From Little League to Keyboarder: a Jock's Turnaround
West Virginia University graduate Bill Archer recalls a childhood in Claysville Pennsylvania marked by baseball dreams, a pivotal right field revelation, and a late shift from sports to a typing career after injuries and recalibrated aims. He frames early idolization of the Milwaukee Braves and Pirates, a high school sports trajectory, a life-changing accident in 1966, and eventual success as a senior writer for the Daily Telegraph.
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Lew Burdette
Nitro
Warren Spahn
Henry Arron
Eddie Matthews
Dick Stuart
Colt League
Lone Pine
Brian Woodson
Robert Henry
Pocahontas Coal Association
Tom Bone
Marshall
Bob Pruett
Pittsburgh Pirates
Vespa
Ray Gashel
West Virginia University
Covenant Verse Quoted In Bluefield Paper Editorial Line
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph section features staff bylines including Samantha Perry and Andy Patton with editor James Colley and Charles Owens. A biblical quotation from 2 Chronicles appears in the issue, citing covenant language as part of the page text.
Emma Yates Memorial Library seeks county system status
Community advocates urge integration of Pocahontas based Emma Yates Memorial Library into Tazewell County public system. Volunteers keep facility open amid funding gaps while new regional training center openings signal regional revival benefiting literacy and access to programs.
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Clinch Valley
Tazewell County
Tazewell
Jerry Gravely
Abbs Valley
Boissevain
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Southwest Virginia Community College
Mercer WV judicial system praised in citizen letter
A resident lauds Mercer County courts for handling non-violent crime and addiction issues with programs like the Day Report Center and Drug Court. The writer commends local judges and officials, urges Nativity displays on public and private property, and notes sending legal guidance to 234 mayors and WV legislators.
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Mercer County
West Virginia
American Family Association Center For Law and Policy
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Literacy foundation through books boosts community growth
Jim Davidson argues building a literacy foundation starts with young children in low income homes by providing personalized bookcases and starter book sets. He urges middle and upper income families to supply books, reduce screen time, and involve volunteers in reading to kids, linking education quality to local economic growth.
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