Demolition Begins on Fairfax Street Homes in Bluefield
City officials led by Mayor Nelson Walker gather as crews raze two fire damaged houses on Fairfax Street to clear land for new homes. Bluefield received a 292000 Small Cities Block Grant in December to remove dilapidated houses, with priorities to be set. a February 17 fire at 405 Fairfax St. intensified plans.
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Bluefield
Fairfax Street
Nelson Walker
George McGonagle
Doris Sue Kantor
Ollie Law
Garry Moore
Kantor
Fairfax St
Lynn
Tina Buford
Bluefield Board of Directors
Bluefield Sanitary Board
Family says murder conviction brings peace for Lester case
The Lester family vows to keep pushing for stronger West Virginia juvenile laws after David Lee Hart is found guilty of first degree murder in the 1995 killing of Fred Lester, a Rich Oil station attendant. Judge James Rowe will set Hart’s sentencing, family members say justice is done and the victim is at peace.
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Fred
Lester
West Virginia
Pocahontas County
David Lee Hart
James Rowe
Hurt
Southern
Fred Lester
Mary Lester
Hart
Marilinton
Linda Lester
Lisa Lester
Michelle Lester
Ricky Lester
Mercer County
William Sadler
Deborah Garton
White House Drops Executive Privilege in Lewinsky Probe
President Clinton abandoned the executive privilege claim in the Monica Lewinsky investigation, arguing the issue of attorney client privilege should be left to the Court of Appeals rather than rushed to the Supreme Court. Starr criticized delays while Ruff called for patience in the legal process.
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Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Kenneth Starr
White House
Supreme Court
Lewinsky
Court of Appeals
Charles Ruff
U.S
Nixon
Starr
Transfers Across State Line Slow as Exodus Shifts
The Daily Telegraph reports Bluefield and Graham High Schools sit near the state line, prompting cross border transfers. West Virginia students outnumber Virginians at Graham Middle and High Schools, with 46 West Virginia students at GMS and 79 at Graham High, while Bluefield schools see far fewer transfers. Mercer County officials note the exodus has slowed under new Bluefield leadership, with only six students leaving this year.
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Terry Hughes
Mercer County
Bluefield
Gillespie
Bluefield High School
Hughes
West Virginia
West Virginia students attend Graham schools and pay out-of-state fees
Seventy-nine West Virginia students attend Graham High School and 46 attend Graham Middle. Out-of-state pupils enrolled in Tazewell County schools incur a family fee of 250 dollars per year while those in Mercer County schools are charged 3200 dollars per year.
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Graham High School
Graham Middle School
Tazewell County
Mercer County
Locust Street crashes spur call for traffic lights
Princeton residents report a rash of crashes at the U S 460 Locust Street intersection. A May 29 collision involved three vehicles and five seatrones a dump truck and a 1998 Audi. A pickup driver was cited for failing to yield. A March 18 two vehicle collision at the same intersection killed a Princeton woman. Locust Street has no traffic or street lights, drawing calls for a caution light to slow speed and protect pedestrians and residents. Local officials say speeding and failure to yield cause most accidents. Residents describe near misses at dusk and urge traffic control improvements.
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Locust Street
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M.R. Crowder
East River Volunteer Fire Department
Nelson Short
Short
Lois Lambert
Stacy Proffitt
Proffitt
Hair Studio
Pickens High School tops West Virginia class size
William Lehmann and Ernest Hofer led Pickens High School seniors as the top graduates in Randolph County. Principal Jim Biggs noted the class size was unusually small while Kim Nuzum of the State Board of Education confirmed Pickens’ class as West Virginia’s smallest. The school serves 47 students K12 in the town of 300.
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William Lehmann
Ernest Hofer
Randolph County
Pickens High School
Jim Biggs
State Board of Education
Kim Nuzum
Pickens
West Virginia
Biggs
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Greg Jordan
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West Virginia State Police
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