Local News Briefs from Friday March 11 2011
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 2011
Page
1
Weather: Snow Showers Possible Then Rain
The forecast calls for snow showers before 4 p.m. with a chance of rain and snow showers afterward. Expect mostly cloudy skies and a high near 39 degrees.
Market Stock Averages Drift Amid Mixed Volume
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 2701.02 with a drop of 24.91 points while Standard & Poor's 500 sits at 1295.11 and Nasdaq shows mixed action. Trading volume totals about 4.8 billion shares as broad declines and advances vary across indices with the Nasdaq diary noting 383 advance issues and 2273 declines.
Boyfriend of Slain Va. Teacher Arrested in Florida
Norfolk police say Frederick Thomas Hoskins, the boyfriend of Karen Hoffman the English teacher at Booker T. Washington High, was arrested in Jacksonville, Florida, on Wednesday. Investigators had searched for Hoskins since Hoffman was found dead in her home after last being seen March 1. Hoffman's vehicle was found with Hoskins in custody. charges have not been released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Florida
Frederick Thomas Hoskins
Jacksonville
Fla
Hoskins
Karen Hoffman
Virginian
Hoffman
Booker T. Washington High
West Virginia and Virginia Daily Lottery Draws
Lottery numbers listed for West Virginia and Virginia draws. West Virginia Daily 3 shows 7 8 1 and Daily 4 3 8 8 1. Virginia Pick 3 0 3 2 and Pick 4 7 1 0 2.
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Former Princeton officer arraigned on bribery charge
Christopher Scott Winkler a 24 year old former Princeton Police Department officer was arraigned in Mercer County magistrate court on a bribery count after surrendering to state police. The incident occurred March 1 at 10 43 pm in a grocery store parking lot near routes 20 and 104. The complaint alleges Winkler sought sexual favors from a 17 year old male in exchange for pausing a claimed debt and threatened to file charges if refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Princeton Police Department
Mercer County
Christopher Scott Winkler
Shrewsbury
Winkler
M.R. Crowder
West Virginia
Local residents find ways to cope with higher gas prices
West Virginia drivers report gasoline at 3.56 to 3.77 per gallon as residents alter habits to ease costs. Virginia and state-line travelers pay 3.44 to 3.71 per gallon. Mercer Mall visitors say rising prices change daily trips and vacation plans. Charles Cornwell, 54, notes possible work adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reen Valley
West Virginia
Virginia
Mercer Mall
Charles Cornwell
Davy
Body found in Ga identified as Ohio woman
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the remains of 85 year old Gladis Russell of Bellefontaine Ohio were identified by dental records. Investigators seek cause of death while noting her husband Richard Russell was found dead in Tennessee. Suspect Samuel K Littleton II reportedly claimed he left her body in a white glow field along I 75 en route to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Georgia
Ohio
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
John Bankhead
Gladis Russell
Bellefontaine
Russell
Logan County Sheriff’s Office
Richard Russell
Tennessee
Samuel K. Littleton II
Florida
Bluefield plans recre ational facility in former freight building
Bluefield officials envision converting the old Norfolk and Southern freight station on Bluefield Avenue into a community recre ational facility to address health and nutrition needs amid limited current offerings and funding questions. Mayor Linda Whalen notes historic value but cites remodeling rules blocking transit use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Norfolk & Southern
Bluefield Avenue
Linda Whalen
Whalen
Division of Culture and History
Former Bluefield Mayor Edwin Elliott dies at 83
Edwin Elliott, two-term Bluefield mayor beginning in 1969, died at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington North Carolina at age 83. He led during major desegregation and infrastructure changes including Park Central high school closure and bluefield sanitarium needs. Friends praised his dynamic leadership and long service during a turbulent era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Edwin Elliott
Luefield
Hinkle Hospice House
Lexington
N.C
Elliott
Park Central
Bluefield High School
Doctors’ Owned
Bluefield Sanitarium
Edwin
John C. Shott
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