Sam Snead Dies at 89 Slammin Sam Golf Great
Sam Snead known as Slammin Sam and the sweetest swing in golf died at 89 at his Hot Springs Virginia home after a series of strokes following the Masters. He won seven majors and a record 81 PGA Tour events and passed peacefully with his son Sam Jr and daughter-in-law present. fellow legends Byron Nelson and Arnold Palmer praised his artistry and impact on the sport.
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Snead
Hot Springs
Anne Snead
Sam Jr
Byron Nelson
Arnold Palmer
Weekend wrap-up and events wrap in local sports
The page highlights leftover flood debris cleanup tips and announces a Mountain Festival ramping up for a busy weekend with sport related events and community activities.
Mountain Festival carnival ride tickets giveaway
Project Y.E.S. will distribute free carnival ride tickets today from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Mountain Festival. Area students qualify after completing a short survey. tickets are limited. For more information call 324-7420.
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Bluefield
Y.E.S
Students ride the Cyclops at Mountain Festival
Greg Jordan reports on Bluefield Middle School students taking turns on The Cyclops ride at the Comcast Mountain Festival. The Cyclops, named for the mythic giant, spins and lifts riders high as part of the James H. Drew Carnival now open for the event. Students joined the popular ride on Thursday during their Cyclops experience.
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Rebekah Finkel
James H. Drew
Ulysses
Nat Reese
West Virginia
Mercer Mall
Pocahontas triple homicide trial opens with grim testimony
In Abingdon Virginia the federal case against Samuel Stephen Ealy resumes after a decade, charged with the April 16 1989 shotgun slayings of Robert Davis age 32 his wife Una Mae Davis 32 and her son Robert Hopewell 14 in Pocahontas. Former Pocahontas Police Chief Bill Tabor testified about his relationship with the victim and his limited observations on the night of the killings.
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Tazewell County
Pocahontas
Samuel Stephen Ealy
Robert Davis
Una Mae Davis
Robert Hopewell
Ealy
U.S. District Court
Western District of Virginia
Walter Lesight
Pete” Church
Princeton
U.S
Tony Giorno
Bill Tabor
Tabor
Davis
Merrick Lane
Concord and Shepherd Colleges Lead State Enrollment Boom
A report to legislators from the Higher Education Policy Commission shows Concord College’s enrollment rising 36 percent from 1996 to 2001, with full-time equivalents increasing from 2,112 to 2,864. Shepherd College in the Eastern Panhandle rose 13 percent, helping produce a statewide uptick in undergraduate enrollment despite declines at several West Virginia colleges.
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Panhandle
Shepherd College
Charleston
Concord
Shepherd
West Virginia
Food stamps to swipe cards in pilot EBT program
Local food stamp recipients in Cabell and Wayne counties will begin using an electronic benefits transfer system at checkout on October 1. The pilot aims for all counties to join by May 2003, replacing traditional food stamps with card payments.
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Bluefield
Cabell
Wayne
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