
Greg Jordan
The
Daily Telegraph
Manuel Street
Hyters Knob
U.S. Department of Forestry
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!