BDT Online Briefs Wednesday December 16 2009
Local online brief from bdtonline.com dated Wednesday December 16 2009 summarizes a compact set of city and regional items. It highlights a handful of notices and updates affecting residents and businesses in the area.
Princeton Hosts Woodrow Wilson Girls Basketball
Weather notes aside, Princeton welcomes Woodrow Wilson for a girls basketball game. Rivalry stakes rise as teams seek district success and local excitement in a clear, chilly day preview.
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Princeton
Woodrow Wilson
WV Daily Lottery Draws Summary
West Virginia Daily reports numbers for 3 1 9 0 and 5 3 2 1 in Daily 4 Virginia Pick 3 7 9 3 and Pick 4 0 0 2 8 with no accompanying results or outcomes recorded.
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West Virginia funds await Obama signature for King Coal Highway
U S Senate funding for the King Coal Highway and Coalfields Expressway totals 4 million with 1.98 million for each project. Byrd says Congress approved the FY2010 THUD bill and Obama must sign. Mercer County and Raleigh County sections are highlighted for continued four lane corridors. Mitchem notes funds will augment ongoing King Coal Highway work and spur local growth.
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Bluefield
Coalfields Expressway
Barack Obama
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Congress
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies
Obama
King Coal Highway
Byrd
Mercer County
Allen Creek
Slab Fork
Raleigh County
Wyoming County
West Virginia
Mike Mitchem
King Coal Highway Authority
King Coal
Dumping at Princeton Salvation Army Thrift Store Sparks Cleanup Efforts
Princeton residents and city officials address ongoing dumping at the Salvation Army Family Thrift Store on Mercer Street. Manager Hatcher Straley says weekends bring a landfill scene and fire hazards, prompting police tips to record license plates and report violators.
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Princeton
Salvation Army
Mercer Street
Hatcher Straley
Straley
First Christian Church
Straley Avenue
Dewey Russell
Wayne Shumate
Virginia
Community Christmas Tree Fund Nears Goal Short by $3537
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports six days remain for the Community Christmas Tree drive with 332 more dollars added Tuesday to reach 21463 of a 25000 goal. The program will distribute gift bags with toys fruit treats books gloves and a toboggan to hundreds of area children at the Bluefield City Auditorium December 22 from noon to 1 30 pm. Donations can be mailed to Bluefield Daily Telegraph c o Christmas Tree PO Box 1599 Bluefield West Virginia 24701 or dropped at the Telegraph office.
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Bluefield
The
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield City Auditorium
Stadium Drive
c/o
Community Christmas Tree
W.va
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
Community
Christmas light bills rise for towns and townsfolk
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports Princeton and Bluefield plan for Christmas displays costing electricity under Appalachia Power formulas. Princeton kept 49 displays lit 11 15 2008 to 1 4 2009 at 840 dollars last year while Bluefield used 81 displays for 44 days with a final bill around 2770. Holiday displays use LEDs to trim costs though totals vary by city and heating needs.
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Rinceton
Diente
Appalachian Power
Kelly Davis
Princeton
Davis
Mercer County
Bluefield
Power Company
Claude Crigger
Crigger
Lotito Park
Phil Moye
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