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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1994
Page
1
Thursday Obin Williams joked with oversized scissors labeled Property of Congress as he cut the ribbon at the Shanti Project in San Francisco. The Mrs. Doubtfire star urged support, asking for service, heart, or a check, and prompted the crowd with a late show from a flashing number.
The Main Street Concert Series in downtown Bluefield sponsors a patriotic Independence Day celebration at Chicory Square on Friday July 1 at 11 30 a.m. The event is backed by The First National Bank of Bluefield Main Street Bluefield and the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
Today will be mostly sunny with a high in the 70s to 80s and west winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight skies stay mostly clear with temperatures dipping to the upper 50s. Weather package A-12.
Virginia Lottery officials named Lester Combs of Princeton as the state’s latest $25,000 winner after his CASH25 ticket from the Stafford Drive Kroger matched all six numbers 02 07 11 12 16 21. The 57 year old maintenance worker, horseman, and husband of Delores plans to pay bills and buy a saddle for his Spanish Mustang.
The Princeton community held a Vietnam Veterans Appreciation Day event in Town Square featuring Mayor JoAnna Fredeking’s proclamation and donor Ed Taylor presenting $100 to the Southern STARS girls team. Veterans shared reflections on returning home and supporting youth basketball tournaments in Lakeland, Florida, and Shreveport, Louisiana, as part of ongoing community involvement.
Fred Eugene Casey was sentenced in Tazewell County Circuit Court to life in prison for the 1991 stabbing death of Troy Lee Stanford. The verdict followed a jury trial moved from Russell County after new evidence surfaced. Stanford vanished December 1990 and was found January 1991 near the county border. the medical examiner cited multiple stab wounds.
A large coordinated sting in McDowell County led to 19 arrests on drug charges and the seizure of three ounces of cocaine valued at about 10 000. Authorities pounded the Keystone and Northfork areas with state police and sheriff’s deputies, recovering four vehicles and raiding nine residences and businesses including the Night Spot and The Pool Hall. Names and ages of several arrestees are listed with charges such as possession with intent to deliver and delivery of controlled substances.
The Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney's Office investigates unauthorized transactions totaling 4531 at the Bluestone Visitors and Convention Bureau. Treasurer Nelson Walker says discrepancies were found May 31 after an annual audit by a CPA. Prosecutor Charles Smith says the case is under review as the bureau prepared a public statement following a closed board session.
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