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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 02, 2011
Page
1
Weather forecast for today and tonight
Today sunny with a high near 60 and west wind 6 to 14 mph. Tonight partly cloudy with a low around 33.
Bluefield State Seeks Wins in WVIAC Tournament
Bluefield State competes in the WVIAC tournament aiming for victories. The team faces strong CA opponents as it fights for advancement and a potential title run in the postseason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield State
Market Watch Stocks Close Mixed After Broad Declines
On March 1, 2011 the Dow Jones fell 188.32 points to 12058.02, Nasdaq slipped 44.86 to 5747, and the S&P 500 slid 1.30 to 1306.30 while the Russell 2000 stood at 807.08. Advancers led decliners in the Nasdaq diary, with 738 advances and 2334 declines, leaving volume around 48 billion shares across exchanges.
West Virginia gas prices rise 20.4 cents per gallon
AAA East Central data show West Virginia self serve regular averages about 3.40 a gallon, up 20.4 cents from a week ago. Bridgeport leads at roughly 3.46 while Parkersburg lists about 3.34, with national average near 3.37, up 20.4 cents week over week.
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Charleston
West Virginia
AAA East Central
Bridgeport
Parkersburg
Lottery results for West Virginia and Virginia
The West Virginia Daily two evening draws show Daily 3 with 5 0 1 and Daily 4 with 3 0 1 9. Virginia Pick 3 delivered 3 2 7 and Pick 4 8 3 3 1.
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West Virginia Daily
Daily
Virginia Pick
Delivery questions for subscription and service
Customer service for subscriptions and home delivery issues is available seven days a week. Hours are 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday with weekend phone support 6 a.m. to noon. Morning redelivery is offered through 12 p.m. within a limited area. Contact 304-327-2800.
APCO seeks 8.9 percent rate hike in West Virginia
Appalachian Power seeks a 8.9 percent rate increase in West Virginia to cover past and ongoing fuel and purchased power costs and environmental compliance expenses. If approved by the PSC, 1,000 kilowatt month customers would pay up from 86.40 to 94.05, while 2,000 kilowatt users would see a 15.33 rise. The total revenue rise requested is 118.8 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
APCO
West Virginia
Bluefield
Appalachian Power
PSC
Flowers Bakery to close Bluefield WV plant affecting 164 workers
Flowers Baking Co of West Virginia will cease operations at its Bluefield facility by March 5, impacting 164 employees. Workers will receive pay and benefits through April 20 and severance per union or nonunion arrangements. President Robbie Watkins cited outdated equipment, insufficient volume, and limited space as reasons, with job counseling offered.
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Bluefield
Flowers Baking Co
West Virginia
Route 52
Robbie Watkins
Watkins
Flowers Bakery
Body identified as missing Ohio man in Tennessee
Chattanooga police using dental records confirmed 84 year old Richard Russell of Logan County Ohio as the deceased missing man. His wife Gladis Russell, 85, remained at large after the couple disappeared during the murder. Their car was found at a Wal Mart parking lot. Extradition proceedings for a suspect in Ohio continued.
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Princeton
Ohio
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Tenn
Richard Russell
Logan County
Associated Press
Gladis Russell
Russells
Wal-Mart
West Virginia cigarette tax proposal dies in Senate finance panel
Lawmakers rejected a bill to raise West Virginia’s cigarette excise tax by $1 per pack. Unified Republican opposition, plus a Democratic no vote, defeated the plan to fund tobacco prevention, cessation programs, and new state revenue. The measure faced concern about revenue loss for border areas like Bluefield to Virginia.
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Luefield
West Virginia
Senate Finance Committee
Mountain
Senate
Jeff Kessler
Busi
Mountain State
Bluefield
Commonwealth of Virginia
Donald Reed
Southern Coalfield Tobacco Prevention Network
Reed
Truman Chafin
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