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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 2001
Page
1
St Luke's Hospital offers free blood sugar and blood pressure screening at two area banks on Friday August 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Federal Street Branch and the Bluewell Branch of First Community Bank. For more information call 304 327 2913.
A three year old boy died Sunday after being carried by flood waters in McDowell County. He was pulled from a drainage ditch that overflowed near his Big Ginny Davy home and washed into the Tug Fork River about 9:45 a.m. Rescue crews found him at 10:10 a.m. two miles downstream. resuscitation attempts at the scene and hospital failed. The drowning is under investigation.
Linda Lambert reports heavy rainfall over two days caused creeks and rivers to overflow in southwestern Virginia. Buchanan County, spared on July 8, faced flooding this time as emergency crews responded to multiple high water calls around 11:05 a.m. across the region.
The 7 30 p m Miss Tazewell County Pageant is set at the Tazewell County Fairgrounds in Tazewell Virginia. On Tuesday at 6 p m the Princeton Community Hospital Board of Directors will meet in the PCH Multi Media Conference Room.
Flood waters threatened homes in McDowell County forcing evacuations near Welch and detours on U S Route 52. Emergency Services Director B G Smith warned of renewed danger as a flash flood warning remained in effect through late Sunday with swollen rivers inundating roads and yards. National Guard personnel remained on scene to aid in relief efforts.
Persistent rain and rising waters kept Mercer and Tazewell counties on alert as Camp Creek and Matoaka faced flash flood warnings downgraded to a flood watch. No flooding reported by nightfall in Mercer, Bland, or Giles counties. one shelter opened in Montcalm with Red Cross and another on standby in Matoaka with Salvation Army ready to set up a canteen.
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