Sunday December 21, 2003 News Brief
A brief recap of local events dated Sunday December 21 2003 from the BDtonline website.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 2003
Page
1
A brief recap of local events dated Sunday December 21 2003 from the BDtonline website.
The WVVA weather team reports morning clouds will clear to mostly sunny conditions with highs near 40 degrees. Temperatures rise about 15 to 20 degrees from yesterday.
Naples Florida AP report describes two men in black fleeing a burglary as a sheriff’s helicopter and K-9 units searched the gated Collier County community. A deputy spotted the pair near an unmarked car, identified himself, and the duo fled, prompting a brief chase and arrest.
City officials credit the new access road and a National Register listing with marking 2003 as a milestone for Princeton. City Manager Doug Freeman says the Virginian Industrial Park will boost job creation and economic growth while preserving a historic link to Princeton’s past. Norfolk Southern and a local developer plan to pursue new market tax credits to realize a vibrant future for the community.
After three days of snow, Bluefield area residents faced heavy accumulations across Mercer County with 6 to 12 inches. Anita Silverman of the National Weather Service in Blacksburg noted higher elevations reporting 8 to 10 inches and Friday night adds. Bluefield recorded eleven inches and Matoaka twelve. Tazewell County towns saw 12 to 18 inches while Richlands had eight on Friday. Weather watchers reported widespread snowfall across the regions.
Snowfall stopped Saturday as a high pressure system moved in bringing warmer, dry weather. Burke's Garden reported 9 inches in the highest valley, according to Silverman, with Bland County at 4 to 8 inches and Giles County 1 to 3 inches. Despite the snow, residents like Trevis Lester in Bluefield kept busy cleaning off cars.
Donations to the Community Christmas Tree fund push toward eighteen thousand dollars as hundreds of local children age newborn to 12 await Christmas toys and other items from the annual fund drive. The event, coordinated by Little Jimmie, distributes gifts to families in need.
PAUL FALLON reports from Bluefield that fierce winter storms trapped many residents indoors but others, including Katie Jackson and her father Shawn, took to sleigh riding and snowball tossing on Saturday afternoon as Old Man Winter bore down.
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