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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 2012
Page
5
The Agriculture Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee discusses Morefield's bill to allow non lethal removal of nuisance elk in Southwest Virginia. Buchanan County officials back elk tourism. Tazewell County opposes due to disease and crop risks.Kate Cou at keouli boltonline.com
A severe cyclone battered Clay and Oak Grove areas near Birmingham, leaving two dead and more than 100 injured. Rescue crews reported downed trees, impassable roads, and damaged homes as the system swept from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast. Jefferson County coroner confirmed multiple fatalities, while officials said several neighborhoods endured extensive destruction and continued power outages. Local residents described roofs torn off homes, collapsed structures, and widespread debris as emergency crews rushed to aid the injured and secure the affected zones. Mayor Aubrey Latham noted a storm shelter in Maplesville with FEMA funding shielded residents from a roof collapse.
The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a proposal by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin to guarantee property tax relief for any business investing at least 2 billion dollars to build a cracker plant. The plan covers real estate, machinery, equipment and inventory and aims to attract jobs, with 12 000 projected for the state. The measure moves to the Senate as Ohio and Pennsylvania also vie for a cracker plant.
The Mercer County Board of Education will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Seminar Center at the Mercer County Technical Education Center in Princeton. Agenda includes personnel matters. A community infant care class is offered Thursday from 6 to 8 30 p.m. in education classroom 3 at Princeton Community Hospital. The class is free. call 304 487 7283 or 304 487 7074.
School meals outline for Mercer County for January 24 to 27 lists daily breakfast and lunch options. Breakfast includes items like eggs, biscuit, cereal, fruit, and milk while lunch offers dishes such as lasagna, chicken noodle soup, fish patty, and cheese burger with sides and desserts.
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