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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 2003
Page
1
A new Bluefield city manager urges a team approach to governance amid local concerns and plans for public service improvements. Officials emphasize collaboration and community input as key to addressing city needs and challenges.
President Bush spoke from the carrier deck as U S forces claimed victory in major combat operations in Iraq. He called Saddam Hussein's defeat a victory in the war on terror and said the liberation of Iraq is a crucial advance in fighting terror. The address followed a Navy jet landing and a crowd of thousands of sailors.
Residents recall the flood that ravaged McDowell Tazewell Mercer and Buchanan counties in a breach of homes and businesses. Seven died in Buchanan while McDowell County recorded eleven school losses and widespread damage followed by receding waters.
Gene and Kathy Kirk describe Cane waters flooding their Coalwood home as they fled to an upstairs room. The water reached about two feet inside and battered the house as they heard debris strike the walls, recalling a terrifying sudden surge.
Willowbrook Baptist Church pastor Emory Marchant cited a Bible verse to open National Prayer Day county activities. He prayed for America and urged remembrance of God as king and blessing on national and local leaders, as Don Deel led prayers for the president, governors, and officials.
TAZEWELL Va Tazewell Community Hospital announced a multi million dollar health and fitness center project to be built on hospital grounds. A fund raising campaign will begin this summer with a goal of 2 to 10 million dollars. The board voted unanimously to move forward as a campus facility seeking to improve residents well being. During winter months there is not a lot of activity to fill.
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