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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1992
Page
1
Grandview present Stonewall: Old Blue Light with a box office special this week. Two-for-one tickets apply to performances tonight Thursday and Sunday at 8 30. Reservations by calling 1 800 666 9142.
Senator Truman Chafin will address the Mercer County Democratic Club Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in the Mercer County Courthouse. He announced plans to challenge State Senate President Keith Burdette for the leadership post in January. Public invited.
A two day Baseball Card Show coincides with Princeton SummerFest this weekend. The event runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday with no admission fee. Cards for baseball football and basketball will be bought sold and traded. For table rental call John Knowles at 4257144.
The Mercer County Democratic Women's Club will hold a Saturday noon meeting at the Mercer County Health Center in Green Valley.
Tazewell County Board of Supervisors will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the County Administration Building at the request of Supervisors Ben Barringer and Robert Wade. The agenda includes the Wardell Industrial Park and a contractual agreement tied to a business expansion.
Princeton notices announce a counselors meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at Jeff Simpkins home 208 East Reynolds St behind Shoney’s. For more information call 425-3421.
The Mercer County Police Coalition WILPF will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at 202 Plymouth St. The agenda covers upcoming legislation health care actions and plans for the Region 3 conference in Richmond in July. Open to all interested parties. Call 384-7005 for more information.
Contact City Editor Jim Terry or Princeton Bureau Chief James Barbery at the Daily Telegraph with tips. Call 1-800-76-DAILY or dial local numbers 327-6171 or 425-2185 for information and leads.
Five years ago in 1987 a Princeton Mercer Street chase ended with a stop on Hage Avenue near the Princeton Post Office. Bluefield police launched targeted speed enforcement on four streets after reviewing accident locations. Temcor geodesic dome gym planned for Bluefield College campus in Virginia details upcoming facilities. A Mercer Theatre film, Mexican Spitfire At Sea, starred Lupe Velez and Leon Errol as a riotous honeymoon cruise.
Volunteers from the First Presbyterian Church of Mt. Vernon Ohio scrape and repaint the Jewell Ridge residence of Mrs Irene Brown as part of their summer church service project. Car washes and sandwich sales aided middle school students who joined the project to raise funds for the trip to southwest Virginia.
Bluefield residents are being asked to sign petitions for independent presidential candidate James Bo Gritz. Local coordinator Russell Johns says Gritz, a retired Army Lt. Col. from Sandy Valley Nevada, supports a flat tax and aims to operate without income tax. 6533 signatures needed for West Virginia ballot. nearly 2000 already collected.
A Richmond legislative commission postponed policy recommendations on closing the funding gap between rich and poor school districts until a court ruling on a lawsuit charging unconstitutional funding. The panel will gather data and defer decisions, likely until August, while reviewing local and state funding, tax rates, and demographics across six districts.
Town managers seek clarity as Tazewell County moves public hearing for declaring Baptist Valley Water and Sewer System a PSA project. Mayor to speak for town. aims to keep joint effort, probe regional grant, and avoid costly routes while ensuring maintenance and leak detection concerns are addressed. Public hearing set July 9 at 6 30 p.m.
Mercer Christian Academy and Straley Elementary students form Save Our World in Princeton West Virginia planning to clean up and paint over dirty words and raise awareness. They seek community help from Mercer County and beyond with president Lelia Fry and members Emily Shrewsberry Amanda Bane inviting locals to join by sending name address and phone to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bureau Chief.
A CBS Rescue 911 crew documented McDowell County 911 operations this week after a 17 year old fell nearly 220 feet on Tom's Mountain. EMS, fire departments, and a Mount View athletic trainer coordinated a multi agency rescue, with HealthNet helicopter transport to Charleston.
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