Local News Briefs From March 3 2003
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 2003
Page
2
When prices soar who pays the most Art a Star Oil
Overall story motifs focus on energy costs and their impact, with a murder trial in Greenbrier County and a basketball playoff preview. The pieces touch on price effects, a court case, and upcoming high school action, naming local places and figures in a brisk county press style.
Hall to visit Tazewell for Allen outreach event
Marty Hall regional representative for U.S. Senator George Allen will be in Tazewell Virginia Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon. The meeting is at the New County Administration Building Conference Room first floor 106 East Main Street. For more information call (276) 676-2646.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Tazewell
Marty Hall
U.S
George Allen
East Main St
House debates budget as session nears finish
Charleston lawmakers inch toward finalizing the $3.01 billion budget after Gov. Wise calls to revamp state government and election law. Finance Chair Harold Michael signals a Monday or Tuesday budget release from committee while noting Senate action on SB105 eases House efforts. Delegates mull GOP ideas including a proposal from Mitch Carmichael in Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
House of Delegates
Bob Wise
Harold
Michael
D-Hardy
Wise
Senate
Intense winter plows budgets
Charles Owens reports on travel and municipal planning as winter weather drives up budgets for road salting and snow removal. Local agencies brace for heavy storms with added overtime, equipment maintenance, and contingency funds to meet anticipated needs.
Harsh Winter Hits Virginia and West Virginia Road Funds
The Virginia Department of Transportation reports record winter costs from snow removal to emergency road repairs. Frequent storms including snow ice sleet and freezing rain plus flooding have strained budgets and manpower in Virginia and nearby Southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Virginia Department of Transportation
Brenda Waters
VDOT
West Virginia
Virginia
Family support pulls wife of deployed soldier back to W Va
Amy Keezer, wife of Sgt. Ryan Keezer, plans a move to Princeton West Virginia with daughters Kaitlin and Allyson to reduce worry over his Kuwait deployment. She recalls their discussion in 2000 before his Okinawa tour and says the decision to move arose on Tuesday Feb 18 in Jacksonville North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Amy Keezer
Kaitlin and
Allyson
Ryan
W.va
Rinceton
West Virginia
Kaitlin
Amy
Ryan Keezer
Kuwait
Okinawa
Jacksonville
N.C
Tiny pill shaped camera aids internal medical view
Dr. Faisal A. Bukeirat, a gastroenterologist at Princeton Community Hospital, recently used a camera in a pill to examine the entire small intestine, marking a local first in minimally invasive imaging for this region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rinceton
Faisal A. Bukeirat
Princeton Community Hospital
Read Across America celebration in Princeton schools
Mercer County schools join the nationwide Read Across America event honoring Dr. Seuss creator Theodore Geisel. Straley Elementary teacher Dawn Staten notes readings for every class, guest readers from the community, and activities including punch cake and themed hats to celebrate Geisel's birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Mercer County
Theodore Geisel
Dr. Seuss
Dawn Staten
Straley Elementary
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