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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 2000
Page
1
Mayor Nelson Walker announced his resignation effective June 30 after a tense city board meeting. He cited declining health and emotional strain while praising colleagues, constituents, and his wife Phyllis for 20 years of support during nearly three years in office.
AZEWELL Va five proposed school bylaw changes would extend powers to individual Tazewell County School Board members. The changes, proposed earlier this month, were added to the May 16 meeting as unscheduled items and were to be considered at the June 12 meeting. Superintendent Woodrow Mullins objected to not being aware of them.
A 16 year old female juvenile died after stepping into southbound Route 52 traffic near Switchback Elementary School. Police say she walked into the path of a vehicle while two other juveniles had just exited a car. The incident occurred at 5:50 p.m. and is under investigation. No charges expected for the driver.
Rushfork residents attended Kiddie Fair 2000 at Brushfork Armory, with immunizations and fingerprint kits plus developmental screenings for birth to five. Vendors from hospitals and civic groups offered health tests and information as children enjoyed finger painting and bubble blowing.
The first degree murder trial of Shannon Thompson of Camp Creek began in Mercer County Circuit Court. Prosecutor William Sadler described the March 30, 1999 killing of her sleeping husband Larry Thompson with a .380 pistol held to his head. The defense argues self defense, asserting justification for the act.
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