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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 2008
Page
1
A compact recap from bdtonline.com dated December 18, 2008, highlighting local updates and brief notices. The item notes community events, business news, and public notices with emphasis on timely regional details.
Heath Campbell of Pennsylvania demanded a New Jersey bakery decorate a cake with his son Adolph Hitler Campbell's name after the store refused. The case highlights parental rights and public backlash over naming a child after a notorious figure.
Beaumont police arrested a 42 year old Houston man after an ATM theft at a Wells Fargo branch. A forklift was used to load the cash dispenser into a white truck, which was found nearby with the motor running. The suspect faces unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and felony theft of the ATM charges. Police seek the forklift’s origin.
Daily 3 in West Virginia shows 0 2 5 and Daily 4 0 2 9 3. Virginia Pick 3 delivers 4 2 1 while Pick 4 yields 1 2 7 5. Huge numbers for players across two states.
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Joshua Goodman 31 of Princeton was arraigned on a first degree murder charge and held without bond at Southern Regional Jail in Beaver after confessing to strangling his wife Sarah Terry Goodman 23. Authorities say the body was found off Brick Yard Road and reported missing December 2. A preliminary hearing is planned for early next week.
Greg Jordan reports Mercer County families received Christmas food baskets from Princeton Church of God and Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bluefield. Operation Compassion volunteers served 335 families by Wednesday and planned to help 450, with more aid expected as the effort continued into the evening.
Governor Joe Manchin will announce the appointment of Judge Anthony Bisaha to the 12th Circuit Family Court serving Mercer and McDowell counties. Bisaha replaces Omar J. Aboulhosn, who moved to the 9th Judicial Circuit in Mercer County after being elected in November.
Police continue search for Douglas Albert Jaccard of Draper Virginia in Wythe and Pulaski counties for a shooting spree that killed Joseph Foster Bane and wounded a Wytheville sheriff's deputy. The deputy wore body armor and remained in stable condition as authorities pursue leads.
Hundreds of volunteers finish shopping for gifts as donations to the Community Christmas Tree fund push past $28,000. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph sponsored effort, also called the Little Jimmie Peree campaign, supports giving holiday gifts and treats to local children in need.
Virginia Governor Kaine defends a two year budget proposing health care and school cuts, layoffs, and early release for some inmates plus a doubled cigarette tax. He outlined the plan to budget writers as the $2009 General Assembly session looms and 100 House seats face election.
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