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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 2001
Page
1
Richlands leaders envision converting the old town hall into a large teen center for hundreds of area youths. The projected facility would feature a skateboard park, computer lab, coffee shop, ice cream parlor, stage, rock climbing canyon, art room, game room, meeting space, and sound room.
A routine DUI stop on Sunday led Bluefield police to burglary suspects from out of town. Daniel Hastings, 30, Wytheville, Va., drove erratically on the Northside, ran a stop sign, and crossed to Princeton Avenue before Officer R S Mason halted the vehicle at Giles Street.
A Virginia man tracked his ex wife to Tennessee and fatally shot her at her Kingsport area apartment before killing himself. David Robert Davis, 52, of Tazewell, Va., killed Sadie Grey Davis, 51, in the face and chest Friday night and then died the next morning. The couple had divorced in September after a 33 year marriage and had a grown son in Virginia and a daughter in Florida. Domestic disputes were noted between them.
Allison Spadaro and Denise Nicole Lewis depart Saturday to compete in the Miss West Virginia Scholarship Pageant at Robert C. Byrd High School in Clarksburg. The pair celebrated together Friday night at the Albert home and noted plans to share a room during the event.
Mercer County Magistrate Court facilities across from the courthouse are described as dilapidated and unsafe. Report cites pigeons, improvised trailer restrooms, soaked rooftops, buckled floors, and erratic wiring amid a painfully hot waiting area with leaking ceilings and insufficient restrooms. Magistrate Mike Flanigan is mentioned in connection with the facility concerns.
A roundup of the region’s lowest unleaded prices includes Bluefield West Virginia at 1.39 to 1.40, Bluefield Virginia at 1.27, Princeton 1.43, Tazewell 1.42, Richlands 1.49, and Springville 1.28. Readers are invited to email or call Daily’s news line with prices seen.
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