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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1996
Page
1
Gusting winds and threatening skies framed the Northeast Virginia finale as Richlands, 22-2, defeated Park View Sterling 7-3 to repeat as Group AA state champions. Head coach Rhonda Blevins earned her 100th career coaching win in the process.
Richlands scored twice in the first inning and never trailed as the Lady Blues build a 7-2 win over Lady Patriots. LaTisha Steele escaped a bases loaded jam in the sixth, while Laura Warner, Sarah Grindstaff and Angel Tolliver led with early hits and run scoring.
Bluefield officials expect a small warehouse distribution firm to occupy the old Duncan Welding site on Bluefield Avenue bringing six to eight jobs and modest B and O tax revenue. The city may also approve United States Cellular’s plan to build a cellular tower on East River Mountain near the Overlook area with a 180 foot tower and a 50 by 50 foot lease site for 20 years.
The Mercer County Board of Education will meet in a special session at the Central Office in Princeton for personnel matters. Bluefield Mercer Lodge No. 85 AF AM will convene at the Masonic Temple at 7 30 p.m. All Master Masons invited. Weather calls for partly cloudy skies with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms highs 75 to 80 and tonight showers and thunderstorms lows 55 to 65. Weather package A 10.
National fuel costs eased for the first time in 1996 as regular unleaded averaged 1.20 dollars per gallon at area stations, down from May’s 1.25. Unleaded plus sits at 1.32 and super at 1.40, with Lundberg noting easing crude prices and waning heating-oil demand as causes.
The tourism committee will meet at 11 a.m. to discuss rerouting I-73 through Pocahontas and the Big Vein prison site away from Bramwell and Bluewell. The plan connects Bluefield with Detroit and Myrtle Beach, per Northern District Supervisor Don Payne’s origination. Weeks noted 1,200 brochures were sent to the Heart of Appalachia Visitor Center in Abingdon and 2,000 to AAA offices. a revised brochure goes to press in June ahead of the July opening of the visitor center.
The Richlands Area Festival and Carnival opens at Richlands High School with the James H Drew Carnival. The five day event features music groups, kids activities, and a pet show. Operating hours start 4 p.m. daily with differing closures through Thursday and extending to midnight Friday and Saturday.
The Richlands Area Chamber of Commerce and local businesses sponsor a festival with Wednesday morning kids games at the high school lawn starting at 10 a.m. The events include a three legged race water balloon toss and jump rope. Bicycle Bingo, expected to attract up to 500 participants, is planned for 2 30 p.m. Saturday on the Miners and Merchants Bank parking lot.
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