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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 2020
Page
1
Mercer County Health Department tested 262 residents on July 11 and found one positive COVID-19 case. Sanitarian Matthew Bragg said the result is cautiously encouraging amid rising local cases totaling 74 since the pandemic began, with 47 of them in the last four weeks.
Bluefield State College moves forward after 52 years to start an on campus housing unit on Wednesday. Rev. Garry Moore, chair of the BSC Board of Governors, calls it an answer to prayers and notes the last on campus housing closed in 1968 after racial unrest, making the new project bittersweet.
McDowell County Board of Education discussed financing for a new central office and a field house at Mount View High School. The existing offices in Welch date from the early 20th century, with limited space and parking after portions were condemned. The proposed complex would be a dual-purpose building adjacent to the football stadium.
Richlands Va. A Tazewell County grand jury indicted 37 year old Joshua Adam Keen for escape from a correctional facility. Keen, who escaped in 2019 while receiving medical treatment at Clinch Valley Medical Center, was captured last February after nearly a year on the run.
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