Gospel Sings Highlight Weekend at Local Churches
Multiple church events planned Saturday and Sunday across Bluefield and nearby towns. Gospel performances feature Bob Sexton and others at First Free Will Baptist Church and Grace Presbyterian Church. Memorial Church of Christ offers free Hawaiian orchids for Mother’s Day. A concert at St Matthews Church features Cecelia Tucker Myers and other artists. The Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church hosts a Mother’s Day program. A fund raiser by Fundamental Christian Church benefits Mother's Day cakes. Union Missionary Baptist Church invites the public to a Sunday service led by Rev James Martin.
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Bob Sexton
Joy Bringers
Page Family
Free Will Baptist Church
Edgemont Drive
Bluefield
Memorial Church OF Christ
New Hope Road
Princeton
Hawaii
Cecelia Tucker Myers
Yonkers
N.Y
Michael Staples
Wheeling
the Faith Tabernacle
Deliverance Singers
Shelia Tucker
St. Matthews Church
Wayne Street
Senior Missionary Society of the Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church
David Chapman
Union Missionary
James Martin
Union Baptist Church
Union Missionary Baptist Church
John Hooper
GTE Warns No Survey In Bluefield and Princeton
GTE offices in Bluefield and Princeton report sightings of people claiming a firm survey. Dennis Williams states no survey is being conducted. GTE employees carry visible ID cards. approached individuals should contact a local GTE office or police.
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General Telephone Company
Bluefield
Princeton
Dennis Williams
GTE
Williams
GTE Company
Man Wounded In Shooting
A 20 year old Princeton area man, James Burchett, is in guarded condition at Princeton Community Hospital after an accidental shooting in his abdomen at his New Hope Road home Wednesday night. Trooper J L Brogan said a juvenile, not named due to age, fired the shot with a small caliber pistol. Burchett was transported to the hospital by Princeton Rescue Squad. A separate unsigned note claims a bluefield street improvement petition was signed by Cletis Hurt, not Mrs Cletis Hurt, as reported.
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Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital
New Hope Road
J.L. Brogan
James Burchett
Brogan
Burchett
Barbs About Phil Pastore and Boss Grump Neighbor
A terse remark mocks Phil Pastore and his boss as a neighbor grumps about enjoying the job. The line hints at workplace humor and local character without specific events or dates.
Ironworkers picket Bluefield hospital site peaceful protest
Six United Ironworkers members picketed the St. Luke’s hospital project off the Bluefield bypass causing nails in a driveway allegation but Bluefield police found no arrests. Spokesman Hugh Clark claimed non union workers are paid less with fewer benefits while Dan Moen confirmed union labor is used. Clark plans similar action at Princeton area kennels.
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Bluefield
St. Luke’s Hospital
The
United Ironworkers
St. Luke’s
Dan Moen
Doster Construction Company
Moen
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Grace Presbyterian
Grace Presbyterian Church
Lashmeet
Fundamental Christian
Fundamental Christian Church
Mercer County Bank
Pastor
North Powell
Upper Park Streets
Cletis Hurt
Daily Telegraph
Phil Pastore
U.S. 460
Bluefield Bypass
Maryland Avenue Intersection
Hugh Clark
United Ironworkers of America
Roanoke
Clark
Union
Rt. 104
Stafford Drive
Mike Fisher
St. Luke's
Montgomery Ward
Seiko
Pew
BOM Ward
Mercer Mall
West Virginia
Florida
New Jersey
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