Local News Briefs March 1 2005
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 2005
Page
2
Snow showers and cold winds forecast today
Today snow showers bring 2 to 4 inches of accumulation with highs near 30. West winds 10 to 15 mph gusting to 30 mph reduce wind chill to as low as 10 above. Also notes Mathena Center providing artists a venue and a vandalism fire at Bartley school A-2 McDowell.
Mounties nab thief found asleep at wheel in running car
In Richmond British Columbia a man was found asleep with the car running and a screwdriver in the ignition. Police alerted by a passer by could not wake him by bullhorn. He woke as officers arrived and the car could be kept from rolling away. He faces charges of possessing stolen property and three counts of probation violation possibly by Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crook
Richmond
British Columbia
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
West Virginia Lottery Numbers and Delivery Contact
Lottery results listed West Virginia Daily 3 5-7-3 Daily 4 8-1-6-5 Virginia Pick 3 5-8-9 Pick 4 0-8-3-5. For delivery problems contact the Telegraph re delivery line at (304) 327 2802 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.
Winter storm bears down on Four Seasons Country with more snow
The region faces two more days of wintry weather with blowing and drifting snow and 2 to 4 inches of additional snowfall. Forecasters say the wintry mix may ease by Monday afternoon, though the winter storm advisory remains in effect until 5 a.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Anita Silverman
National Weather Service
Blacksburg
Appalachian
Art Hodges
Mercer
Virginia Food Tax Cut May Draw WV Shoppers Across Border
A plan approved by Virginia lawmakers to cut the state food tax from 4 percent to 2.5 percent in total by July 1 could lure West Virginia shoppers across the border. Border counties hope the 1.5 percent state portion will boost grocery sales, with WV critics noting their higher taxes. Local business owners anticipate notable cross-border shopping shifts as families save on weekly groceries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Virginia
West Virginia
Virginia House of Delegates
State Senate
Grant
Randle Grant
General Assembly
Eric DiNovo
Savings A la Cart
Scarlett Barker
Sgt Jeremiah Grogan returns home after year in Iraq
Sgt Jeremiah Adam Grogan and his family gather at his parents' Princeton home after his yearlong deployment with the Army National Guard's 201st Field Artillery Battery C in Hinton. He says he enjoyed the mission and felt he made a difference, first stopping at the Texas Steakhouse in Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah Adam Grogan
Princeton
Karen Grogan
Sgt. Grogan
Nichole Grogan
Richard Grogan
Rinceton
Iraq
West Virginia
Texas
Grogan
Richard and
Army National Guard
201St Field Artillery
Hinton
Greenbrier County
Lewisburg
Deadliest insurgency attack in Iraq kills scores
A car bomber struck police and national guard recruits outside a medical clinic south of Baghdad, killing at least 115 and wounding 132 in Hillah. Victims suffered severe injuries as debris littered the street. the blast was the deadliest single attack of the two year insurgency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillah
Iraq
National Guard
Baghdad
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