Top 10 News Year in Western Virginia and Southern West Virginia
A year-end roundup highlights brutal crime and dramatic incidents across McDowell and Bluefield areas. Key stories include a Burger King shooting, a double homicide case, a deadly neighbor dispute, a mother and two women shot but surviving, a high-profile Probert abuse case, and viral online fear of a clown sighting. Samantha Perry notes the year’s violence and the hope for 2017.
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Brushfork
McDowell County
McDowell County Commission
Bluefield
McDowell
Burger King
Probert
California
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Simmons River Road
Duhling
Daily Telegraph Staff and Officials Credits Note
A listing credits Randy Mooney as News Editor and Andy Patton as Publisher with Samantha Perry as Sports Editor and Charles Owens and Brian Woodson in editorial roles. A biblical verse from Psalms 127 3 AKJV appears in the byline.
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Samantha Perry
The
Daily Telegraph
Sperry
Charles Owens
Brian Woodson
Welcome 2017 optimism for coalfields and diversification
A 2017 outlook notes that after eight years of economic struggle in the coalfields, Trump and Republican majorities offer a hopeful start. It urges economic diversification into manufacturing, tourism, and high tech while highlighting 2016 gains in ATV tourism, retail growth, and new developments across southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia, plus road and business projects.
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Revell
Donald Trump
U.S
House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Deep South
Trump
West Virginia
Virginia
ATV
Partic
Mercer Mall
Harbor Freight
Bluefield
Courthouse Square
Princeton
Commonwealth Transportation Board
New Year want us to curb 2016 political chatter
Ann McFeatters reviews the past year’s political rhetoric and attitudes, urging an end to demeaning language, sexist remarks, and empty promises. She critiques Trump’s statements, cabinet picks, and campaign tactics while calling for greater dignity and government serving all, not just the elite.
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Ashington
Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump
Ben Carson
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Joseph
Ohio
John Kasich
Columbus
Fox News
Megyn Kelly
Trump
Wall Street
Kellyanne Conway
White House
Energy, Education
Environmental Protection Agency
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Timothy Probert
Southwest
Randy Mooney
Andy Patton
Hatfield-McCoy Trail
Spearhead Trail
Obama
United Nations
Trump Foundation
America
Ann McFeatters
Tribune News Service
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