Littering prompts regional pride call to action
Charles Owens laments roadside trash on a rural Amite area road. He urges residents to own their surroundings, cites camera enforcement, cites local landmarks like Bluefield and Princeton, notes regional identity as ATV country and Christmas City, and calls for cleaner streets.
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McDowell County
Helen
James
Frank
Nature
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Virginia
Granada Theater
Bluefield
Chuck Mathena
Princeton
Mercer Street
John Nash
Homer Hickam
Gilligan
Lassie
Grand Area
Intuit
Bramwell
County approves canine control and spay neuter ordinances
Mercer County commissioners passed a canine control ordinance with fines from 25 to 100 dollars plus costs for violations. A spay/neuter ordinance requires altering dogs and cats over six months, with farm and breeding dogs exempted. The measures aim to curb roaming and shelter strain, enabling a dog warden hire to enforce compliance.
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Mercer County Commission
Greg Puckett
Puckett
Leisa Moten
Alive Animal Services
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Mercer County
Moten
Public Letters Submissions Announced by Bluefield Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph invites letters on public interest topics. Submissions must include the writer’s signature for publication by email or mail to Letters to the Editor Bluefield Daily Telegraph P O Box 1599 Bluefield West Virginia 24701.
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Lazy, hazy days of summer and aging perspective
A reflective column notes how hot weather brings age warnings into focus for the elderly, recalling past winters, work life, retirement, and the simple pleasures of slowly waking to summer mornings with a working air conditioner. The writer celebrates retirement, frugal living, and appreciating free pleasures over busy, gadget-filled youth.
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