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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 2001
Page
3
New Virginia teen driving rules take effect, raising learner permit age to 15.5 and extending the wait to a license to nine months. All 16 year olds face passenger limits and curfew enforcement across Southwest Virginia. A bomb threat by a juvenile leads to a one year driving suspension. Obscuring license plates becomes illegal.
In Coalwood West Virginia fans visiting the Rocket Boys story spurred a cleanup drive aided by county grants. The four acre site now hosts picnic tables a shed and a replica block house as pride grows. Locals say the book and film bring nationwide attention with visitors from Finland England Hawaii and across the United States.
Homer Hickam recalls his Coalwood upbringing and the Big Creek Missile Agency days from 1957 to 1960. The Rocket Boys author details Cape Coalwood experiments, rocket propellants, and the guiding influence of teacher Freida Riley. He rose to NASA, wrote best sellers, and now promotes October Sky Festival and community projects including a new War Library.
DHHR reports more than 409,937 dollars in 2001 for former welfare recipients to gain job skills, while many grants face late approvals and shrinking time to spend. Lawmakers seek clearer spending data. officials warn TANF funding shrinks after 2003.
Legendary guitarist and producer Chet Atkins, born June 20, 1924 near Luttrell Tennessee, shaped the Nashville Sound with lavish string sections and echo. He mentored RCA Nashville in the 1950s and worked with artists from Skeeter Davis to Reeves, with survivors including his wife Leona and daughter Merle Atkins. Funeral set for Tuesday at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
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