March 17 2003 Ereignis Coverage Digest
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 2003
Page
2
NCAA March Madness Playoffs Take Courts This Month
NCAA playoff action heats up as teams prepare for bracket play. Tournament venues and matchups are shaping the field with key regionals and star players gearing up for decisive games this month.
Virginia tech changes and teachers pay in Tazewell
A brief survey notes higher salaries for teachers in Tazewell County while technology upgrades are discussed. It also references consumer electronics and a NASCAR recap from Darlington with highlights of the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell County
Coffee Chat at Princeton High Cafeteria Annex Today
The Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce sponsors a follow-up Coffee Chat at 9 a.m. in the Princeton Senior High School Cafeteria Annex. Legislative guests include The Honorable Anita Skeens Caldwell, The Honorable Jesse Guills, The Honorable Don Caruth, and The Honorable Marshall Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton Princeton
Princeton-Mercer County
Moment of truth for Iraq disarmament resolve
Bush and three allies press a Sunday deadline for a UN backed resolution demanding immediate disarmament of Saddam Hussein. Blair Aznar and Bush meet in the Azores as 250,000 troops, a naval armada and 1,000 aircraft stand ready in the Persian Gulf amid threats of a veto by France Germany and Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sajes
Azores Islands
Iraq
Bush
Saddam Hussein
Atlantic
Persian Gulf
Dent
France
Germany
Russia
United Nations
Local law enforcement adopts Pepper Ball Launcher System
MAZEWELL VA It can reach velocities over 380 feet per second and disable suspects within seconds The Tazewell County Sheriff's Department adds the Pepper Ball Launcher System as a new weapon to fight crime and enhance deputy safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mazewell
Tazewell County
Tom “T.A.’ Reid
Tazewell
Lawmakers OK 3 Billion State Budget Amid Slashed Spending
West Virginia legislators approved a 3.033 billion dollar state budget for the year starting July 1 after an eight day special session. The House and Senate backed the plan by wide margins though dissatisfaction lingered as revenue projections remain bleak and officials warn of tougher years ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
House _ of Delegates
Senate
Area resident finds thousands of four-leaf clovers
Angie Pruitt of Cucumber says she has found thousands of four-leaf clovers over the years in neighbors yards and near the post office. The 30 year old recalls starting at age 11 or 12 and continues to collect them, believing herself lucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ucumber
Angie Pruitt
Pruitt
Highlights of the 2003 04 budget overview
The general revenue budget totals 3.033 billion dollars, up 64.8 million or 2 percent. Public education receives 1.56 billion dollars for 51 percent. Higher education gets 339 million, Health and Human Resources 578 million, Military Affairs and Public Safety 228 million. Remaining 319 million funds Judicial, Commerce, Administration, Executive, Legislature, Arts, Tax and Revenue, Environment, Claims, Transportation, Senior Services and more.
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Q Health and Human Resources
QJ Military Affairs and Public Safety
Political season opens in Tazewell County
Candidates may file by June 10 for political office but interest heats up as the fall election draws attention across Tazewell County. The Democratic Party outlines plans in Tazewell.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Democratic Party
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