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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 2003
Page
1
This week's sports brief highlights top honors awarded in country music. A-5 spotlights Valentine Day Meet featuring a familiar face and reports on Boys State orientation events as part of the week’s activities.
Local residents saw a civil emergency message scroll across statewide TVs Tuesday night due to a computer glitch in the alert system. The National Weather Service Charleston office said the alert did not mention a missing child and noted the error affected display of part of the message. Authorities activated an Amber Alert for a 1-year-old reported missing in Wayne County, and state emergency officials are investigating the malfunction as they test a new system.
At the James H. Drew Exposition the Bluefield families Lorvie Atkins and Christy Bourne describe rain as a constant companion of the Comcast Mountain Festival. Atkins watches Jordan 9 Justin 10 Kathleen 11 ride rides while Bourne brings her children R J 6 Santana 9 and Faith 11 for the carnival experience despite the weather.
Tonight festival hosts Gospel Night at the Bluefield City Auditorium on Stadium Drive at 7 p.m. Greater Vision and Allison Durham Speer perform free admission. Christy notes a sprinkles dampen nothing, and her son R J enjoys the Cyclops ride as crowds explore Carnival and A 5 rides.
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports that with the national terror alert raised to orange, residents express concern but worry repeated raises may dull efficacy. Quotes reflect skepticism about complacency and perceived threat levels while noting orange as the second highest alert.
The Mercer County Board of Health unanimously approved a post-management sanitation ordinance, claimed to be unique in West Virginia. Senior sanitarian Mike Sale said it takes effect immediately after 40 written responses, with two opposed, including online comments following an April article.
Local RB high school students from Princeton Senior High Pike View High and Montcalm High assist this week in placing flags on veterans' graves at Woodlawn Memorial Park. JROTC groups help remember those buried there as part of the community observance.
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