Weather Forecast Summary for Saturday May 28 2011
Isolated showers and possible afternoon thunderstorms after 9 a.m. Partly sunny with a high near 81. Light south wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation about 20 percent.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 2011
Page
1
Isolated showers and possible afternoon thunderstorms after 9 a.m. Partly sunny with a high near 81. Light south wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation about 20 percent.
Market figures show Dow Jones up 38.82 to 12 441.58 while Nasdaq gains 13.94 to 3 ???. The S&P 500 adds 45.41 to 1 331.10 and Russell 2000 climbs to 836.26 as NYSE and Nasdaq diaries report volume around 1.6 billion.
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality reports 4000 gallons of cow manure spilled from a storage pond south of Boones Mill into a creek about 14 miles south of Roanoke. The spill occurred Thursday and flowed into Buck Run Creek tributary, prompting Franklin County Health Department to warn people to avoid contact with the water.
West Virginia Daily 3 results show 3 8 7 and Daily 4 9 0 5 9. Virginia Pick 3 draws 6 6 7 and Pick 4 numbers 3 3 6 0. No further context orDraw date provided.
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McDowell County graduates total 126 receiving diplomas at River View High School's first commencement held at Welch National Guard Armory on Friday.
129 students crossed the stage at the West Virginia National Guard Armory in Welch for River View High School’s Class of 2011, the district’s first alumni. Acting Principal Mary Lou McCorkle notes the unique class faced adversity from uncompleted facilities to two merged schools as they earned diplomas at Mount View High School ceremony, with 76 graduates receiving diplomas.
A $1 million water park is slated for Breaks Interstate Park in Buchanan County Virginia to attract more tourism. VCEDA provided $500,000 to both the Dickenson and Buchanan County IDs to fund construction delaying completion to 2012 with a projected one year build time.
Severe thunderstorms toppled trees shutting and restoring power across southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia. Appalachian Power spokesman said a single 80 foot pine felled a high voltage line near Princeton, cutting power to Mercer and McDowell counties. By Friday afternoon many customers were reconnected.
Rock-It the Robot made a brief appearance at the 2011 Cole Chevrolet Mountain Festival with WVVA-TV interview and scooter exit. Creator Mark Brown described Rock-It as Earths galactic ambassador of goodwill here to greet and mingle with people.
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