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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 2002
Page
2
Keystone region reports ongoing civil suits with litigants discussing settlement. A McDowell manhunt ends with anonymous calls signaling a possible surrender. Authorities monitor tips as investigations proceed.
WVVA segments cover sexual assault charges with family members speaking during a trial. Flood preparation guidance and disaster contact lines are featured along with a weather update and a note on telemarketer concerns.
TAZEWELL Va Joe Tritschier Small Ruminant Specialist at Virginia State University will lead a meat goat production meeting today at 7 p.m. at the Tazewell Extension Office. He will cover parasite control health and nutrition issues for sheep producers. For more information call Mike Harris extension agent at 276 988 0405.
Sandy Etter, Tazewell emergency services coordinator, says the public would settle for anything besides rain at the moment. The comment reflects ongoing weather concerns and community impact on services.
After a period of heavy rain, Gaven and Forest Yates stand in a Bluefield pasture near a valley that becomes a pond during floods. Richlands street department workers flood cleanup efforts continue, even as forecasters predict up to an inch more rain for the Four Seasons area.
Tazewell officials say they are prepared to respond to renewed heavy rainfall threatening the region. City leaders urge residents to monitor forecasts and follow safety guidance as crews standby for possible flooding or high water events.
A Richlands Virginia forecast warned of additional heavy rain possible Wednesday with turned to snow later in the week. Emergency crews urged residents to monitor radios for evacuation notices as up to an inch more rain could fall. McDowell and Mercer counties in nearby West Virginia expected substantial rain. Officials cited lessons from last summer’s floods and said preparations are in place despite the mixed forecast. Partly sunny with highs near 50.
In western Tazewell County Virginia cleanup crews and damage assessment teams worked slowly Tuesday to gauge flood damage from a weekend storm. National Weather Service estimates placed rainfall from four to seven inches over a 36 hour period across Southwest Virginia.
In Princeton, a Mercer County man, Brian Moore, 34, faced opening statements in a trial on 116 counts of sexual abuse by a custodian and first degree sexual assault. He allegedly abused his two stepdaughters aged 4 and 5 between 1998 and 2001 after a school nurse notified authorities. The defense argued the children would not testify.
Local price watchers report rising gasoline costs across the region. Service station workers note a sharp two week jump, with Cabell County and Huntington seeing 20 cent weekend increases and local prices up to 15 cents per gallon.
March 20 to 22 at 10 a.m. N.A.A.F.E. chapter meets Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Princeton Senior Center in Bluefield Virginia hosts events.
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