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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 2008
Page
4
Charles Owens notes an unofficial start to summer in Bluefield and Bluefield Va as temperatures flirt with 90 degrees and the city eyes a record 200 days of 90 plus heat since 1939. The Lemonade Lassies again serve free lemonade amid weather debates and national attention.
Randy Deason named publisher and Perry Patton listed as executive editor at the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Esaias prophecy referenced as a critique of hollow devotion, noting the gap between lip service and the heart.
McDowell County along with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection tightened enforcement after opening the Copper Ridge Landfill last fall. Officers issued 100 violations or warnings and 14 tickets during a recent drive, while free dump days on the last Friday of each month draw residents to the new facility. Officials praise the landfill for reducing yard waste and urge residents to sign up with disposal services or bring refuse for proper receipts. Mayors and state DEP staff coordinate to raze abandoned structures and curb illegal dumping across southern West Virginia.
A speaker urges public input at Mercer County School Board meetings on funding timing for Pikeview Middle School. She cites Newsweek data favoring smaller schools and warns the board not to assume the money must be spent on building PMS, noting funds could be returned to the state.
A Crescent City reader Cody Young argues for Wal Marts job potential and benefits while critics press unions and watchdogs to push for better pay. The piece notes mixed views, corporate responses, and the push toward constructive talks to improve wages and health care.
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