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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 2003
Page
1
The community packed the relay event as volunteers and families joined the annual fundraiser. Local organizers highlighted cancer survivors and supporters pledging time and money to the cause amid activities and reminders of ongoing efforts.
Gov. Bob Wise reacts after the West Virginia Supreme Court voided $215 million in economic development grants and disbanded a state committee, ruling the panel was unconstitutionally appointed. The decision, reported in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph on Saturday May 17, 2003.
Bluefield State College held its 106th commencement with 199 graduates receiving baccalaureate degrees and 259 earning associate degrees. Dr. Albert Walker urged graduates to use their degrees to open doors and achieve success as the Prez Medallion was presented.
Barbara Hawkins reports Concord College awarded 262 bachelor degrees at the 128th spring commencement. Valedictorians Jamie Hypes Bluefield Prerna Khemka India and Spaska Dvoachka Bulgaria spoke as diplomas were handed out. Concord President Dr. Jerry Beasley granted an honorary doctorate to James Howard Buck Harless of Gilbert, his sixth honorary degree from the college.
Richlands Virginia honors miners who died in coal mines with a statue and a wall listing over 1,000 names from Tazewell Buchanan and Russell counties. Memorial project begun in 2001 by Bob Nassif, a Richlands citizen, per memorial committee treasurer Ginger Branton.
Cigarette tax hike in West Virginia took effect May 1 and is driving brisk tobacco purchases across the border in Catlettsburg Kentucky. Stores near the Billy C. Clark Bridge report busier activity as West Virginia residents cross the bridge to buy tobacco products.
The Bluefield area prepares for the Comcast Mountain Festival in May 2026. The Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce and President Marc Meachum tout gospel on Thursday, beach music and oldies Friday, bluegrass Saturday, and a grand finale fireworks display Sunday. It marks the chamber’s 20th year sponsoring the event with ongoing growth each year.
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