Thompson Valley remembers a lifetime in a Virginia valley
Larry Hypes recalls Thompson Valley in Tazewell County across generations. He describes familiar places from Burke's Garden to the Cove, local schools closed by consolidation, and longtime friends like Kyle and Kathy Puckett. He recalls groundhog hunts, a black and white school photo, family histories, and a fading rural way of life.
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Kyle
Kathy Puckett
Thompson Valley
Burke’s
Cove
Tazewell County
Canada
Caesar
Norman Rockwell
Frog Level
Smyth County
Tazewell
Marion
Bob Brown
Dr. Brown
Bo” Adair
Brooks Farm
Jim
Luther
Douglas MacArthur
Sgt
Alvin York
York
Bertha
Dad
Gene
Bible Quote Ends Colloquy in Turbulent Times
The passage recalls Peter’s denial as Jesus foretold The cock crowed twice and Peter wept, echoing a moment of remorse amid editorial by Bluefield Daily Telegraph staff Randy Deason Samantha Perry and Thomas A Colley.
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Peter
Jesus
West Virginia to repeat three day sales tax break in 2003
West Virginia will again grant a three day tax free shopping weekend from August 1 to August 3 2003 following Gov Bob Wise request and strong business support. The holiday covers clothing school supplies footwear and certain computing items with item limits of 100 per clothing or school item and a 750 cap on computer packages after coupons.
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West Virginia
Bob Wise
Border
Tazewell Moose Lodge hosts All Night Bingo for Family Crisis Services
Letter thanks Tazewell Moose Lodge No 198 for hosting an All Night Bingo on May 3 as a fund raising event benefiting Family Crisis Services of Tazewell and Russell counties. The center offers a 24 hour hotline crisis intervention legal advocacy emergency shelter and education for the community with programs for domestic violence and batters intervention.
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Clinch Valley Community Action Inc
Tazewell Moose Lodge No. 198
Family Crisis Services
Moose
James and
Lucy Walsh
Tazewell
Russell
Tims
Clinch Valley Community Action
Tazewell Moose Lodge No
The
Moose Lodge
BRMC heart center delayed decision fuels life and death concerns
Bluefield Regional Medical Center residents press for a regional comprehensive heart center. State officials in Charleston delay the decision due to affected party filings, prompting a planned July public hearing and a call for an answer by summer end. Charlie Peters urges action as residents fear heart disease delays cost lives.
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Bilertela Daily Telegraph
West Virginia
Charleston
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
BRMC
Bluefield
Consumer Advocate
PEIA
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Uncle Jim
Larry Hypes
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Randy Deason
Samantha Perry
Thomas A. Colley
Charles Owens
Andy Patton
Tazewell Group
Chris Thompson
Clinch Valley
Skeeter Seay
Brmc Heart Center
Woo
Charlie Peters
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