Pocahontas Coal Association forms amid regional industry shift
Bill Fox of Norfolk Southern helped launch the venture aligning Southern West Virginia coal with new markets. Leaders like Bill Skewes, Dick Preservati, and Marshall Miller advocated the region's metallurgical coal as a world standard while Don Nehlen campaigns with Friends of Coal to reshape coal’s image.
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H. Edward
Eddie” Steele
Pocahontas Coal Association
Bluefield Elks Lodge
Old Operators Association
Operators Association
Pocahontas Coal Operators’ Association
Bluefield
Bailey Building
American Electric Power
Operators’ Association
West Virginia
Consol
Bishop
U.S. Steel
Gary Hollow
Buchanan
Norfolk Southern Railway
Bill Fox
NS Pocahontas Division
Best Coal
Bill Raney
West Virginia Coal Association
Raney
West Virginia University
Don Nehlen
Friends of Coal
Cluefield Telegraph Staff Roles and Bible Quote
Cluefield Telegraph lists staff including Samantha Perry city editor Tammie Toler Barbara Hawkins and Bill Archer with Thomas A Colley as executive editor and a sports editor. The page features a biblical verse from Ephesians 6 10 11 in the copy.
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Bill Archer
The
Daily Telegraph
Satigns
Sonvicaponist
Tammie Toler
Barbara Hawkins
Salvation Army seeks local aid to meet Christmas needs
Cap. Robert Mullins reports Angel Tree participation helped many children with toys and clothing, but many names remain. With rising fuel, food, and clothing needs, donations trail the $20,000 shortfall as layoffs bite the local economy. Authorities urge gifts in red kettles or mail to Princeton or Bluefield offices.
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Robert Mullins
Salvation Army
Princeton
Bluefield
Mullins
Letters praising local writers amid cartoon insult in Mississippi
William F. Neal of Tannersville Va criticizes a Bluefield Daily Telegraph cartoon that mocked Mississippi residents as beer guzzling boors and rustic hayseeds. He notes Appalachian stereotypes and defends local writers Larry Hypes and B K Necessary for thoughtful, compassionate portraits.
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Bluefield
Daily Telegraph
Mississippi
Trent Lott
Strom Thurmond
Magnolia
Appalachian Mountains
Larry Hypes
B.K. Necessary
Public letters guidelines for Daily Telegraph readers
The Daily Telegraph invites letters on matters of public interest. Letters should be concise and include the writer’s signature address and phone number. Names cannot be withheld. Mail to Letters to the Editor Bluefield Daily Telegraph 928 Bluefield Avenue Bluefield WV 24701 or email editor bdtonline com.
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield
Residents oppose proposed gas pipeline in Mercer County
Landowners question value loss and taxes from a 30 inch natural gas line proposed by Pipeline Company. They demand alternate routing, more public meetings, and a reroute to McDowell County, urging neighbors to comment to FERC CP02-396-000 and join opposition efforts led by Phoebe Meadows Athens West Virginia.
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Dennis Yena
Mercer County
Fayetteville High School
Mercer
Raleigh
McDowell County
DEIS
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Ferc.gov
Greenbrier
Phoebe Meadows
Athens
W.va
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Samantha Perry
Thomas A. Colley
Randy Deason
William F. Neal
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