May 3 2003 Bolton News Note
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 03, 2003
Page
1
Local listings note details for Saturday May 3 2003 and reference to boltonline com page for event information. No additional context or names provided.
The F-14 squadron returns from active duty in Virginia with veterans and families celebrating the homecoming. WVU/TV reports aired by WVVA tonight as part of a local news roundup. The Telegraph covers the March of Dimes Walking to save babies and notes the need for speed in Winston Cup highlights from the Richmond race.
A spring fling carnival is set for Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dudley Primary School in Bluefield Virginia. Activities include a barbecue dinner, moon bounce, limbo, boat race and many more games. Basket bingo runs 9 to 11 a.m. with chances to win over 15 Longaberger baskets.
A national Behavioral Risk Factor Survey shows West Virginia ranked first for high blood pressure and smokeless tobacco use and second for obesity and poor health in 2001, with 52nd in binge and heavy drinking. Officials note memory bias and phone access limit representativeness, but methodology aligns with alternative checks.
In Bluefield early January 2002 a fraternal murder case concluded with a conviction and 25 year Mercer County Circuit Court sentence. Family members cite drugs as the root cause of the brothers' destructive path and the resulting tragedy leaves a devastated family to cope with the aftermath.
A statewide school reform group argues all McDowell County test scores should count after reports that several special education students were excluded during spring state testing. Linda Martin says excluding scores invalidates county results and prompts concern from Challenge West Virginia. Superintendent Dr. Mark Manchin vows to reduce the number of excluded students and improve counting accuracy.
West Virginia imposes its first cigarette tax increase in 25 years, raising the price by 38 cents per pack to 55 cents. Some residents are buying cigarettes in nearby Virginia, with Fast Stop noting a jump in purchases including a customer who bought 100 cartons. Loyal WV customers say they will keep buying locally.
Kenneth Bowersox Donald Pettit and Nikolai Budarin will depart the international space station in May after a six month mission. They faced a shuttle accident that killed seven colleagues and witnessed global tensions including war during their stay.
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