Baptist ministers discuss SBC marriage submit ruling
Baptist leaders debate the new Southern Baptist Convention statement on submission in marriage. Some say husbands hold final authority while others warn against misinterpretation and the risk of treating wives as subservient. Several pastors urge readers to follow Scriptural guidance on love and responsibility.
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Harris
James Kincaid
Ceres Baptist Church
Kincaid
SBC
Dan MacMillan
Bluefield College
MacMillan
America
Hugh Whitfield
Gethsemene Baptist Church
Richlands
Whitfield
Community volunteers build colorful playground at Yakkity Yak Park
A diverse group including a doctor, pharmacist, bank officer, student and firefighter joined volunteers to assemble a playground in Bluefields. With Leathers Associates directing, workers staged posts walls and floors while crowds gathered. Elizabeth Schuett and Ciara Edwards featured, 200 volunteers needed daily, ribbon cut Sunday at 4 p.m., Rev Duval to lead morning prayer.
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Sonny Rae
Lecia Smith
Yak Park
Mary Frances Brammer
Paul Hanson
Doug
Leathers Associates
Hanson
Elizabeth Schuett
Anne Crowe
Schuett
Rex Rachel
Smith
Michael Duval
First Baptist Church
Ciara Edwards
Ramsey
Bluefields
Jack Asbury
Bluefield
Mike Romeo
Grundy flood plan progress stalled amid cleanup efforts
Grundy leaders cite slow process and holding pattern as the Levisa River continues to threaten town streets. Street department crews work behind receding floodwaters while officials monitor Route 83 repairs and county-wide debris cleanup in Hurley Whitewood Slate Creek Prater and Garden. Officials have not estimated damages and await Corps of Engineers review next month.
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Crabtree
Levisa
Buchanan County
Hurley
Whitewood
Slate Creek
Prater
Garden Saw
Chuck Stiltner
Stiltner
Allen Sumpter
Virginia’ Department of Transportation
Buchanan
Russell
Sumpter
Grundy
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Rainfall trends seen across Bluefield and Mercer County
A local observer notes El Nino driven pattern bringing above normal spring and early summer rainfall. Forecast suggests a ridge breakdown by mid next week with rainfall possibly easing later in the year. Bluefield records show over 6.26 inches in 30 days and 17.47 inches year to date through 1997.
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Gillen
Mercer County
Bluefield
Reno A-1 continues to urge unity after Byrd murder
Texas community leaders appeal to avoid branding Reno noted national attention. She disclosed contact with Rev. Jesse Jackson who visited Jasper to console Byrd’s family and meet locals. Reno said trial venue would suit community justice and spoke on juvenile violence crime on the Internet and other topics.
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Texas
Reno
Jesse Jackson
Jasper
Byrd
Oklahoma
Washington Press Corps
Aa District Attorney To Consider Interests.” Reno
Southern Baptist Church
Cable Box Prices Compare Across Retailers
FCC plans provoke market questions as Wal Mart sells boxes for 79.96 and Kmart for 79.99 while Radio Shack lists 99.00. The ruling’s impact on local cable firms remains unclear with Brenda McNutt of TCI saying she has not seen the text and will review it before commenting. Attempts to reach Philadelphia and Comcast representatives were unsuccessful.
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Radio Shack
TCI
Brenda
McNutt
FCC
Tolphia
Comcast
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