May 18 2004 News Briefs From Bdtonline
Local brief items dated Tuesday May 18 2004 summarize community happenings and updates from Bdtonline. Names places organizations and events appear in compact items reflecting the day's local news pace.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 2004
Page
1
Four Seasons Country Sees Warmth Amid Scattered Thunderstorms
Today delivers a summer like day with sun and heavy clouds in Four Seasons Country. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms develop as highs reach the upper 70s to lower 80s, according to the WVVA weather team.
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Four Seasons
Local High School Diamond Heads To Playoffs
Local high school baseball teams advance toward the playoff round as regional results determine seeding and matchups. Coaches express optimism about pitching depth and timely hitting for the postseason push.
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High School
Diamond
Faith behind bats in religion based prisons
Religion based prisons offer new options says B-6 and Re Cer. Not school. States plan to sue cigarette company. Woodrow Wilson baseball team takes on Riverside. Gas prices found across the region Monday show low fuel costs in Bluefield Virginia and nearby towns. Pump Patrol reports prices and invites readers to report cheaper stations via phone or email.
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Faith Behind Bats
Call for end to 6 percent West Virginia food tax
Bluefield readers hear legislators discuss trimming or removing the 6 percent tax on food at the Legislature's interim meeting in Charleston. Grocers and consumers urge relief for struggling households and simplify food stamp purchases amid cross-border shopping.
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Bluefield
Charleston
Randle Grant
Gas boycott urged via email across nation
An email circulating nationwide urges a fuel boycott this Wednesday to force oil companies to drop prices. It claims a $4.6 billion industry loss and labels May 19 as Stick it Up Their Behind Day, urging wide forwarding and participation.
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Luefield
United States
Belcher given life with mercy in 2003 murder case
William David Belcher, 57, of Kimball, was sentenced to life in prison with a mercy recommendation after a judge denied his motion for a new trial. He killed his former girlfriend Bernadette McCoy, 46, at her Pisgah Road home on Feb. 27, 2003, with a Mercer County jury convicting him of first degree murder on April 8. The judge followed the jury’s wishes, making him eligible for parole in 15 years.
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Princeton
McDowell County
William David Belcher
Kimball
Bernadette McCoy
Pisgah Road
Mercer County
Belcher
Derek Swope
Wayne Inge
Roanoke
Bill Sadler
Swope
Keystone bank civil case heads to court
After nearly four years to reach trial, the first federal civil case tied to the collapse of the First National Bank of Keystone opened in Charleston. Chief Judge David A. Faber ordered three actions to be heard as bench trials, with Grant Thornton seeking a few thousand dollars in unpaid fees from the FDIC as receiver.
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Charleston
First National Bank of Keystone
U.S
David A. Faber
West
Virginia
Grant Thornton LLP
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
Grant Thornton
Gary Ellis
FNB
Keystone
Clean Indoor Air Panel Discusses West Virginia Initiatives
The Mercer County Technical Education Center hosted a Monday panel on clean indoor air to review local progress and statewide efforts. Garland R. Holley of Clean Indoor Air led the session as panel members fielded audience questions during the Let's Talk discussion.
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Rinceton
West Virginia
Mercer County
Garland R. Holley
Mercer County Technical Education Center
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