Landgraff Faces Widespread Flood Demolition After Two Disasters
Charles Owens reports that Landgraff along Route 52 has been razed after twin floods. Crews for the U S Army Corps of Engineers demolished four condemned structures and plan to clear more than 150 in southern West Virginia over the next two weeks. Debris will mostly go to Mercer County Landfill.
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Landgraff
Keystone
Kimball
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
West Virginia
Mercer County
Green Valley
McDowell County
Steve Wright
Army Corps of Engineers
Cherry Key Inn
Spencer Curve
Daily Telegraph staff bylines and editor roles noted
The piece lists staff positions and editors including Samantha Perry News Editor Wes Tammie Toler State Editor Barbara Hawkins Senior Copy Editor Andy Patton Thomas A Colley Executive Editor Managing Editor City Editor Sports Editor Business Editor with a biblical verse quoted at the end.
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Wes
Tammie Toler
Barbara Hawkins
Andy Patton
United merger creates Community Foundation of the Virginians Inc
Directors of the Greater Mercer County Charitable Foundation in Princeton and the Bluefield Area Foundation voted unanimously to merge their resources and programs. The signing occurred Tuesday at the Douglas Center hosted by Rick Kendrick, with final state approval anticipated within days. The merged group aims to aid education health and human services across southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia while uniting Bluefield and Princeton communities.
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Bluefield
Princeton
Greater Mercer County Charitable Foundation
Bluefield Area Foundation
Community Foundation of the Virginians, Inc
Douglas Center
Rick Kendrick
Joe Manchin
Nick Ameli Jr
Dewey Russell
Ameli
Russell
Mercer County
Foundation
West Virginia
Virginia
Princeton Community Hospital
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Gaston Caperton
Pipestem Resort State Park
U.S
Jay Rockefeller
Chambers of Commerce
Four Seasons Council
Tri-County
Letter Opposes Beer Sales at Bowen Field
Jane M Lawson of Bluefield West Virginia writes in to object to plans to sell beer at Bowen Field saying it sends the wrong message to children. She cites a 2001 automobile crash at Kmart intersection caused by a drunk driver and urges parents and citizens to set a sober example and find alternative fundraising ideas for ball games.
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Bowen
Kmart
Bowen Field
First Responders Praised for Efficient Accident Aid
Nurse Liza Hopper of Princeton West Virginia commends the first responders who arrived at a 460 Wal-Mart Plaza accident. She credits their prompt care for the injured driver and thanks them for serving the community.
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Wal-Mart Plaza
Curlers in Beirut War Reflect Normalized Fear
In Beirut's civil war amid mortar fire and raids a woman in curlers stays home as fighting rages nearby. The piece argues that constant warfare makes danger feel ordinary for Israelis and Palestinians and for soldiers, bombers, and fighters, who grow used to war as the new normal.
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Beirut
U.S
San Francisco
New York
Cyprus
Middle East
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