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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 2008
Page
1
Local brief notes from bdtonline com dated May 7 2008 cover ongoing events and municipal highlights in a concise report style. The item summarizes community notices and scheduling developments without sensational detail.
Today is mostly sunny with a high near 74 and a calm morning wind shifting to southwest 13 to 16 mph. The piece includes a quoted line about a man named Jack Jordan and an obsession that is not a crime.
David Witthoft of Ridgefield Connecticut stopped wearing Brett Favre’s No 4 jersey on his 12th birthday April 23 after daily use since Christmas 2003. His father says the change follows concerns about appearance as the jersey hung to his belt line. The family recalls his first Packers game in December and plans to attend the September 8 farewell for Favre’s number.
West Virginia Daily 3 numbers were 5 3 4 and Daily 4 drawn as 0 5 0 8. Virginia Pick 3 produced 8 5 4 and Pick 4 yielded 9 1 6 1.
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Barack Obama sweeps North Carolina lauding momentum and narrowing Clinton’s delegate path while Indiana results show Clinton edging Obama 52 to 48 with Lake County votes still pending. The contest heads toward a late nominating push as regionally split voters reflect longstanding racial patterns.
West Virginia University President Mike Garrison faces a no confidence vote from the Faculty Senate after a 77-19 vote demanding his resignation. He says there is more work to do and that the board and governor back him, making his departure unlikely despite the pressure.
Harris, a current council member and former mayor, defeated Jimmy Jones and Charles Edward Presley Jr for Bluefield Virginia mayor with 382 votes to 347 and 71. Incumbent council seats were won by Donald Scott Linkous and Angus Trigg Jr with 382 and 347 votes respectively.
In Tazewell County Virginia incumbent mayors in Tazewell Richlands Pocahontas and Cedar Bluff were re-elected on Tuesday. Pocahontas saw Mayor Anita Brown narrowly beating Arthur Scott 57 to 52 with all precincts reporting. City council winners included E Jean Boone Bonnie Pardue Adam Canney and Amy Flick. Richlands re elected Mayor E Kenneth Wysor with 432 votes and council picks Larry Worrell Douglas Ratliff and Frances Meadows. Cedar Bluff Mayor Johnnie Smith ran unopposed and won 182 votes. The canvass and certification followed.
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