December 31 2015 Weather Briefing
Thursday December 31 2015 reports mostly cloudy skies with a high near 47 and a west wind around 8 mph. The day remains cool with light winds, shaping a calm end to the year.
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 31, 2015
Page
1
Barber Tony Manzi to retire after 68 years
Tony Manzi known as Tony the Barber will retire from Manzi's Barber Shop in Cranston Rhode Island after 68 years of cutting hair. At 90 his glaucoma blurs vision and he laments modern novelty haircuts while recalling bowl cuts and decades of customers across five generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranston
R.I
Rhode Island
Tony Manzi
Manzi
The
Providence Journal
Tony
Duhring structure fire and Lyndale Ave house blaze report
Local reports detail a structure fire in Duhring and a separate single vehicle crash. State police highlight a lighthearted Secret Santa event. A Lyndale Avenue house fire and a Bluefield Virginia parade are noted alongside an charity drive called Second Chance for Cats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duhring
Lyndale Ave
Bluefield
Lottery draws for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia Daily 3 numbers 9 9 5 and Daily 4 6 6 0 6. Virginia Pick 3 7 5 0 and Pick 4 6 3 3 5.
Senator Hall Reconsiders resignation over party balance
West Virginia state senator Daniel Hall hedged on resigning after saying he would leave if Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin appoints a Democrat to fill his seat. Tomblin’s office paused decisions until a vacancy occurs. Hall warned a Democrat appointee would leave the Senate evenly split 17-17 and feared potential chaos in leadership. Hall has won three elections as a Democrat, most recently in 2008 to the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Daniel Hall
Wyoming
Earl Ray Tomblin
Senate
Tomblin
Chris Stadelman
Stadelman
Hall
Bill Cole
R Mercer
Jeff Kessler
D-Marshall
House
Top Ten 2015 local stories recall coal downturn and violence
Bluefield Daily Telegraph editors list 2015 highlights led by coal industry collapse with thousands of miners laid off, plus a fatal downtown shoot out involving police and a bank robber. The piece notes Alpha Natural Resources bankruptcy and widespread mine closures across southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luefield
Bluefield
The
Daily Telegraph
Washington
Alpha Natural Resources
West Virginia
Virginia
McDowell and
Buchanan
Remembering 2015 gunman in Bluefield bank raids
Staff photos by Eric DiNovo show the deceased gunman lying in the street after robbing two banks and exchanging gunfire with police in Bluefield. In downtown Bluefield empty coal cars dot the railroad tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric DiNovo
Bluefield
New Year Festivities Across Princeton and Bluefield Tonight
Downtown Princeton hosts an 8 30 p m outdoor NYE venue on Mercer Street with live bands fire dancers and a ball drop at midnight General admission 15 seniors 10 students 7 veterans and children under 10 free First 500 watchers receive a T shirt Indoor venues also present with bands such as Clinton Collins & Friends The Gin Mills and The Gondoliers Downtown Bluefield centers celebrations on Commerce Street with Lemon Drop festivities starting at 11 p m DJ Skip Crane hot chocolate and a grand New Year’s Eve buffet at David’s at the Club Rail Yard opens 5 p m with DJ from 10 p m to 1 a m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Bluefield
Mercer Street
Lori McKinney
Doc Atwell
McKinney
Clinton Collins & Friends
the Gin Mills
Option 22
Tim and
Maggie
the Gondoliers
I Proles
The
Silverettes
Distraction
MC Doc Atwell
Gail Satterfield
the Beautification Commission
Skip Crane
David’s
Bluefield Elk’s Lodge
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