Tornado Watches Grow More Common in Two Virginias
Charles Owens of the Daily Telegraph notes an unusual surge in tornado watches and warnings across southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia. An EF3 tornado last week killed four in Washington County and injured about fifty, prompting reflection on rising regional extreme weather and its unpredictable future.
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Cluefield Baily Telegraph Staff and Quote
The Cluefield Baily Telegraph lists Darryl Hudson as Publisher Samantha Perry as Managing Editor News Editor ccc Andy Patton as Senior Editor ccc Bill Archer as Sports Editor Brian Woodson as City Editor and Charles Owens presents a quoted Bible verse about giving and measure.
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Bill Archer
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Charles Owens
Bluefield weighs windfall use from hospital sale
City of Bluefield has spent about $500000 of the $5 million hospital sale proceeds on a new excavator and fire gear while planning for demolitions and potential grants. Officials say some funds will go to savings and matching grants, with public input urged on remaining $4.5 million.
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EPA Defends Appalachian Lives Against Mountaintop Removal
Letter from Vernon Haltom of Princeton condemns coal lobbyists and West Virginia lawmakers for blocking EPA efforts to curb mountaintop removal. He argues EPA actions protect human health and environment, not undermine jobs, urging Nick Rahall and others to stop portraying pollution controls as an assault on Appalachia.
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Falls Mills Fishing Club boosts lake safety and trout trophies
Falls Mills residents thank the Falls Mills Fishing Club for safer, cleaner dam area and stocked trout. The club allows free fishing for children 12 and under, hosts events for churches and civic groups, and maintains a well stocked lake with five to 11 pound trophy trout.
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Buckner appeals high court over Mercer County seat ruling
Buckner filed a appeal with the West Virginia Supreme Court challenging a ruling that disqualified him from taking a seat on the Mercer County Commission after moving from his district. The case follows a Circuit Court decision that favored Mike Vinciguerra based on vote totals. A Bluefield-hosted Scottish Rite conference occurred later in the month.
Ineligible winner for Mercer County Commission seat
Wilson Butt Buckner won the November 2010 general election for a Mercer County Commission vacancy but was ruled ineligible due to moving from the district. The event was hosted by Bluefield Valley Scottish Rite Orient West Virginia. H. Jack Yost Jr presided. T.A. Buddy Warden is Scottish Rite Conference president. The piece also recalls local school memories and ITEC speaker U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall.
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Buddy” Warden
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