24 Feb 2009
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 2009
Page
1
Tuesday February 24 2009 report from bdtonline.com provides a compact update on local events and community notes. The piece highlights timely happenings and includes key names and places relevant to the town.
Host Hugh Jackman at the Oscars opening cites fifteen career nominations as a record. He quips that seeing such numbers makes one wonder about steroids, responding to Meryl Streep during the show’s kickoff.
In a boys basketball matchup, Beavers contend with top ranked Warriors, matching pace early before the visitors pull away in the second half. Key players produce scoring bursts as the No. 1 team seals a decisive win on the road.
AP reports a 13 year old boy hot wired a Beijing public bus No 404 and drove it through Chaoyang district causing crashes with a car and a minibus. The driver was in the bathroom. no injuries reported and custody status unclear as police seek guardians.
West Virginia Daily 3 draw produced 9 1 6 and Daily 4 5 1 4 8. Virginia Pick 3 yielded 5 3 5 and Pick 4 1 3 4 2.
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Bluefield town leaders and residents debated a Mountain Ridge Overlay during a joint hearing to regulate wind turbine heights and require conditional use permits. Dominion and BP Wind Energy North America plan the East River Mountain project with a 3 to 6 pm Graham High School meeting today for public input.
Charleston report notes Delegate Tom Louisos and seven House members back HB2733 to waive state sales tax for firearm and ammunition purchases during an entire November month. They argue rising break ins and thefts justify easier access to firearms for home defense amid a shedding of past norms.
Snow kept falling Monday morning causing treacherous roads and further cancellations in southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia. Tazewell County has 13 lost days and Mercer County nine, with officials noting four days still in the red after using five built in.
Mercer County School Board members said they are paid adequately at 160 dollars per meeting. They acknowledged a potential WV legislation change to allow up to half the county commissioner salary but prefer focusing on public service over pay.
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