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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 2004
Page
1
Today hazy sunshine and muggy warmth give way to scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Highs reach the upper 70s to mid 80s as the WVVA weather team notes variable cloud cover and unsettled skies.
Concord University will replace its college name as it becomes a university. President Hugh Campbell says transition will draw more students and donations, and expand academics with plans for a master of business administration and a graduate program in social work, in addition to education.
Welch McDowell County remains without a sheriff after an emergency meeting failed to appoint a temporary six month appointee. Commission President Gordon Lambert said no decision was reached and a second meeting was set for Friday. Incumbent Circuit Court Clerk Sally Childers retired and Sheriff-Elect Michael Brooks was appointed at 12 01 am today. Brooks must resign as the six month post offered to Sheriff-Elect Danny remains unresolved.
Weekend plans spark Independence Day celebrations in Bluefield area. Peel Chestnut Mountain hosts fireworks Saturday 6 to 10 with bluegrass gospel and country acts. Crab Orchard Museum open house 10 to 4 in Tazewell with free admission. Jewell Ridge Homecoming Jul 2–4 at Learning Center. contact Barbara Altizer. Pocahontas fireworks Sunday 7:30 followed by street dance at Laurel Meadows Park.
Community events list includes fireworks at Princeton City Park and Peel Chestnut Mountain, Pocahontas Virginia. music at Evening Shade Bluefield Virginia. open house Crab Orchard Museum. street dance Laural Meadows Park. Homecoming Jewell Ridge.
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