Obituaries and funeral notices from multiple towns
Obituaries for Rose G Cordell 93 of Princeton and Marilla Kiser Johnson 84 of Tazewell VA note incomplete funeral arrangements. Sarah Elizabeth Schor 77 of Chicago dies June 15 2000 with services later in Chicago. Timothy Joseph Joey Osborne 18 of Knoxville formerly Richlands VA dies June 14 2000 in accident with funeral 1 pm Sunday Richlands. Other funeral notices list services at Hurst Scott Funeral Home Richlands and Mercer Funeral Home Bluefield with schedules for Penland Robinson Sapler and Sarah Dorthea Sapler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose G. Cordell
Mahood Ave
Princeton
Bailey-Kirk
Marilla Kiser Johnson
Tazewell
Roanoke
Hurst-Scott Funeral
Sarah Elizabeth Schor
Chicago
Sherwin Ave
Bluefield
Jacob and Blume Pressler
Loyola University
Andrew Harold Schor
Howard Pressler
Harold Pressler
Joel A. Schor
Kathy
Robert M. Schor
Abby
Wilmette
Jacob
Andrea Schor
Danny
Chloe Schor
Mercer Health
c/o
Bluefield Union Mission
Bluefield Ave
Mercer Funeral Home & Crematory
Knoxville
Tenn
Timothy Joseph
Joey” Osborne
Richlands
Michael A. Osborne
Joyce Blackburn Washam
Bert
Orthie Stacey
Charlie Osborne
Tony Trammel
Michael C. Osborne
Matthew Osborne
Margaret Osborne
Trula Osborne
Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel
Phillip Fuller
Charlie Pruitt
Robert Elmore Penland, Jr
Necessary Cemetery
Tannersville
Sallie Bett Robinson
McConnell Funeral Home Chapel
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Littlesburg Road
Sarah Dorthea Sapler
Bridgeport Cemetery
Bridgeport
Hard drives found at Los Alamos lab with nuclear secrets
Energy Secretary Richardson confirmed two computer hard drives containing nuclear secrets from the Los Alamos weapons lab were found in the lab's secure X Division area behind a copying machine. FBI treats the site as a crime scene while the authenticity and chain of custody are evaluated.
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Washington
Los Alamos
Energy Department
Energy
Bill Richardson
X Division
Richardson
U.S
New Mexico
FBI
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Contact Details and Policy
Bluefield Daily Telegraph listings show city editor state editors lifestyle editor and advertising retail manager. It notes address at 928 Bluefield Avenue Bluefield WV 24701 USPS 059060 with postal handling details and fee policies for prepaid subscriptions. It also lists affiliations with the Audit Bureau of Circulations Associated Press WV Press Association and a disclaimer on advance payments to carriers.
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Bluefield
Member Audit Bureau of Circulations, Associated Press
WV Press Assn
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph
Coal Heritage Area seen as tourism catalyst for Bluefield
Rahal notes economic development role of coal mining heritage as a catalyst for tourism. Zoia contrasts it with the Coal Heritage Trail, which needs a 20 percent local match, funded by the federal highway department with $6 million earmarked. One key project is downtown Bluefield’s cityscape upgrade.
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Zoia
Federal Highway Department
Bluefield
Space shuttle set for McDowell County festival arrival
Shuttle author Al Hickam and Rocket Boys alumni will attend a festival featuring live entertainment and food as the space shuttle arrives by truck. Blevins estimates the shuttle lands Friday June 23 and will be unveiled at the event in McDowell County.
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al Hickam
Hickam
Rocket Boys
Willie Rose
Bluefield
Blevins
McDowell County
Road signs to mark future I-74 and I-73 in Mercer County
West Virginia officials outline King Coal Highway plans in Southern West Virginia with two dirt moving projects at John Nash Blvd intersection in McDowell County. The I-73 74 signage unveiling is set for next Wednesday at 4 45 p m at the John Nash Blvd interchange with signs on Rt 52 designating future I 74 and on US 460 for future I 73. The project total is 1 3 billion dollars with 40 million on hand from DOH.
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Underwood
Miano
West Virginia
John Nash Blvd
DOH
John Nash
McDowell County
Federal Highway Administration
Mercer County
Rt. 52
U.S. Rt
Del
Richard Flanigan
Dmercer
Princeton
Washington D.C
Mitchem
Bluefield
Flanigan
Homer Ball
Joe Coburn
Karen Disibbio
King Coal Highway Authority
Nelson Walker
Christine West
David Cole
Region I
Ron Crabtree
Chautauqua Revival Brings Arts to Wytheville Fans
In Wytheville Virginia a renewed Chautauqua Festival has drawn crowds for 15 years. The event benefits from support by Wytheville town and county officials Wytheville Community College the Virginia Commission of the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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United States
Virginia
Wytheville
Wythe County
Wytheville Community College
The
Virginia Commission of the Arts
National Endowment For the Arts
Two Mississippi prison escapees captured after three state spree
Convicted killer John F Woolard and convicted robber Roy Randall Harper were captured separately in Indiana after a three state crime spree that included hijackings, thefts, and a West Virginia motel assault. They faced charges of attempted murder and battery and could face up to 108 years in prison. Mississippi plans extradition after local hearings.
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Lowell
Ind
Mississippi
John F Woolard
Roy Randall Harper
John Buncich
Indiana
Woolard
Chicago
Harper
St. John
FBI
Bob Reilly
Bluefield Rescue Squad buys ambulance amid board resignations
Bluefield Virginia rescue unit purchases a $74,000 ambulance while five board members resign citing financial concerns. Town and county funds support insurance and a 25,000 EMS grant match, with final funding to be raised by selling an old vehicle and member contributions.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Rescue Squad
Tommy Carroll
Rescue Squad
Carroll
J.C. Higgonbotham
Tazewell County
Higgonbotham
Terry Sarver
Jim Evans
Jim Scott
Higgenbotham
Scott
Jones
Earl Griffith
Emergency Services Committee
Griffith
Board of Supervisors
PETA protests CBS Survivor over rat treatment on Pulau Tiga
Eight PETA activists demonstrated outside a CBS office criticizing Survivor for roasting and eating rats on Pulau Tiga. They urged viewers to consider rats as sentient beings while CBS defended the show’s handling and noted fish and other wildlife were used as food.
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PETA
CBS
Survivor
New York
Pulau Tiga
RaeLeann Smith
Norfolk
Smith
CES
Pacific Island
Chris Ender
Ender
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Frank Sayles Jr
Bobby English
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Rhonda Watson
Rahal
Chautauqua
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William Jennings Bryan
Electrolux
B.K
Bluefield Dance Theatre
SPT
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