Christmas Day Weather Outlook in Local Area
Today on Christmas Day expect sunny skies with a high near 37 and a low around 24. Light variable wind shifts to southwest at 5 to 10 mph by morning.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 2013
Page
1
Today on Christmas Day expect sunny skies with a high near 37 and a low around 24. Light variable wind shifts to southwest at 5 to 10 mph by morning.
Danville Science Center keeps a year round tree decorated with taxidermy critters including a screech owl, red tailed hawk, Canadian goose and a mink on top. Natural history educator Mack Williams says he started the display four years ago as a natural Christmas tree. The items came from the former Womack Museum in 2005 and were stored until 2009.
Lottery item notes West Virginia Daily 3 and Daily 4 draws show no results. Virginia Pick 3 and Pick 4 also list n a. No winning numbers provided for the period.
Bluefield police arrested Mercer County resident Howard Pruett Jr. 47 after a late night call about a man acting strangely in the Sarah J's parking lot on Cumberland Road. Officers recovered 7 grams of crystal meth and he remained in Bluefield City Jail.
Hundreds of families receive Christmas Eve food bags as volunteers, many young, sort and hand out full dinners including bread pie and a turkey or ham. Lonnie Quesenberry notes 300 families signed up and 40 to 50 had collected by mid day. A 12 year old Cameron Williams and 10 year old Destiny reflect on giving over receiving.
In West Virginia, Joe Manchin blends gun rights and working class appeal to win a decisive Senate term, matching or surpassing Obama in crossover support. His victory suggests a potential model for Democrats in similar Southern GOP strongholds and conservative states.
The Holiday of Lights at Lotto Park in Bluefield Virginia saw donations fall by about $1,000 due to a later start caused by Thanksgiving. A copper cable theft on Nov 30 and Dec 3 darkened displays, shutting 10 to 15 percent of lights. repairs cost about $2,000. Police investigate.
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