Weather outlook for Friday December 22, 2017
Partly sunny by day with a high near 58. Showers likely after 3 p.m. Tonight showers likely with a low around 48. The forecast specifies a chance of precip across the period.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 2017
Page
1
Partly sunny by day with a high near 58. Showers likely after 3 p.m. Tonight showers likely with a low around 48. The forecast specifies a chance of precip across the period.
Thursday contributions list donors Bill and Dana Buzzo saw $25. Anonymous gave $20. CLOL wees contributed $100. David and Bobbi Kersey provided $200. Office staff at Ammar's Inc donated $1,775. Daily total. Previous balance $41,047. Ending balance $42,822.00.
Sedalia Missouri measured a red and white Christmas stocking at 177 feet tall as it seeks a Guinness World Record surpassing Carrara Italy from 2011. The stocking 72 feet wide weighs about 820 pounds and barely fits in the Missouri State Fair arena. Mayor Stephen Galliher commented on the feat.
West Virginia results list Central West Virginia Daily 3 numbers 4 8 1 Daily 4 numbers 4 3 7 0 Virginia Pick 3 numbers 7 9 1 Pick 4 numbers 7 6 7 0.
Morgan Smith Walker and Joseph Smith were charged in the May 30 pursuit that killed Bluefield Police Lt. Aaron Crook. Walker’s driver role was found unsupported by body cam footage and BAC at .272. charges against him were dismissed, while Joseph Smith faces trial January 16, 2018 on counts including fleeing and operating while impaired.
West Virginia law bans liquor sales on Christmas Day and Sundays, with no sales on Christmas or New Year’s Eve when those fall on Sunday. Wine beer and champagne may be bought after 1 p.m. on Sundays, while liquor remains restricted. The Alcohol Beverage Control Administration clarifies holiday sales limits for this season.
In Bluefield, the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce reports its board approved moving toward a merger with the Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce. Ballots will be sent to all members with a January deadline, and a joint decision hinges on both chambers’ memberships approving the plan.
A Beckley woman alleges a six day captivity by John Robert Mullins in Matoaka. The complaint charges Mullins with malicious wounding kidnapping strangulation and two counts of sexual assault after she escaped on day six. The incident began December 13 with Mullins returning home high and threatening violence. He restrained her, threatened to kill her, and forced her to remain in or near his vehicle and home through December 14.
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