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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 2011
Page
1
Broad overview of events and notices from bdtonline.com for Sunday January 23 2011 including local stories, briefs, and community updates. Key names and places mentioned reflect the day’s downtown news, school notes, and public notices.
Today will be mostly cloudy with a high near 29 degrees and a west wind of 8 to 10 mph. Tonight includes a slight chance of snow after 1 a.m.
Two men, Alan Redden and Tommy Harman, were listed in critical condition after a single vehicle crash on U S Route 460 east of Halls Ridge Road. The 1997 Oldsmobile Bravada rolled several times, ejecting both occupants. Deputies found alcohol and prescription bottles at the scene. driver identity remains undetermined due to their injuries.
Daily 3 in West Virginia shows 8 5 5 while Daily 4 lists 2 3 7 6 Virginia Pick 3 delivers 9 6 0 and Pick 4 5 3 3 6.
The notice invites questions about home delivery, rack sales, mail delivery, or the e edition. It lists circulation hours seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and weekend phone service from 9 a.m. to noon. It mentions morning redelivery through 12 p.m. in a limited area and provides the contact number 304-327-2800.
West Virginia and neighboring Virginia face rising overdose deaths driven by prescription pills and meth. Mercer County prosecutor Scott Ash notes narcotic misuse is pervasive with synthetic morphine and methadone fueling fatalities. Pills run about 30 to 40 dollars each as abuse spreads and related crimes rise.
Tazewell County officials anticipate another tough budget year as enrollment declines by 175 students since 2009 and state funding is projected to fall. Superintendent Brenda Lawson notes a $6 million current reduction and warns Governor proposals may add $1.1 million in state cuts, shifting costs to locals. Teachers’ salaries lag state averages, and funding declines continue. Charles Owens of Bottom Line News quotes the district.
Elvis tribute performer Lou Vuto is set to bring a nostalgia filled act to the Bluefield Performing Arts Center at Bluefield High School on January 29. He usually performs in Pigeon Forge Tennessee and will also feature other classic stars like Dean Martin Tom Jones and Neil Diamond in a variety segment for the Newspapers in Education program.
In Princeton Mercer County leaders push a 3 percent prepared meals tax to fund economic development projects. Janet Bailey notes broad backing from the county commission association and the WV Association of Counties, contrasting with Virginia’s 10 cent rate. House Bill 3284 was introduced in 2008 but not approved.
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