May 4 2006 Local News Briefs
Local May 4 2006 edition reports brief items from the community including events, notices, and updates sourced from bdtonline.com. Readers are urged to check the site for full details and confirmations of dates and activities.
Today’s Sky: Partly Cloudy With Afternoon Showers
Partly cloudy today with a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Highs reach the mid 70s as a pattern of unsettled weather continues across the area.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph 9th Annual Cookoff Today
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph hosts its 9th Annual Cookoff at the paper’s office with 50 finalists across breads desserts dieters delight appetizers and regional cuisine. Judges will award 1st 2nd 3rd in each category and choose an overall Grand Prize winner. Sponsors Imperial Cabinetry Grants Super Markets back prizes over 3000.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The
Daily Telegraph
Imperial Cabinetry
Grants Super Markets
Delivery questions for Telegraph service line
For delivery issues contact the Telegraph delivery line at (304) 327-2802, available 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. seven days a week. Call by noon to ensure timely delivery within the limited delivery area.
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Telegraph
Moussaoui spared death won life in prison in 9 11 case
A federal jury in Alexandria spared Zacarias Moussaoui from the death penalty and sentenced him to life in prison for his role in the Sept. 11 2001 attacks. After seven days of deliberation nine jurors and three women rejected the government bid for execution and described his involvement as limited or minor.
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Alexandria
al- Qaida
Zacarias Moussaoui
U.S
Moussaoui
America
Pentagon
FBI
Philip Morris volunteers aid Wade Center makeover
More than 100 Philip Morris USA volunteers rolled up their sleeves Wednesday at the Wade Center in Bluefield to build a playground restore classrooms and improve facilities. Allison Matthews Kara Larson and Ira Perelman were among the sales force team members helping with the community service project. The event reflected the company’s value of giving back to the communities where it operates.
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Philip Morris
Allison Matthews
Kara Larson
Ira Perelman
Wade Center
Luefield
B Wade
Philip Morris USA
Virginia upping ante in talks with Bluefield Sanitary Board
Tazewell County Board of Supervisors and Public Service Authority push negotiations with Bluefield Sanitary Board over plant upgrade costs. PSA to pay for upgrade, pursue sewer study, and seek hearings with all parties to meet within 30 days. County Administrator Jim Spencer cites capacity needs and neighborly intent.
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Virginia
Bluefield Sanitary Board
Tazewell County Board of Supervisors
Public Service Authority
Sanitary Board
Jim Spencer
Virginia Side
PSA
Sago blast probe links lightning to miner deaths
A Virginia Tech mining professor hired by International Coal Group testified that a lightning strike near the Sago Mine likely sent a huge electrical pulse along a power line into the mine. The charge traveled along a conveyor belt and reached a sealed area, igniting methane gas and causing the Jan. 2 explosion that killed 12 miners.
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Sago
Thomas Novak
Virginia Tech
International Coal Group
Novak
West Virginia
ICG
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