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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 2003
Page
1
Local news brief from December 23 2003 compiled by BDOnline covering regional events, weather skews, and community notes with no explicit trials or outcomes. Includes brief mentions of dates and local entities to fit a compact newspaper teaser.
Today expects a mix of sun and clouds with a slight chance of rain. Temperatures will stay mild in the 50s, according to the WVVA weather team.
A reflective note on Christmas sharing the spirit of Hanukkah, suggesting true giving needs nothing in return and observing the season's overlapping rituals.
Mercer residents’ homicide case advances to a Mercer County grand jury. In Welch, flood protection wall construction begins, marking start of remedial infrastructure work.
Morgan Ford 83 of Tecumseh takes his great grandmother Fidelia Bates 125 year old fruitcake to Burbank California to share a piece with Jay Leno on The Tonight Show. The fossilized cake rests in a glass bowl with a glass cover and gives off a spicy aroma.
Daily 3 numbers in West Virginia are 4 0 3. Daily 4 draws show 0 8 1 0. Virginia Pick 3 yields 7 7 0 and Pick 4 yields 5 1 5 5.
Local authorities intensify protection for air and ground travel this Christmas. Homeland Security raises national alert to high as troopers, deputies and emergency crews bolster coverage at Mercer County Airport and East River Mountain Tunnel. A police presence accompanies every flight takeoff and landing.
States and cities discuss measures to improve diet and health amid rising obesity. Laws target healthier eating in restaurants and schools while critics warn against government micromanaging personal choices. Policymakers cite costs to health care and epidemic framing as drivers of action.
Bluefield area residents flocked to lottery outlets with visions of a 137 million Christmas Eve Powerball jackpot. Veronica Miller of Bluefield Virginia buys tickets at Fast Stop on Cumberland Road while noting she picks numbers from family birthdays. Clerk Samantha Sharpe confirms a spike in sales with a customer spending 91 dollars. Pat Farmer from Glenwood hears of the large prize.
Bluefield reports a $2,000 Texas gift from Richard C. Goforth helping the Community Christmas Tree reach $20,263 in weekend donations. The program serves about 850 regional youth with volunteer staffing and a noon start at Bluefield City Auditorium on Stadium Drive. Gift pickup begins 12:30 p.m.
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