Tuesday March 29 2011 BdtOnline Briefs
Local online brief from bdtonline.com dated Tuesday March 29 2011 outlines short news items and community updates. Names, places, and specific events are summarized in compact form for quick reader awareness.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 2011
Page
1
Local online brief from bdtonline.com dated Tuesday March 29 2011 outlines short news items and community updates. Names, places, and specific events are summarized in compact form for quick reader awareness.
Today will be partly sunny with a high near 56 degrees. Breezy totals are light, and no precipitation is expected. The conditions suggest mild springlike warmth across the region.
Market indexes edge lower as Nasdaq composite falls, S&P 500 nudges up, Dow remains firm. Trading volume around 3.3 billion shares with 2,000 issues advancing and 1,799 declining. String of mixed results shows uneven tech and financial sector activity.
West Virginia will award pay increases to about 70,000 public employees after acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed more than a dozen bills. Raises range from 500 dollars for some workers to 32,500 dollars for the adjutant general, affecting teachers, state troopers, DNR police, and elected judicial officials. The plan adds roughly 67 million to the annual budget starting July 1, with unions welcoming the action but noting pay levels still lag behind other states.
The West Virginia Daily 3 drawn 3 8 7 and Daily 4 drawn 9 5 0 0. Virginia Pick 3 shows 3 0 0 and Pick 4 shows 9 3 7 7.
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President Obama outlined US action in Libya to prevent mass civilian slaughter and said NATO would take command midweek. He ruled out militarily ousting Muammar Gaddafi, warned such a move would be costly, and did not specify end date or full costs while defending the mission as in national interest.
The McDowell County Chamber of Commerce sponsored pre screenings of Spike TV's Coal at the Marquee Cinema in Welch. Local miners and residents packed the 200 seats to view the pilot before the national premiere while stars attended and managers projected strong turnout and positive reactions.
West Virginia towns recount population declines after the 2010 Census. Welch Mayor Reba Honaker cites 2002 floods driving losses and outlines plans to boost housing and attract jobs. New housing projects including townhouses are planned to lure residents back.
Wildlife authorities hunt the shooter of an adult bald eagle in Bluestone State Park Summers County between November 22 and 24 2010. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources offers up to a 2500 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction. Three Rivers Avian Center backs the appeal.
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