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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 2008
Page
1
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MIRAMAR Florida AP Police say a pizza delivery man fought back when a gun was used in a stickup by throwing a hot pepperoni pizza at the gunman. Delivery man Eric Lopez Devictoria 40 fled and was unhurt. Three teenage suspects were captured and charged with armed robbery.
West Virginia Daily 3 numbers are 0 9 9 while Daily 4 shows 7 7 2 2. Virginia Pick 3 lists 1 7 8 and Pick 4 9 9 3 7.
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Princeton West Virginia Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn, named to create the 9th Judicial Circuit, expresses gratitude for donor support from Gov. Manchin. He will be sworn in January 16 at 11 a.m. at the Mercer County Courthouse. Aboulhosn credits his parents wife and daughter as life inspirations.
Aboulhosn said the new judgeship will relieve an overloaded docket allowing judges to handle caseloads more efficiently in the early 1960s. The judges chose Mercer County as their new home. Aboulhosn is a partner in Sanders, Austin, Flanigan & Aboulhosn.
Volunteers in Bluefield expanded the Community Christmas Tree list for the Dec. 23 party. Sign-up coordinator Michele Colley reported 97 new names joined, bringing total participants to 667 after 56 signed up previously that week. Additional sign ups occurred last Friday and Saturday, totaling 514.
Mercer County, led by Commission President Joe Coburn, owes about 809000 to the Southern Regional Jail near Beckley. Tax revenues have been slow, raising the bill from 709000, with hopes to resume payments at year start. The current bill is down from about 1670000 as the county works to cover monthly jail costs.
West Virginia faces a bleak outlook as General Motors and Ford plead for aid, signaling a tightening budget with anticipated agency cuts next year. Senate Finance Chairman Walt Helmick warns the state may slash spending and avoid new expenditures in response to the national recession.
Bluefield College held its 17th annual Winter Commencement with 140 graduates in Harman Chapel. Laura Williams from Virginia Beach noted the cold conditions and said she earned a bachelor of science in behavior science, hoping for a promotion at Chesapeake Social Services.
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