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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1997
Page
11
A man about 5 feet 8 inches tall robbed Domino’s Pizza on Bland Street after returning for a carry-out order. He escaped with about $45. No injuries reported. Police say the investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made as of Tuesday. Detective D M Dillon leads the case.
Princeton residents Andrew J. Workman, 87, and Garnet Workman, 76, were hospitalized after a two car collision on Route 20 Tuesday. A 17-year-old Bluefield girl drove a Dodge Spirit off Morgan Drive into their path and was cited for failure to yield. All three were taken to Princeton Community Hospital. the couple remained under observation in stable condition. Emergency crews from Green Valley Glenwood VFD OH-9 rescue squad and Princeton Rescue Squad assisted.
Two witnesses described the May 31 hit and run that killed Richard Allen Farmer, 30, along U S Route 52 in the Brushfork area. He was intoxicated at the time and died after being taken to Bluefield Regional Medical Center and then Charleston. Det. Worley said investigators have the suspect vehicle’s direction but would not describe the vehicle.
The Buchanan County Board of Supervisors denied land use permits to CONSOL Coal Corp and Pocahontas Gas Partnership for overhead power lines, buried pipelines, and road access in Garden and Prater districts. Fuller halted all permits, citing no cleanup efforts and lack of updates from CONSOL. He plans further tours and federal help to regulate gas drilling.
Rocky Gap Virginia native Byrd, son of W T R Butch and Mary Byrd, graduates summa cum laude from the University of Tennessee on May 16. He earns a B A in German with a 4.00 GPA and a minor in international business with a 3.81 overall GPA, finishing first in Language of the World Business Department and joining Phi Beta Kappa and other honor societies.
Princeton Lions Club heard a report by President Harold Haldren on the Morgantown Lions Club Convention held recently. Four members attended, Tammy Davis was inducted with Glenn Davis as sponsor, and WV Eye Center tours were noted. The Bluefield club marks 75th anniversary June 6 at Holiday Inn, with twelve Princeton members attending. next meeting is June 5 at 6 30 p.m.
Applications for the Miss Little Miss Summerfest pageant are available at the Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Deadline is 5 p.m. on June 6. Also noted: Retired Railroad Veterans meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at Fink's Cafe, Mercer County Board of Education to hold a regular session Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Seminar Center, and the Princeton Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Fink's Cafeteria.
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