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Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 2008
Page
1
Weather Update: Warmer With Partly Sunny Skies
Today will be partly sunny and not as cool with highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds will run 10 to 15 mph, gusting up to 30 mph.
Wall Street closes mixed as major averages drift
On December 26, 2008, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq composite posted gains while the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 fell. The Dow added 5.34 points to 1,530.24, Nasdaq up 4.65 to 1,530.24, S&P 500 at 872.80, with broad activity showing Advancers 2,288 vs Decliners 774 and volume around 1.75 billion. Market activity reflected a cautious finish as traders weighed earnings and economic data.
Lottery results from West Virginia and Virginia drawn numbers
West Virginia Daily 3 numbers are 3 9 4 and Daily 4 numbers are 5 3 9 6. Virginia Pick 3 numbers are 3 9 3 and Pick 4 numbers are 7 2 2 9.
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Daily
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Community newspaper circulation and contact hours
The notice provides subscription and delivery help details including customer service hours and a phone number. It states the circulation department is open seven days, hours from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 6 a.m. to noon on weekends, with morning redelivery through 12 p.m. within a limited area and a contact number 304-327-2800.
Residents chase post Christmas bargains in Bluefield
Christmas shopping 2008 is over yet bargain hunters keep hunting Friday as retailers push to boost holiday sales. Shoppers exchange gifts and hunt for discounts with comments from Richard and Patsy Gilpin and a Mercer County nativenow living in Charleston keying in on sales for home items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Richard Gilpin
Patsy Gilpin
Mercer County
Post-holiday bargain hunting slows as shoppers seek specific deals
Retailers slash prices to lure post Christmas shoppers. In Miami area chaos and long lines contrasted with cautious spending as customers pursued deep discounts on targeted items. Brenda Peterson drove 35 miles to Raleigh hoping for a bargain at JC Penney but found gifts picked over. Leona Mason hunted Towson Town for better offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wal-Mart
Brenda Peterson
J.C. Penney
Raleigh
N.C
Leona Mason
Bowie
Towson
Cash-strapped states cut juvenile justice programs
State budget cuts force youths from counseling programs and group homes into juvenile prisons. Tennessee, South Carolina, Kentucky and Virginia slice juvenile justice funding by over 20 percent amid weak tax revenues. In Buchanan County Virginia the Wilderness Institute closes December 31 due to lost state support. Advocates warn more cuts will come, risking higher future crime and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S.C
Tennessee
South Carolina
Kentucky
Virginia
Virginia Wilderness Institute
Buchanan County
Bill Byars
Mountaineer Fans Rally Toward Sold Out Meineke Bowl
West Virginia University fans flood Interstate 77 turning it into a blue and gold highway as they head to Charlotte for the sold out Meineke Car Care Bowl against the North Carolina Tar Heels. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. at Bank of America Stadium. A flood of fans converges on the West Virginia Tourist Information Center near Princeton. Jennifer Farmer, a WVU alum and UNC employee, browses WVU merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rinceton
West Virginia University
Charlotte
Mountaineers
University of North Carolina Tar Heels
Bank of America
West Virginia-Virginia
West Virginia
Princeton
Mountaineer
Jennifer Farmer
Farmer
University of North Carolina
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