Summer plans fill Thorn Elementary students with mixed feelings
Children at Thorn Elementary School finish a picnic at Bluefield Lake Park and discuss summer. Leah Galligher 11 plans to visit Busch Gardens and move to middle school. Rebecca Gilley 5 aims to keep learning, while Anthony Akers 4 from Pipestem wants to go to the lake, and Dillon Williams 7 looks forward to TV and ice cream.
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Leah Galligher
Busch Gardens
Thorn Elementary
Bluefield Lotte Park
Rebecca Gilley
Anthony Akers
Pipestem
Dillon Williams
Funerals Announced for Local Residents in Bluewell Princeton and Mohawk
Funeral and burial times announced for Francis Ray Moore Helen Hill Shrader Richard Hamilton Mary Ann Miller Maxine Shrewsbury Wanda Payne Annabelle Walters Linda Estep. Services listed include Bluewell Cravens Shires Woodlawn Memorial Park Woodlawn Cemetery Vivian Princeton Three Forks Mohawk and related church chapels.
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Francis Ray Moore
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Helen Delores Hill Shrader
Bluewell United Methodist Church
Richard Oakley Hamilton
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Big Rock
Mary Annis Miller
Bethel Assembly of God Church
Vivian
Maxine Virginia Shrewsbury
Burns Wornal
Memorial
Athens Road
Princeton
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Courthouse Road
Wanda Lois Payne
Church of God In
Three Forks
Hatfield
Annabelle Walters
Oakwood
Linda S. Hunt Estep
Mt. Zion
Old Regular Baptist Church
Mohawk
Hunt Family
Right Fork
Bull Creek
Cities weigh future uses for closed Knob Thorn buildings
Princeton and Bluefield officials discuss options for shuttered Knob Thorn school buildings as construction of new facilities proceeds. Possible paths include donation to governments or community agencies, sale at auction, or repurposing as offices or incubators. City managers say no concrete plans or funds yet.
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Princeton
Bluefield
Akers
Doug Freeman
Survivors talk on Gilligan Islands cast and Survivor links
Local residents and former actor Bob Denver discuss how Gilligan's Island castaways would fare on Survivor. They compare diets, camp life, ethics, and the appeal of the million dollar prize. Some would endure harsh conditions, while others doubt their willingness to sacrifice dignity or safety.
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Bob Denver
Gilligan
Gilligan’s Island
Mary Ann
Denver
Gerald Otey
Princeton
John Whitmore
Oak Hill
Suspect in fatal stabbing held on $25,000 bond
Puckett said the altercation occurred in a roadway near a residence in Charleston area where Mullins followed the victim out of the house and stabbed him. Mullins is held at McDowell County Correctional Center on a $25,000 bond and will be moved to Southern Regional Jail soon.
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Charleston Area Medical Center
Puckett
Mullins
McDowell County Correctional Center
Thomson to sell 21 dailies to Gannett for 1.13 billion
Thomson plans to divest 21 daily newspapers and related businesses in Wisconsin Ohio Utah and Delmarva to Gannett Co for nearly 1.13 billion. Agreements await legal review closing conditions with completion expected in Q3 2000. CNHI will own 109 dailies and 250 non dailies after the deal.
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CNHI
Thomson
Wisconsin
Ohio
Louisiana
Utah
Chesapeake
Delmarva Peninsula
Gannett Co., Inc
Gannett
Thomson Newspapers
United States
Canada
Tronic
Thomson Corp
Globe and Mail
Thomson Corporation
Thomson.com
Globe Information and
Toronto
London
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Kegley
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Ciel
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