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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 2025
Page
5
Online condolences are offered at www.bottonline.com. The text then provides a biblical exhortation from Matthew 6 25 about worrying over life food and clothing, highlighting life’s priority beyond material needs.
Elizabeth Alleen Beth French 57 of Princeton died June 21. Service at 2 p.m. Thursday June 26 at Memorial Funeral Directory Chapel in Princeton with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Russell Rusty Wayne Hawks 44 of Princeton died June 16. Service at 11 a.m. Thursday June 26 at Johnston Chapel Baptist Church with visitation at 10 a.m. until service. Sally Burwell Gillespie Reed of Winston Salem NC native of Maybeury WV died May 31. Service at 3 p.m. Thursday June 26 at St Pauls Episcopal Church Winston Salem.
A public evidentiary hearing on Cardinal Natural Gas rate changes will be held August 19 at 11 a.m. in Bluefield City Hall. If no opposition arrives within a week, the commission may waive the hearing and issue a final order within 150 days. Residents face higher bills across gas, electric, and phone services, with West Virginia cell plans rising 10.2 percent effective July 1.
Fire crews from Bluestone Valley and Green Valley Glenwood fought a pavilion fire at Lake Shawnee Park after a passerby notified Mercer County 911. No injuries were reported, and investigators will determine the cause. Donations of material and labor are sought to replace the damaged pavilion. Interested helpers can contact park official White at 304-921-1580.
West Virginia counties including Mercer County officials worry about possible Medicaid reductions and rural hospital closures that depend on federal funds. Mercer County’s Medicaid coverage reaches about 38 percent of residents, with over 522,000 statewide enrollees. Hospital leaders urge protection of Medicaid, noting half Princeton Community Hospital patients are children, while aid cuts could affect care and related programs. Community groups fear broader impacts from SNAP and charity services as donations rise uncertainly.
Bluefield area faces 86 to 88 degree highs with 50 to 60 percent rain chances into Friday. Local groups offer free lemonade at 90 degrees and the Bluefield Union Mission requests fans as the Cumberland Plateau Health District urges hydration and indoor cooling amid rising temperatures and heat related-health risks.
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