This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1996
Page
7
Tazewell County Supervisors voted unanimously to back a proposal rerouting Interstate 73 through Pocahontas and Big Vein, away from Bramwell and Bluewell in West Virginia. Virginia leaders in Bluefield unveiled the plan, which envisions a four lane highway and possible connection to the Bluefield Bypass.
Bluefield Town Council endorsed supporting the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors for an I-73/74 corridor through Bramwell and Pocahontas, intersecting US 460 west of town. The group also pursued PSA sewage line talks with $150,000 funding pledged, discussed an elected mayor move, park acreage pricing, and plans for a new subdivision street upgrade and a one way drive thru at New Graham Pharmacy.
Kester Lane directs a crane as Robert Blevins and Freddy Money push to place the new bridge spanning the East River in Bluefield City Park.
In Athens two challengers Brandy Terry and Lisa Caldwell won council seats with 47 and 45 votes. Incumbent George McKinturff took the third seat with 43 votes, while incumbents Barbery and Wallace failed to retain seats. Write-ins and other names appear. Recorder Klingensmith led with 61 votes as turnout exceeded 80 ballots.
Charleston AP reports the budget digest allocates 20 million to nursing home staffing and the Colin Anderson Center, plus water and sewer projects. It also funds a regional jail and juvenile detention facility for five counties and 3.5 million to renovate Colin Anderson Center into a juvenile detention and treatment site, with WVU Medicine guiding reforms to keep care local.
Tazewell County supervisors voted unanimously to provide 25,000 each for two revived projects in Tazewell and Cedar Bluff after ISTEA grants were denied. The main street renovations and overlook project were funded once more, with separate 25,000 earmarks for Bluefield trail and local needs.
Mercer County Landfill will add a 4.5 acre abutment cell at the existing site, extending life by about 14 months with total project cost between 1.5 and 1.7 million dollars. The facility will also start a composting program using a liner and composite pad, diverting natural materials from the landfill as tire disposal rules tighten and enforcement increases.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.