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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 2003
Page
2
Readers discuss lingering doubt after a preacher faces fraud allegations, with some congregants maintaining faith that the preacher is divine while others seek accountability and truth. The piece surveys belief, doubt, and community response.
News feature highlights the historic milestone as the first woman completes a Gauley River rafting trip. It profiles her preparations, challenges, and the broader push for gender equity in adventure sports, with notes on the river’s reputation for danger and thrill.
The Mercer County Board of Education will hold a regular session on Tuesday June 24 at 7 p.m. at the Mercer County Technical Education Seminar Center Princeton. The meeting will discuss the Bluefield High School sinkhole BHS construction project and personnel and reports.
West Virginia Daily 3 numbers 0 4 3 and Daily 4 7 9 9 0. Virginia Pick 3 7 1 4 and Pick 4 9 2 9 1 are also listed.
The registry lists offenders by county with numbers for J Monroe 9 Mercer 50 McDowell 21 Tazewell 40 Buchanan 151 Bland 40 Giles 13 Russell 17. Majority housed at Keen Mountain Correctional Center in Oakwood and Bland Correctional Center.
West Virginia has over 1,400 registered sex offenders and a single site compiles data on all of them. Officials say making the list accessible to residents could deter crime by increasing public awareness and notification of offender locations.
The article notes how to search sex offender registries on WV and VA sites with last name or county options. Tazewell County Commonwealth Attorney Dennis Lee says awareness of the sites is lower than hoped, urging more people to know about them.
Barbara Hawkins reports that new workers compensation legislation approved last week by the West Virginia Legislature could reduce the anticipated premium increases. Some businesses may receive lower premiums effective July 1, easing the previously discussed 15 percent rise and altering notices currently being prepared for local operators.
Bramwell stabilizes as Molly Lohr-Robinette wins 82 votes to Jimmy Carver's 80 after a seven of 13 challenged ballots counted. Robinette gains one challenged vote, Carver adds two votes. Lou Stoke totals 57 votes after the canvass. The outcome remains unchanged.
Charles Owens Welch reports McDowell County Head Start director Charlotte Spence opposes Bush administration plans to move federal supervision of the program to the Department of Education. Spence says the McDowell Head Start agency, run by the Council of Southern Mountains in Wilcoe, has been a proven success for children and families. She questions why such a well established program should be altered.
A Florida test scenario shows a 75-year-old woman failing to heed traffic and stop signs. Driving specialist Susan Pierce recounts the reaction as the elder refuses to relinquish her license or home, despite safety concerns raised by the exercise.
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