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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 2004
Page
1
Friday May 7 2004 brings a warm, sunny day with a few clouds and a small chance of a late shower or thunderstorm mainly from Mercer County east. Highs near 80. WVVA weather team reports on top stories including BC classrooms gaining new technology and a high school sports wrap asking if seniors qualify for drug benefits.
Residents gathered on the Willowbrook Baptist Church lawn for the National Day of Prayer in a ceremony titled Let Freedom Ring. James Wiley of First Assembly of God in Princeton said the nation needs prayer and 300 people attended. Lou Belcher noted the six month effort behind the program.
Ten West Virginia gubernatorial candidates gathered in Bluefield for a Meet the Candidates forum, sponsored by the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce and the Princeton-Mercer Chamber. Monty Warner urged party leadership change, saying the 70-year rule has not served the state.
A Mercer County grand jury will review the case of Danny Perkins 48 charged with second degree sexual assault sexual abuse by a custodian and possession display of child pornography. The preliminary hearing yielded probable cause and the evidence remains sealed as officials report five accusers.
Mercer County elementary schools gathered at the Bluefield State College campus to showcase reading, vocabulary and oral presentation skills in an academic competition. Sixty students from fifteen schools participated, highlighting a focus on literacy and public speaking.
Concord College sorority members at Wilson Hall hosted a farewell party for senior sisters and watched the final episode of Friends. Elizabeth Phillips, Candace Daniel and others noted their graduation plans, with Phillips hoping Ross and Rachel reunite and fond memories of campus bands and friendships.
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