Flooding Forces Families From Littlesburg Mercer County Homes
In Mercer County a flash flood following nearly four inches of rain forced multiple families to evacuate Littlesburg and Brushfork areas. Shelters opened at Brushfork Elementary School and Brushfork United Methodist Church as water rose near Littlesburg Road and Route 20. Rescue squads aided residents while many sought relatives’ homes amid swift currents and rising waters.
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Princeton
Littlesburg
Mercer County
Littlesburg Road
It Road
Route 20
Brushfork
Red Cross
Bluefield Union Mission
Brushfork United Methodist Church
Brushfork Armory
Jimmy Martin
Torrential rainfall floods Bluefield Virginia causing closures
A sudden downpour around 7 pm dumped 3.61 inches of rain in an hour, forcing closure of Virginia Avenue and other roads. Downtown businesses and homes flooded. Lt. E J Honaker called it the worst in years as Walnut Street basements filled and vehicles stranded at the Kroger lot.
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Bluefield
Virginia Avenue
National Weather Service
Charleston
Peter Park
Park
Weather Service
E.J. Honaker
Walnut Street
Kroger
Twin City
City Slickers II premiere haunts stars and Curly’s return
Palance, Crystal, and other City Slickers II stars attended a Monday premiere to benefit Jimmy Carter’s inner city Atlanta Project. Palance reprises Curly’s brother role while delivering a one armed push up stunt. The film opens nationwide Friday with a tongue in cheek line about a third installment.
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Curly
Jack Palance
Palance
Billy Crystal
Jimmy Carter
Atlanta
Crystal
Diversified Apparel to Open Plant in Council Virginia
Diversified Apparel Sources Inc plans a 24,000 square foot plant at the Council Industrial Site in Buchanan County Virginia, creating about 200 jobs making children's apparel. The $2.5 million project, supported by the Coalfield Economic Development Authority and local government, targets completion by November 1, 1994. Isidore Feldman and officials emphasized public private partnership and community support.
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Buchanan County
Diversified Apparel Urces, Inc
Pulaski
Council
Isidore Feldman
Diversified Apparel
Council Elementary School
Charles Yates
Coalfield Economic Development Authority
Feldman
Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority
Buchanan County Board of Super
North North campaign stops swing through Southwest Virginia
Oliver North after clinching the Virginia Republican Senate nomination hit the campaign trail with stops in Abingdon Bristol Claypool Hill and Bluefield. He appeared with Ninth District candidate Steve Fast and drew large crowds while highlighting family values and a call for voting Republicans. North met schoolchildren in Tazewell and recalled veterans from Normandy as he criticized President Clinton for not serving in the armed forces.
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Luefield
Virginia
Oliver North
Mee
Abingdon
Bristol
Claypool H Mall
Richlands
Bluefield
Steve Fast
Virginia Avenue
Claypool Hill
North
Ninth Congressional District
Fast
Bluefield College
Frederick C
Rick” Boucher
D-Va
U.S
Congress
Ninth
Clinton
Arr
Crab Orchard Museum
Tazewell
Joan Brown
Ross Weeks Jr
Ollie
Tazewell County
Republican Party
Ben Barringer
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States Armed Forces
Republican
Senate
Judy
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Charles Owens
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Pipestein State Parks
American Red Cross Bloodmobile
Wey
Abby
West Virginia Daily
Virginia Pick
Buchanan
North Compass Swings
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