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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 2002
Page
2
Bluefield faces East in a high stakes state tournament semifinal. The teams clash for advancement to the finals with both programs seeking a title bid and regional bragging rights. The outcome will shape the championship storyline and seedings for upcoming rounds.
WVVA coverage shifts from brushfire investigations to a senior prom as crews assess blazes while viewers are guided to a real prom event. The program also highlights unclaimed property totaling millions, prompting questions about ownership and eligibility.
The Bluefield High School Interact Club, Student Council, and newspaper staff will run a car wash and bake sale at Wal-Mart from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday to raise funds for the Bluefield Performing Arts Center. Wal-Mart will match all money raised up to $300, and the car wash fee is five dollars.
A Mercer County Circuit Court jury found Timothy Justice guilty of first degree murder for the 1994 death of Angela Swick, age 19, in the Brush Creek Falls area after a six hour deliberation. A second count of conspiracy to commit murder was found not guilty.
In Houston a jury heard sobbing relatives urge mercy for Andrea Yates after her conviction on two capital murder counts for drowning three children. They described her as a wonderful mother and asked the court to spare a death sentence as the penalty phase began.
Doran Virginia police report an armed robbery at the Hilltop Motel where a slender white male demanded cash. The clerk, Brian Keith Traylor, was later arrested for probation violation after relaying the incident and the suspect fled with more than $900. The weapon was described as a long barreled pistol.
McDowell County Circuit Court Judge Booker T. Stephens faces a criminal complaint for falsely reporting an emergency. His attorney argues the judge acted in good faith while testing the alarm system, which was state funded and designed to give staff quick law enforcement access.
Senator Phillip Puckett and Delegates Jackie Stump and Bud Phillips announce a $50 billion 2002 04 state budget and preservation of the Appalachian Detention Center in Russell County. They secure funds for cultural sites including Historic Crab Orchard Museum and Pioneer Park and for restoration projects in Tazewell and Pocahontas, highlighting regional economic development gains in Wytheville and beyond.
Down Memory Lane hosts a Senior's Prom at Salvation Army, 300 Princeton Ave., Princeton, tonight at 7 p.m. Free admission with music from the 1930s to 1960s. John Griffith serves as emcee.
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