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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 2002
Page
9
Warm and humid today with a good chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Precipitation readings include 0.03 inch, 0.00 inch, and 6.11 inches noted for recent periods, with 0.13 to 13.56 inches mentioned in scattered fragments.
Flooding last Thursday left Hurley residents in Buchanan County seeking help from relief groups including the Salvation Army. Donations of cleaning supplies diapers and tools are urged for the emergency shelter at Hurley Middle School while FEMA registration 1 800 621 FEMA remains open 7 am to 7 pm daily. Inspectors will verify losses within seven days of registration. Troy Sarver at tsarver bottonline.com can provide contact.
Princeton Senior High School hosts a Project Graduation meeting Monday at 7 p.m. in the Media Center inviting all parents to attend.
Rescue teams with three National Guard units police units from across the state and Department of Natural Resources assist in search and recovery after last week’s floods. Six dead remain, with one man in critical condition and an ongoing looting problem reported in Coalwood Frog Level and Panther areas. Local fire departments damaged are being rebuilt as volunteers aid cleanup and Mercer County businesses supply meals for responders.
Flood damage may reduce turnout as some voters cannot reach polls. Absentee ballots are available until 1 p.m. Monday. At least 11 of 42 precincts damaged with several relocations, and changes will be posted at old sites and announced to media. Secretary of State Joe Manchin may visit Monday.
In Pocahontas the final canvass shows Vice Mayor John Patrick Hurley defeating Mayor Anita G. Brown 124 to 86. Countywide results left other municipal races unchanged while Richlands saw Henry Collins win a third council seat as a write-in with 60 votes against 59 for Diana Taylor.
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