Pension bond vote opens across Mercer County precincts
Polls for West Virginia special pension bond election open at 6:30 a.m. in Mercer County's 61 precincts and run until 7:30 p.m. Voters in Precinct 85 use Princeton Rescue Squad building. Bluefield Precincts 28 and 29 relocate to Trinity Methodist Church. Paper ballots feature a single question. results expected late tonight.
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Weather Outlook: Sunny Skies and Heat Near 90
Today will be mostly sunny with a few afternoon clouds and hot conditions as highs approach 90. Tonight remains pleasant with a low around 67.
Lottery draw results from West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia Daily 3 drawn 2 6 4 and Daily 4 2 0 9 6. Virginia Pick 3 3 1 7 and Pick 4 7 8 6 0.
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Delivery Questions Reach Telegraph Re-delivery Line
Questions about newspaper delivery should call the Telegraph re delivery line at 3043272802 from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. seven days a week. Call by noon to ensure timely delivery within the limited re delivery area.
Threat closes courthouse in Tazewell Virginia
A man scheduled for Circuit Court Friday triggered an emergency evacuation after calling a Mercer County mental health worker and claiming he would shoot the first person he saw at the Tazewell County Courthouse. Capt Kevin Bales said the courthouse was evacuated as authorities secured the building and removed occupants.
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Miners' vacation tradition spans decades in coal towns
John Dillon and his wife Patricia pack for a Myrtle Beach trip marking the miners' vacation begun by coal communities in the two Virginias. The practice grew from labor demands in the 1930s to a maintenance break in the 1940s as mine mechanization rose, described by Dillon as akin to Christmas.
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Boucher Says Expressway Funding Issue Is a Glitch
U S Representative Rick Boucher insists the Coalfields Expressway in Southwest Virginia will proceed despite media claims of a dead end. He states federal funding remains intact and calls the issue a bureaucratic glitch, noting similar problems occur weekly.
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Longtime region neuro surgeon Dr Lyle Gage dies
News of the death of Dr Lyle Gage Jr 69 of Wicomico Church Va spreads through Bluefield area. He was among the last physicians in the Bluefield Sanitarium partnership and famed for skill and character. Memorial services tentatively set for July.
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