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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1996
Page
1
The Square at Princeton Town Square hosts a four hour Music in the Square opening with Nancy Tanoukhi and Thats Entertainment. Tanouich will hold the 1 pm grand opening and perform throughout the afternoon. Free admission with concessions and prizes.
In the wake of Virginia's Republican primary local counties face high poll costs. In four counties total costs reached about $32,000 for 3,504 votes, averaging over $9 per ballot. Wythe spared more than $4.60 per vote with 1,211 voters. Buchanan paid about $19.68 per vote from 508 ballots. Voter turnout statewide labeled moderate and officials call for state party or legislative support to cover primary expenses.
Sen. John Warner crushed James C. Miller III in the Virginia Republican primary, aided by Democratic crossovers. Warner's 65 to 35 percent margin signals a moderate-leaning control of the nominating path and dampens Democratic nominee Mark Warner's fall prospects.
Area residents are invited today from 5 to 7 p.m. to meet the Princeton Reds at First Community Bank located at 1001 Mercer Street Princeton. Refreshments will be served.
Today's forecast calls for partly sunny skies with afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Highs reach the lower to middle 80s, with tonight partly cloudy and lows in the lower 60s. Weather package A-8.
A Plainspoken notice invites readers in Mercer and surrounding counties to call a toll-free BDT line for tips. It lists Mercer, Tazewell, Bland, Monroe, Summers, Fayette, and Greenbrier counties as eligible areas and promotes easy access to news tips via cellular service.
West Virginia Daily 3 drawn 7 8 7 and Daily 4 6 0 8 5. Virginia day Pick 6 includes 5 5 4 8 8. Pick 4 8 5 7 2 displayed. Widespread lottery outcomes listed with multiple number sequences.
Residents react with sadness and anger after Richlands Tuesday night vote to demolish the Mattie Williams Hospital site for a new town hall. Critics say the decision derails potential assisted living plans and highlights concern over the property's future use.
Mercer County grand jury indicted Bluefield Police Department Patrolman J. D. Lawson on a misdemeanor battery charge after a Mercer County woman alleged he punched her while arresting her and her husband. More than 60 indictments were handed down. the court document was not available for examination.
City officials report a big visual improvement at the 3 acre Joy Manufacturing PCB site near Bluefield High School within six weeks. EPA on scene coordinator Dr Walter Lee and Earth Tech contractor Rodney Swiney outline $5.9999 million authorized, only $4 million appropriated so far, as Joy Technologies and Elwin Aliff resist further cleanup.
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