Weather outlook for Wednesday December 21, 2016
Sunny with a high near 49 and light west breeze. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 34 and southwest winds increasing to 7 to 13 mph.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 2016
Page
1
Sunny with a high near 49 and light west breeze. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 34 and southwest winds increasing to 7 to 13 mph.
Bluefield boys defeat Pike View in a sparkful high school basketball game. The report notes the victory and highlights team performance and key plays during the contest.
Community events feature Second Chance for Cats program in Charleston with volunteers, plus celebrates West Virginia Day at Dick Copeland and Chicory Square. Southern Thunder musicians perform near Chicory Square as residents enjoy public gatherings and local pride.
The page shows West Virginia Daily 3 and 4 lottery numbers 3 6 9 and 0 6 6 7 along with Virginia Pick 3 3 3 0 and Pick 4 0 5 6 3. Classifieds note sections B-5-8 and A-7 across internal pages with Dear Abby horoscope and obituaries on A-3 to A-4 and weather on A-8.
McDowell County Commission voted to shift 21,000 monthly from Ambulance Authority to the Sheriff Department from January through July 2017 to help retain six deputies facing layoff by year end. Sheriff Martin West warned loss would jeopardize night shifts and daytime calls. President Harold McBride oversaw his final meeting and supported aiding both agencies where possible.
Jeremy Perdue, 29, pleaded guilty to robbery second degree with conspiracy and assault during a felony for a fake hostage incident in Bramwell and a restaurant robbery in Bluewell. Both crimes occurred in April. Judge Mark Wills scheduled sentencing for February 15 after a pre-sentence investigation. Perdue’s wife Sierra Perdue, 26, was present.
Authorities probe a Princeton residence after two American bulldogs killed another while kept in poor conditions. Inspectors found one corpse indoors and another being chewed in the yard as dog fights were initially suspected but later deemed unlikely by Animal Control Officer Ts Smith. Authorities note the dogs were originally tied and separated, then the two attackers possibly escaped their pen to kill the third dog.
With the big party two days away the Community Christmas Tree campaign in Bluefield is $8 888 short of its goal. The 99 year history of the Little Jimmie program includes a gift bag for hundreds of area children. The party runs Thursday from noon to 1 30 p m at the city auditorium Stadium Drive. Urgent help is needed to meet this year s goal.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.