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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 2002
Page
1
Four new cases of overdose in the state show a 300 percent rise, highlighting the danger of illegal drugs. A related feature traces how a story moved from online web coverage to a major film adaptation.
The Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. Monday in Princeton Middle School Auditorium to hear citizen comment on the proposed West Virginia American Water Company Thames Water merger.
Festival organizers and participants declared SummerFest 2002 a success as Windsor Park hosted a busy closing day. Elizabeth Osborne of the Princeton Mercer Chamber praised smooth events while the day’s main attraction featured a car and motorcycle show by Yesterdays Rides Car Club with 127 vehicles on display. Six year old Austin Pennington helped his father polish a 1996 Ford Mustang GT at the show.
Governor Wise summoned lawmakers to Charleston for a quick second special session. Leaders expect passage of a seven million dollar flood relief bill and possibly up to fifteen million total funding, with other issues left unresolved before a July return.
The Tazewell County Office on Youth, serving at risk youth since 1981, will shut down on July 1 after losing 47 000 in state funding. Services such as free parenting classes shoplifting diversion and the annual youth needs assessment will be eliminated, leaving local court identified youths without support. Erlene Branch, the program director, lamented the cuts.
Bluefield city council may approve a four percent water rate increase Tuesday to cover utility and operation costs. The sanitary board says the plan ensures break even funding, with the typical bill rising about 1.10 monthly for 4500 gallons. The hike, approved by the city board and the Public Service Commission, spans two years and affects Bluefield West Virginia, Bluefield Virginia, and Brushfork.
The Daily Telegraph invites residents of Mercer McDowell Monroe West Virginia and Tazewell Bland Buchanan Giles Virginia to submit a photo of their favorite scene within the circulation area. Entries should showcase the region’s scenic vistas from Thompson Valley to Rocky Gap and surrounding counties.
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