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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 2003
Page
1
Community event announced featuring fun and games for residents. Tazewell hosts Bowen Field activities with visitors invited to enjoy a local heritage celebration including contests and prompts.
In ARDS Virginia West Virginia border, Elisha Cuppett and her son Brian lose their house on July 13. Firefighters battle the total loss as the home structure burns, leaving residents without insurance and forced to start over. An angel ornament survived the blaze, discovered amid ashes.
The article notes ongoing Iraqi events, mentions Saddam Hussein's two sons killed and U S soldiers dying, questions Bush's State of the Union claims, and locals like Iva Bray in Las Vegas react to the chaotic news cycle and the search for weapons of mass destruction.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports Camp Joy in Tazewell County near reopening as Clinch Valley Community Action negotiates with the Salvation Army to assume operations. CVCA director Chris Thompson says talks continue with optimism for youth activities and training camps at the camp.
Fans at Bowen Field enjoy free lemonade despite 87 degree heat. Sharon Borich, Bluefield Chamber of Commerce chair, notes the annual summertime treat will continue while Mercer County Airport temperatures stay below 90 since 1999. The photo shows Vain Colby, Greg Carter and Carrie Baldwin serving lemonade.
A 17-year-old who had been missing since July 21 at Riverside Campground in Narrows was located. The Department said she had walked a long distance and then called for a ride to Teen, A-3.
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