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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 2010
Page
5
Monroe County Board of Education will cut 65 positions including teachers aides drivers and custodians due to enrollment driven state funding losses. Hearings set for January 22 and 25 will discuss consolidations and terminations with affected staff allowed to apply for new posts.
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg warns Mercer and Tazewell counties of freezing rain from midnight to 9 am with light ice possible on untreated roads. Meteorologist Jan Jackson says a weaker system from the southwest and Gulf of Mexico will bring icy travel conditions, melting by late morning as warmer weather moves in for the New Year weekend.
Danish authorities say five men were arrested in Denmark and Sweden for planning a deadly attack on the Jyllands-Posten newsroom in Copenhagen. A submachine gun, silencer, and ammunition were seized. The plot was described as a Mumbai style assault intended to kill many in the newspaper building.
Town Manager Jerry Wood assurances ease worries after a special executive session on a personnel issue. Residents and employees attended the meeting but no action was taken. Wood emphasizes chain of command and upcoming February open session for public concerns.
A Feed the Children truck from Oklahoma City arrived in McComas after an ice storm delay. Volunteers, aided by a forklift and hand trucks, unloaded skids of food for about 300 families. Organizers say the New Year distribution will run from about 11 a.m. to dark, serving 50 to 53 families monthly to date.
In Luefield Virginia the Shott family held the 61st annual Yuletide Breakfast at Fincastle Country Club with about 400 expected guests from 785 to 790 invitations sent. U.S. Rep Nick Rahall and multiple Shott family members attended as friends gathered for fellowship and a holiday meal marking a longtime local tradition.
Rickman says burglars are tearing out copper wiring and stealing old computer equipment from a building slated for demolition. Federal review to protect historic structures is underway since September, while investigators could not be reached. The health department operates at the nearby St Luke's Behavioral Pavilion after the former hospital.
Dominion Energy moves forward with the City Hybrid Energy Center in Wise County Virginia a 585 megawatt plant begun in 2008 to meet projected demand growth by 2017. The circulating fluidized bed unit will burn coal and up to 20 percent biomass and is touted for clean operation. A Virginia Tech study estimates up to 440 million dollars yearly in tax revenues and benefits for Wise County.
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