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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 2021
Page
1
Gov. Jim Justice announced during a pandemic briefing that all West Virginia state employees including teachers will receive a 5 percent pay raise next year and a 2.5 percent one time bonus to offset inflation costs. Legislation must pass the 2022 session starting next month with bipartisan support.
Unseasonably warm weather graces Bluefield and surrounding areas this week with daytime highs around 61 to 64 degrees, about 20 degrees above normal but shy of the early 20th century records. Meteorologist Phil Manuel notes La Nina patterns across the East Coast, keeping temps variable and near normal odds for warmer or cooler days.
West Virginia confirms its first Omicron variant case as officials warn the highly contagious strain is spreading nationwide. CDC notification cited. Delta remains the primary surge driver and officials expect cases to rise quickly.
Mercer County joins a multi county lawsuit led by attorney Rusty Webb arguing e cigarette makers led by JUUL marketed vaping as safer and less addictive to youth. The suit cites a 150 percent rise in high school e cigarette use from 2017 to 2019 and 35.7 percent of teens using by 2019. Counties Greenbrier Raleigh Gilmer Mineral and others have signed on with Pocahontas Braxton Calhoun and Putnam expected to join.
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