The Beast car audio tour visits Concord College students
Alma Gates and her son Patrick built the 1988 Ford Bronco into The Beast, a 72 000 watt sound system that toured the country. Gates spoke to about 200 Upward Bound students at Concord College about science, math, and safe sound while autographing items.
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Jason Jones
Kicker Audio Company
Concord College
the Beast
Athens
Alma Gates
Patrick
Alma
Greenville
S.C
Gates
Bluefield Council backs leaf pickup fee amid resident concerns
Bluefield voters heard public input as the council approved a new ordinance charging 1.50 per 15 gallon bag or 15 for unbagged loads for leaf and yard waste pickup. Residents urged alternatives like mulch and questioned bag size limits and monthly costs. Mayor Perkinson called it a stop gap while acknowledging issues to improve the plan.
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Bluefield
R.E
Bob” Perkinson
City of Bluefield
Donnie Turner
Pat McReynolds
Howard Candler
Mercer County
Perkinson
Juanita Gray
Nancy Looney
Tree Health Care talk on hemlock pest at Rotary meeting
Quintin McClellan of Total Tree Health Care spoke to Bluefield Rotarians on tree topping and the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid infestation. He noted the pest, first introduced in the Pacific Northwest in the 1920s, has reached southern West Virginia.
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Quintin McClellan
Total Tree Health Care
Bluefield
Pacific Northwest
West Virginia
No explosives found in Tazewell courthouse bomb threat
A Tuesday morning bomb threat to the Tazewell County Courthouse prompted evacuation of the courthouse and Main Street area in Tazewell Virginia. No devices were found and authorities vowed to prosecute the suspect, with contact details provided for tips.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
T.E. Ray
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