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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1996
Page
1
A light turnout characterized the Virginia statewide Republican primary in the five-county region served by the Daily Telegraph. Incumbent U.S. Senator John Warner sought broad Virginia support, but polls closed at 7 p.m. and officials reported a quiet scene as voters reflected nationwide party trends.
Senator John Warner defeated conservative challenger James Miller III in Virginia's open primary, securing about 66 percent of the vote with 94 percent counted. Miller conceded, noting Warner's fundraising edge and ads portraying him as a common sense conservative.
In Lumberport a nine year old boy was killed by a .22 rifle while playing with a four year old brother. State police cite failure to lock firearms as a factor. A WV study finds about half of adults own a gun, 12 percent keep a loaded gun, and 5 percent store guns locked. WV gun homicide rate is 26 percent below national, but female homicide rate is 20 percent higher.
On Thursday June 13 the Community Connections Inc board will meet at the Southern Highlands conference room in Princeton. Later that day from 5 to 7 p.m area residents are invited to meet the Princeton Reds at First Community Bank at 1001 Mercer Street with refreshments served.
Partly to mostly cloudy conditions with possible showers and thunderstorms. daytime highs reach the 70s. Tonight, a chance of showers and storms mainly before midnight with lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Weather package A-6.
Richlands town council voted unanimously to raze the old Mattie Williams Hospital building in Virginia and use the site for a new town hall. Members cited ill repair, staggering costs, and lack of feasible preservation despite historic value.
Workers moved into Former H M Shoes site as Demolition crews cleared slabs for salvage. First Century Bank plans a new drive through bank on the site, with Dan Whales and Kent Tailor shown prying loose cement as the buildings are demolished.
The Downtown Revitalization Project committee formed by the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Bluefield will inventory downtown buildings to identify salvageable properties and those beyond saving. They will assess available resources and grant possibilities to fund town renewal, with Bluefield State College's Greg Shrewsbury researching grant options for the next meeting.
Bluefield residents urged the City Board of Directors to oppose Mercer County’s plan to close several Bluefield and Princeton elementary schools and reroute grades to new K-2 and 3-5 buildings. Citizens urged city involvement, stating the plan could harm Bluefield and not reflect community input.
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