Weather outlook for Thursday March 1, 2012
Mostly sunny forecast for Thursday March 1 2012 with a high near 61 and a west wind 16 to 18 mph gusting up to 28 mph.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 2012
Page
1
Mostly sunny forecast for Thursday March 1 2012 with a high near 61 and a west wind 16 to 18 mph gusting up to 28 mph.
Daily 3 in WV 9 5 7. Daily 4 3 1 9 0. Pick 3 in VA 8 3 6. Pick 4 5 2 5 1.
A fast moving storm swept through the two Virginias on Wednesday evening knocking out power for a few hundred Appalachian Power Co customers in Tazewell County Virginia and Mercer County West Virginia and was a factor in at least one traffic crash reported by Bill Archer of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
Sen Mark Wills of Mercer propose toll funding for the King Coal Highway four lane project. He discussed at a Charleston meeting with Mercer County officials the idea of a time limited toll road, noting federal funds are unavailable and seeking public consensus on tolls as a pathway to fast track construction.
Hughie Elbert Stover, former Upper Big Branch security chief, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for lying to investigators about the 2010 explosion that killed 29 at the southern West Virginia coal mine. He also ordered a subordinate to destroy thousands of security documents. The case drew reactions from victims’ families and highlighted illegal radio alert practices used during inspections.
Carolyn Graham, an 18 year Maples Retirement Home employee, celebrated her 15th leap day birthday on February 29. Born at Wyoming General Hospital Mullins, she notes she actually turned 60 that day, while people around her sang. The piece cites the Gregorian calendar's 1582 adoption by Pope Gregory XII and explains the 29th February rule.
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