Letter to the Editor policy at Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The editor explains that letters must be signed with full contact details and be verified, else they will not publish. The piece emphasizes three disqualifying factors litigious or libelous or ludicrous content and notes length and mail delivery issues can affect publication. It invites readers to send letters by mail email or fax and ends with contact and attribution to Samantha Perry.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Bluefield
Cluefield Baily Telegraph Staff and Psalm Verse
The Cluefield Baily Telegraph lists William Randy Deason as Publisher Samantha Perry as Managing Editor News Editor and Sports Editor Andy Patton Brian Woodson as Senior Editor City Editor Bill Archer and Charles Owens as editors. A quoted Psalm verse from Psalms 51 12 13 AKJV is included.
Mercer County appoints Don Meadows interim sheriff
The Mercer County Commission named veteran lawman Don Meadows interim sheriff to replace Danny Wills who resigned last Tuesday. The 63 year old Meadows will serve until the November 2010 general election amid efforts to ensure a smooth transition and continued public safety.
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Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Don Meadows
Meadows
Danny Wills
Mercer County Commission
Jay Mills
Sheriff’s Department
Mercer County
Will
Joe Coburn
Stop the windmills on East River Mountain, plea from Wallace Gilliam
An 82 year old lifelong resident from Bluefield Virginia appeals against a windmill project on East River Mountain. He warns of harm to scenery, coal industry, water supply, and flood risk from clear-cutting. He cites ethanol subsidies and higher costs as warning signs.
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East River Mountain
Who's Running for Sheriff Next Year in Mercer County
Rumors swirl about a Meadows Buckner 2010 sheriff race with former Bluefield officer Eddie Harvey also mentioned. Former Delegate Marshall Long says he will not run, while Sarah Allen meets the writer with her father Mercer County probation officer Joe Allen as Bramwell plans a 3 PM Saturday dedication naming the Main Street steel bridge the Kate Hewitt Bridge honoring the Hewitt family legacy.
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Harold Buckner
Mercer County Sheriff’s Office
Bluefield
Mercer County Court
Eddie Harvey
Marshall Long
Long
Sarah Allen
Joe Allen
Mercer County
Ellen Allen
Bramwell
Main Street
Kate Hewitt
Hewitt
Courthouse chatter and local political ties in Bramwell West Virginia
Rumors swirl around the Mercer County Sheriff race with former Sheriff Harold Buckner eyeing the office as Meadows Buckner may enter. Bramwell figures prominently with the Hewitt family legacy, Katherine Barringer’s council tenure, and local civic service spanning generations. West Virginia Day reflections and Turnpike toll hike notes frame a portrait of a region steeped in history and ongoing governance.
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Bramwell
West Virginia
Kate Hewitt
John Davis Hewitt
Buckeye Coal & Coke Company
Col. Hewitt
John D. Hewitt II
Katherine Hewitt Barringer
John
Barringer
Bramwell High School
Jay Barringer
Lou Stoker
Senate
H. Truman Chafin
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Charles Owens
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Heriff
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Harold
Buckner
Mercer County Sheriff Office
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