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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 2012
Page
2
Police link two bomb threats to a single caller prompting a 45 minute court evacuation and a 40 minute high school evacuation in Princeton. No devices found. Officials warn of felony penalties for false threats and potential charges for each injury.
Crews began tearing down four commercial structures on Bland Street after a two year condemned list. City Manager Jim Ferguson said demolition should finish by week’s end and that the owner will be billed for costs. Asbestos was abated before work started and the site will become a vacant lot with potential development.
Pocahontas State Correctional Center staff joined Abbs Valley Elementary School through the Departments Partners in Education program to provide athletic shoes and toys for all 150 students. Warden Stan Young said the gifts aim to boost fitness and bring smiles as staff noted 2012 as a strong year for the students. Community donations funded the gifts presented Monday.
West Virginia American Water has lifted the precautionary boil water advisory for about 200 customers in the Bluestone Water System serving Spanishburg and Gardner in Mercer County. Issued December 14 after a water main break along State Route 19 near Route 10, crews repaired the main and tests meet drinking water standards. For information, call 1 800 685 8660.
Princeton reporting that a Mercer County resident died in a weekend residential fire on Old Pisgah Road. East River Volunteer Fire Department Chief Nelson Short said the victim’s identity was not released during the state investigation. A passerby reported the 2 am blaze, which left the house with two burnt rooms but still standing. Responding agencies included Athens Fire Department, Green Valley-Glenwood VFD, Princeton Rescue Squad, Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, and WV State Police Princeton detachment.
Police reports list multiple incidents including leash law warning on Wheeling Avenue at 10 48 a m a child on Hill Avenue 1 44 p m theft from a vehicle on East Cumberland Road 2 40 p m motor vehicle crashes on Princeton Avenue 2 43 p m and U S Route 460 eastbound 3 34 p m break in on Hancock Street 12 23 a m burglary on Vineyard Street 12 25 a m and theft on College Avenue 12 48 a m suspicious persons and vehicles on several streets with transport to medical center and options advised different dates December 15 and 16 include vandalism disputes unwanted person and additional reports with no charges pressed.
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