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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 2011
Page
1
Occasional showers with possible thunderstorms after noon. Regional forecast calls for unsettled conditions into the afternoon, with isolated storms and brief heavier rain. Temperatures rise into the mid range, and winds may pick up from the south.
The Nasdaq composite slips 46.16 points to 2782.31 while the Standard & Poor's 500 rises 8.30 to 1329.47 and the Russell 2000 gains modestly, reflecting a uneven session across large caps and small caps.
Ronnie Britton Hl a 40 year old miner suspended for forging foreman credentials turned himself in at Lincoln County. He faces 15 felonies including endangerment obstructing a firefighter assaulting a police officer and brandishing a weapon after a fire at his Alum Creek home. he was shot by State Police and hospitalized since April 29.
West Virginia Daily 3 results show 3 1 5 and Daily 4 2 1 6 6. Virginia picks report Pick 3 3 9 2 and Pick 4 5 0 6 5.
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Bluefield moves ahead with the Colonial Intermodal Plan along Princeton Avenue. The project includes a roundhouse plaza, playground, parking, bus lane, transit center, and four business sites, plus demolition of the Princeton Avenue Parking Garage and Warlick building readaptation. U.S. Rep Nick Rahall provides 600000 for planning and initial work as city tests environmental standards under NEPA.
Mercer County volunteer fire departments face financial hardship from rising fees gas prices and equipment costs. Mercer County Firefighters Association president Steve Sommers notes a decade of economic pressure leading to cutbacks increased fire risk and reliance on grant programs since 9 11. Newer equipment costs and technology add to the burden.
McDowell County deputies report Emory Payne, 50, shot and killed his brother Roger Payne, 58, during a Stringtown altercation outside Bradshaw. Chief Deputy Mark Shelton says Roger died on arrival from a single gunshot wound. Investigation continues. Emory Payne to be jailed in Southwest Virginia Regional Jail and arraigned.
Mississippi River floodwaters forced Cajun country towns toward higher ground as the Morganza spillway opened for the first time in four decades. Deputies and National Guardsmen instructed residents to leave in Butte La Rose and nearby communities as Obama visited Memphis to meet families affected by the river’s rise.
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