Weather Outlook for Monday July 4 2016
A 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy with a high near 83 and a low around 67.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 2016
Page
1
A 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy with a high near 83 and a low around 67.
An American poet and soldier, Alan Seeger, died in World War I at age 27 on July 4, his bones later identified with Foreign Legion comrades after a brutal battle in France. His poem I Have a Rendezvous with Death became famous and Kennedy admired it.
The Greenbrier County flood death toll rose to 14 after a woman's body was recovered near Caldwell by a coalition of Lewisburg volunteers and state agencies. Spotted by kayakers, the body was secured after an 8:30 p.m. search, likely fitting a missing resident from Leonard Cordova Road. The recovery followed a large debris-field find at Howards Creek on Greenbrier resort property earlier that day.
Bluefield firefighter Brian Car, from Richwood, shares his story of sorrow and hope from flood relief trips to Richwood Clay County and Clendenin. He helped clean roads, deliver supplies, and assist the elderly who lacked transport. He has returned twice, spending 48 hours each trek.
Officials prepared Anne S. Hunnicutt Stadium in Princeton for a Sunday Fourth of July celebration. Event coordinator Brandon Hicks helped set up the family friendly event featuring live entertainment and a kids corner to bring the community together for Independence Day.
Five West Virginia airports share a total 864,949 FAA grant with Mercer County Airport receiving 156,755 to seal coat and reseal roughly 4,500 feet of Taxiways A B C and D restoring structural integrity. Airport officials expect construction by late August or September and seek a perimeter fence next year to deter wildlife on runways.
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