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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1997
Page
3
Bill Draper, Princeton City council member and former mayor, begins Mercer County’s first executive director role. He emphasizes nonpartisan duties, serving as a liaison between the community and the commission. The commission prioritizes economic development and pursuing funding for local programs.
A crowd of 77 gathered at Scott Street Baptist Church as 13 of 16 Bluefield City Board hopefuls spoke for three minutes each. Candidates urged unity, promised service, and pressed for better streets, fire trucks, economic growth, and youth support while noting absent rivals.
A three vehicle crash at Thorn Street and Wickham Avenue around 12 thirty Monday sent four people to Princeton Community Hospital. Randy Paynter 29 of Cleveland Ohio driving a Ford Escort pulled out in front of Billie Jean Bailey 45 of Princeton driving an S 10 pickup. The S 10 struck the Escort pushing it into a van driven by Harold Siler 51 of Cross Lanes. Passengers in the Escort Michelle Graf 23 of Parma Ohio a four year old child and a 17 year old juvenile were treated and transported. Bailey the truck driver also transported. All listed in stable condition. Paynter cited for failure to maintain control.
Falls Mills Va police hunt a male victim who fled after a late evening car crash near Falls Mills Dam. A 1980 Chevrolet Impala struck a tree and embankment, then overturned. Blood observed in the wreck, beer cans and medication bottles inside. State Police investigated and found blood at a nearby modular home with no one present.
District I candidates include Bruce Houston Garry Moore Sr Andre Stevenson and Melvin Romeo with John Haynes Doris Kantor Will Looney Oliver Walker and John White in District II. District III lists Dillon Law McGonagle Poe Thompson Silbaugh with at large results then Ward races and Oakvale races. Voter precincts and polling places across Bluefield Princeton are detailed for three districts and town council races.
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