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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 2001
Page
2
Bluefield prepares for the city board of directors election as City Clerk Drema Shireman notes expected high turnout and diverse candidate pool. A resident with 35 years in town says voting interest has surged, marking a notable shift in civic engagement.
Princeton voters go to the polls today to elect four ward representatives for four year terms. Polls open 6 30 a m to 7 30 p m with four polling sites in Ward I through Ward IV. Only two council seats are contested Ward III incumbent Charles W Bingham faces Patricia Wilson and Ward IV includes Ellen Allen among three candidates.
Three Bluefield High School students involved with a gun found on May 4 on school grounds were expelled for 12 months after two hearings led by retired Judge David Knight. Knight ruled in all three cases, with one student who brought the revolver and two who took and hid the weapon.
Virginia drug enforcement officials at a Graham Middle School town meeting in Bluefield warn that OxyContin known as hillbilly heroin is fueling deaths and wrecking havoc across the nation while experts describe its rise as a potential nationwide problem by year end 2001.
President Bush declared nine southern West Virginia counties federal disaster areas after last month's floods. Individuals in Boone Kanawha Logan Mercer Raleigh Wyoming gain access to grants and loans for uninsured losses. Local governments in Boone Clay Lincoln Logan Mercer Raleigh Wayne Wyoming eligible for aid to repair public facilities. Damage from May 15 storms totaled about 5.3 million dollars with three deaths. Further surveys may add counties to the declaration.
A regional price roundup notes several stations in Bluefield and nearby towns offering low unleaded prices. Bluefield Virginia and West Virginia locations show unleaded from 1.43 to 1.49 and unleaded plus up to 1.68, with multiple outlets including Food City, Pop Shop, and Double Kwik among others.
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