McDowell Jail Transfer Delayed Over Missing Completion Letter
McDowell County plans to move prisoners to the new jail are on hold until a completion letter is received. Sheriff Archie Day and architect Wayne Bostic report the letter has been sent but not yet delivered, delaying open house and transfer despite ready facilities and supplies.
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Maryanne Stevens
McDowell County
Architectural Associates Inc
Charleston
Archie Day
Wayne Bostic
McKenzie Upset Over Costs for McDowell Park Plan
Ronnie McKenzie heads a McDowell County commission facing a $4300 surveying bill from McDowell Engineering for Premier Mountain park work. High insurance costs if unfilled safety measures push delays at Coney Island and a smaller swimming pool project. Corte Construction plans a scaled bid restart as the county phases park completion with Royalty Smokeless Coal Company land lease.
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Maryanne Stevens
Ronnie McKenzie
McDowell County
Premier Mountain
Commission
Coney Island
McKenzie
McDowell
Royalty Smokeless Coal Company
Jimmy Joyce
Welch Insurance Company
City of
Welch
Corte Construction Company
Corte
Humane Society Denied Elkhorn Site for Shelter Plan
McDowell County Humane Society remains active after the School Board refused to allow use of Elkhorn School for an animal shelter. Plans shift toward a facility with vocational student help, possible county landfill integration, and ongoing fundraising with veterinary support and public talks across McDowell County.
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Maryanne Stevens
McDowell County Humane Society
Elkhorn School
Candy Thornton
McDowell County School Board
Council of the Southern Mountains
Elkhorn
The
Humane Society
County Commission
Fikhorn
Thornton
Marshall Walls
Paige Wooldridge
Mercer County Humane Society
Walls
James Bailey
Veterinary Associates
Green Valley
McDowell County
Frances Sagety
McDowell
Robert Goosens
Northfork
Students Try Military Life At West Virginia Camp
West Virginia high school students take part in the Twelfth Annual Youth Leaders Camp at Camp Dawson Preston County. The event, run by the West Virginia National Guard, teaches drills ceremonies weapon care and saluting with M 16 rifle firing in competition. Graham High School youths and Bluefield students participate with local sponsors. Graduation is set for 11 a m Saturday in Camp Dawson Armory with Danny Buggs WVU star and New York Giants player as guest speaker.
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West Virginia
Camp Dawson
Preston County
Bluefield High School
Rickey D. Comer
Commercial Bank of
Bluefield
Tony R. Henderson
First National Bank of
Camp Dawson Armory
Danny Buggs
West Virginia University
New York Giants
Youth Summer Jobs Open in Princeton Program
Three vacancies remain in the Governor's Summer Youth Program in Princeton. The program runs June 14 through July 30 for ages 14 to 21, with older college students eligible. Applicants report to the Bluefield Employment Security Office on North Street for certification and referral to city work, including street department tasks such as fire hydrant painting and park cleanup. Apply by Monday to secure one of the remaining slots.
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Princeton
Harry Price
Arch Moore Jr
North Street
Bluefield
City of
Children Hour Film Scheduled at Craft Memorial Library
The Fish That Almost Drowned will be the feature for the weekly Children’s Hour at 10 a.m. Saturday in Bluefield’s Craft Memorial Library. The 1776 Club summer reading program will be discussed. Attendees include children from kindergarten through sixth grade. Light refreshments will be served.
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Craft Memorial Library
Bluefield
Fast River Mountain Garden Club
Garon Club
Viet Mother Seeks Children in Virginia Court
Mrs. Nguyen Thi Phuc of Dallas goes to Nottoway County juvenile court seeking the return of her two sons Bobby 10 and Sammy 5 from Army Lt. Col. Glenn Kohler and his wife who fostered them after evacuation from South Vietnam. The Kohlers began adoption proceedings but the suit delays custody actions.
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Nottoway
South Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Phuc
Dallas
Nottoway County
Army
Glenn Kohler
Kohlers
Bobby
Sammy
Kohler
Ft. Pickett
Weekly Livestock Auction Totals at Alderson Market
Alderson Livestock Market held a weekly sale totaling 25,597.07 dollars from 258 head sold by 60 consignors and 60 buyers. Slaughter cattle and stockers categories posted multiple price ranges for steers, heifers, calves, cows, bulls, and related classes along with sheep, lambs, and goats.
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Alderson
Mt Pelee eruption obliterates St Pierre killing 40000
On May 8 1902 Mt Pelee on Martinique Volcano exploded destroying the city of St Pierre and killing about 40000 inhabitants. Local reports recount the disaster and its suffocating ash cloud and widespread ruin.
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Mt. Pelee
Martinique
St. Pierre
Bluefield State College Opens Vet Aid Programs
Bluefield State College announces veterans may receive up to 410 dollars monthly tax free by enrolling in 38 programs. The college offers full and part time schedules on campus and at sites across southern West Virginia this fall. Veterans may contact the Veterans' Affairs Office in Bluefield West Virginia for details.
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West Virginia
Veterans’ Affairs Office
Bluefield State College
Bluefield
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