Community Christmas Tree seeks donations for 1200 children
The Community Christmas Tree fundraising nears halfway to its $14,000 goal with $6,775 raised by Friday. Donations support a Christmas Eve party at the Bluefield Youth Center for 1,200 area children, providing toys and goodies. Bring contributions to the Daily Telegraph lobby or mail to Bluefield Daily Telegraph P O Box 1599 Bluefield WV 24701. Joy Technologies Inc. donates $100 anonymously from Clearwater Florida in memory of John Aralds.
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Daily Telegraph
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Clearwater
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W.O. Watson
Clara Watson
Spence
John Elmes
Henry Watson
William
Jennie Wilson
Chester Hale
Paige Wooldridge
Shelby Pennington
June Bailey
Flora McCarty
Carter Reveals Secret Jogging Walks and Media Evasion
Former President Jimmy Carter says he routinely jogged outside the White House and ducked reporters on weekends at Camp David to avoid media monitoring. He described using a hidden method to stay unseen and spoke on Larry King Live. In Bluefield today events include a Christmas Parade at Bland and North Streets and a baseball card show at the Ramada Inn. Noon Main Street Bluefield event canceled due to weather, but downtown businesses offer free refreshments.
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Pennsylvania
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North Streets
Bluefield High School Junior Civitan Club
Greater Bluefield Jaycees
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Main Street
Ramada Inn
Cumberland Road
Bluefield Area
Arts & Crafts Center
Weather outlook with snow and rain chance
Cloudy today with a chance of snow or rain and a high in the mid-30s to lower 40s. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low in the mid-20s. A weather package appears on page A-6.
Clean coal project seeks $40 million for West Virginia plant
Bluefield based West Virginia CLC Corporation submits a $40 million mild gasification proposal to the Department of Energy as one of three clean coal projects nationwide. The plan aims to produce coal liquids for fuels and chemicals, char for ferroalloys, and coke for steel, with demonstration sites in Princeton and Alloy, Fayette County.
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CLC Corporation
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Coal Technology Corporation
Bristol
Richard A. Wolfe
Wolfe
Princeton and
Alloy
Fayette County
CTC Corp
Virginia
CTC
Hansonville
Byrd
Seven miners dead after South Mountain No. 3 explosion
Rescue efforts continued at Norton Virginia mine site as a second borehole nears completion to vent methane. MSHA and Virginia officials plan to monitor gas levels before possible reentry. a total of seven miners died, with one other unaccounted. The investigation will run for months, aiming to determine cause and prevent future tragedies.
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U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration
MSHA
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
MME
Virginia
Kentucky
Lynn Martin
Labor
Msha District 7
Timothy Thompson
John Pyles
Barboursville
Arlington
Norman Vanover
Clintwood
Claude and Palmer Sturgill
Pound
Mike Mullins
Dave Carlton
James Mullins
Brian Owens
Haysi
Danny Ray Gentry
Mercer County Sees Up To Three Inches Of Snow
A winter storm battered Mercer County with up to three inches of snow on Friday causing hazardous road conditions and multiple vehicle crashes. Schools closed or on two hour delays in nearby counties as roads were treated. flights at Mercer County Airport halted with only one landing. Weather officials warned the storm was ending today as crews kept roads clear and motorists urged to drive cautiously.
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Tazewell
McDowell County
Bill Marosi
Beckley
National Weather Service
Marosi
Hicks
Welch
DOH
BSC honors Shott and board for support to Bluefield State
BLUEFIELD The Hugh I. Shott Jr. Foundation and its board were honored Friday for ongoing support of Bluefield State College and local students. President Dr. Greg Adkins praised the foundation for expanding academic and cultural opportunities, including the college’s $3 million endowment challenge grant cornerstone campaign and past convocation speaker engagement. R W. “Buz” Wilkinson, foundation president, accepted a plaque and pen in appreciation of the foundation’s leadership and resources.
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Hugh I. Shott Jr
BSC
Greg Adkins
Bluefield State College
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Shott Foundation
Wilkinson
Henry Kissinger
Adkins
R.W
Buz” Wilkinson
Princeton businessman killed in New Walker intersection crash
EDDIE LEE ISOM reports a Princeton man, 75 year old Bill Jones owner of Western Auto, died from injuries after his car was hit broadside at North Walker Street and Honaker Avenue. Preston Walls, 58, and his 17 year old daughter were injured. Walls allegedly ran a red light. Police continue to investigate.
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Honaker Avenue
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Western Auto
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South Bluefield
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Whitethorn Elementary School
Mercer
Tazewell County
Don Hicks
Sheriffs Department
BSC Honors Shott
Board For Support
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Princeton Community Hospital
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