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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 20, 2003
Page
1
A local carnival led by James H. Drew opens under the big top with safety notes on safe rooms and who needs one. A separate legal note sees a mother facing a judge over her child’s death, central to today’s court actions.
Graham High School along with Middle School and Jazz Ensemble will perform a free concert at 2 p.m. Sunday in the high school auditorium. A special finale will honor the Armed Forces, adding a ceremonial salute to the program.
Bluefield reports a nine and a half cent drop in self service regular gas to 1.503 a gallon since mid-April, with nationwide averages down 22.5 cents from a peak after the Iraq war began. AAA spokesman Larry Peters says the slide is encouraging as summer driving season approaches with Memorial Day.
The state Supreme Court voided all $215 million in economic development grants awarded by a special state committee ruling the panel was improperly appointed. The court upheld the committee’s general function and signaled a path for a revamped panel to reissue the grants, but the Stevens Correctional Facility project in McDowell County remains unaffected for now.
The high court ruled last week that the state panel was unconstitutionally appointed, but the divided court upheld the committee's basic function and pointed the way for a revamped committee to reissue the approved grants. Gov Wise is urged to address constitutional flaws as the court’s 3-2 decision nixes McDowell and A-10.
Sandra Hunt 39 of Saeger was sentenced to five months in prison for theft from an organization receiving federal funds. She must serve five months home confinement then three years probation and pay 41875.39 in restitution for embezzling Head Start grant money between January 2001 and September 2002.
Dennis Yena Luefield reports the 2003 Comcast Mountain Festival launches in Bluefield with a carnival and the annual festival beauty pageant. The James H. Drew Exposition carnival attracts families, with rides and games from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Bluefield City Park, featuring the Seattle Ferris Wheel centerpiece and attractions like Cyclops Chainsaw Pirate Ship and Typhoon.
The Supreme Court rules 6 3 that a Maine program to curb prescription costs for the poor and uninsured may proceed. Drug makers failed to prove the plan should be blocked, but the ruling stops short of endorsing the merits of the program. Numerous states consider similar measures as drug prices rise nationwide.
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