Patterson wins Yeager scholarship at Marshall University
Bluefield High School student Jennifer L Patterson is among ten gifted youths named Yeager Scholars for Marshall University's eighth class. Winners hail from six states including five from West Virginia and one each from Alabama Florida Georgia Michigan and Tennessee. Patterson plans to major in English and international relations.
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Bluefield
Jennifer L. Patterson
Society of Yeager
Marshall University
West Virginia
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Michigan
Tennessee
Yeager
Martha C. Woodward
John R. Hall
Chuck Yeager
Hamlin
Patterson
Ruth
Wesley Patterson
Model United Nations
Girls State
Tokyo
Sony
Oxford University
England
Special Music in the Square opens SummerFest in Princeton
A two hour Music in the Square event kicks off Summerfest 1994 in Princeton led by Brenda Stratten and featuring Keith Bailey Kristy Lambert and others. The program includes crowning Miss and Little Miss SummerFest, a report on Princeton Reds tickets, and prize giveaways by Elizabeth Osborne. Larry Gilpin cancels a portion due to illness and plans a later appearance. Balloons and concessions will accompany activities from 11 a.m. to noon. local businesses are invited to supply prizes.
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Princeton
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The
Princeton Times
Brenda Stratten
Cal
Stratten
Keith Bailey
Kristy Lambert
Beau
Belle
Jim Holland
Princeton Reds
Elizabeth Osborne
Bill Archer
Karl Miller
Larry Gilpin
Green Valley
Osborne
Elizabeth
Mercer County 911 Director to Meet Public at Princeton Reception
A reception Thursday evening at the Fred Gilbert Activities Center in Princeton invites the public to meet the new 911 director Lloyd "Rick" Kimbrough and the first two dispatchers Jack Davis and Conrad Fritz. The Mercer County Enhanced 911 Committee and County Commission sponsor the 7 to 9 p.m. event with Motorola’s Rick Culberto showing equipment demos.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Mercer County Commission
Fred Gilbert
Lloyd “Rick” Kimbrough
Jack Davis
Conrad Fritz
County Commission
Kimbrough
Rick Culberto
Motorola
Scars That Heal screening at Edgemont Baptist Church
The true life story of Vietnam War burn survivor Dave Roever will be shown at Edgemont Baptist Church on Sunday June 26 at 7 p.m. The film produced by Billy Graham Evangelistic Association covers Roever's physical recovery and spiritual healing with free admission. Edgemont Baptist Church is at 2507 Jefferson Drive Bluefield. For more information call 325 7115. Then Mercer Tailgate Market opens at Mercer County Vocational Education Center on Saturday with weekly Wednesdays and Saturdays sales from Mercer County producers. Call 425 3079 or 487 1439 for details. Bloodmobile arrives in Giles Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. CPR course at Princeton Community Hospital begins July 19 6-9 p.m. for $5. Registration by July 15, limit 20. call 487 7283. La Leche League meets tonight 7-9 p.m. at Clear Fork Branch Library in Tazewell County for breastfeeding support. call Peg at 988 6331.
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Edgemont Baptist Church
Dave Roever
Vietnam
Roever
Motion Picture Ministry
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Jefferson Drive
Bluefield
Princeton
Mercer County
Mercer County Vocational Education Center
Mercer County Extension Office
PCH
Princeton - Princeton Community Hospital
Tazewell
la Leche League of
Clear Fork
Tazewell County
WV Police Daily Record DUI and Larceny Citations
West Virginia State Police Princeton Detachment reports multiple June incidents. Robert Bryson, 35, Kyle, cited for DUI. Luther Bowling, 29, Bossevain, VA, arrested for DUI and possession of 15 grams marijuana. Mark Wayne Lewis, 27, Thomasville, NC, arrested for DUI. Chester Harding, 24, Mullens, arrested for petit larceny grand larceny and joyriding. Michael Hodges, 25, Princeton, cited for permitting driver without insurance and improper vehicle registration.
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West Virginia
Princeton
Robert R. Bryson
Kyle
C.C. Smith
Luther Anthony Bowling
Bossevain
T.H. Johson
Mark Wayne Lewis
Thomasville
N.C
Chester N. Harding
Mullens
C.C Smith
Michael Anthony Hodges
Pisgah murder case sent to grand jury in Virginia
Claude Junior Reedy, 29, of Tazewell Square Apartments, held in the county jail, is bound over to the Tazewell County Grand Jury for the 1993 murder of Robert Smith Gross, 77, found dead December 8 at his home off U S Route 460. A preliminary hearing found probable cause. the grand jury will convene in August. Gross was beaten to death per medical examiner, and Reedy was charged with first degree murder a week after his arrest. Reedy remains jailed without bond. competency evaluation had delayed proceedings.
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Tazewell
Pisgah
Tazewell County
Claude Junior Reedy
Tazewell Square Apartments
Robert Smith Gross
Smith
Reedy
Mike Dennis
Gross
Dennis
Laxton and Hicks clash over Bradshaw police protection
Long standing feud between Mc Dowell County Sheriff Don Hicks and Bradshaw Mayor Burl Laxton flared anew Monday as Laxton accused the sheriff s department of withholding protection for Bradshaw. Hicks said the county covers the whole area while Bradshaw handles its own calls, noting the town has three officers and two new cars. He taunted Laxton for riding a cruiser, saying the mayor should use his own officers or vehicles. Prosecutor Sid Bell was unavailable for comment due to a state holiday.
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Bradshaw
McDowell County
Burl Laxton
Sheriffs Department
Laxton
Sheriff's Department
Don Hicks
Hicks
Lax
Kiwanis drive aims to end iodine deficiency worldwide
Kiwanis clubs mount a global campaign to educate about iodine deficiency disorders IDD and raise funds to iodize salt. The effort targets elimination by 2000 with 17000 salt iodizing machines costing about 50 000 dollars each donated to underdeveloped countries. Janice Miller Bluefield club leader notes the disease’s impact on children and calls the effort a humanitarian duty. The Kiwanis International Foundation and UNICEF collaborate on the project.
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Bluefield
United States
U.S
Kiwanis International
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Janice Miller
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Miller
Ozzie Ellison
Kiwanis Clubs
Kiwanis International Foundation
United Nations Children’s Fund
Unifec
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Daily Telegraph
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Bowen Field
Bluefield Orioles
Kingsport Mets
Barbara Hawkins
Giles Pearisburg
American Red Cross
Giles
Daily Record
bi-Rite Pharmacy
Westgate Shopping
Princeton Audiology Clinic
Alan L. Desmond
M.S
CCCA
Medical Arts Clinic
Old Dominion University
Old Dominion
Community College
USA
Buchanan Hall
Southwest Virginia Community College
Ainiu
Ersity
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