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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 2002
Page
1
The report notes no solid leads in the Elizabeth Smart missing girl case as discussions in the Terrorism House and Senate focus on homeland security. Nearby sports highlights and regional action accompany the coverage.
Attorney for about 200 flood victims from McDowell and Mercer counties filed suit against the Department of Environmental Protection to force release of a draft report on mining and timbering impacts. The petition cites two floods in ten months and names over 75 companies as defendants in related suits, with about 1,200 victims represented across cases.
Final day highlights at SummerFest in RINCETON feature a Bluegrass Happenin from 2 to 7 p.m. organized by Appalachian Highlands Music Association with Flemming Thornsbury, Outdoor Plumbing Co., and Meadowbrook performing. World Wrestling Entertainment fans can see Blue Ridge All-Star Wrestling from 2 to 4 p.m. A Sunday car show in downtown Princeton begins with registration in front of Summerfest, A-2.
Mercer County students across elementary, middle, and high schools cheer the end of the school year. Framed by final bells and summer plans, youngsters discuss beach trips, sleep-ins, and events like SummerFest and the Charleston fair.
War mayor Tom Hatcher and Police Chief Frankie White confirmed an ongoing inquiry into the Sunday night incident that led to 18 year old Alexander L. Wright Jr. of Newhall dying days later in Charleston. The case involves an alleged underage drinking charge at the time of the event and the transfer of findings to state police and the McDowell County Prosecuting Attorney.
Michael Skakel, nephew of Ethel Kennedy, was convicted in Norwalk of beating neighbor Martha Moxley to death in 1975 when they were 15. Jurors deliberated over three days. sentenced range 10 years to life in prison depending on the verdict.
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