Film shoot livens Mount View stadium Welch West Virginia
A Welch Friday night at Vic Nystrom stadium hosts a scene from The Glass Castle film based on Jeannette Walls memoir. Brie Larson appears as Walls while Riverview and Concord University players stand in as extras amid a joyous, festival mood despite looming rain.
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Driving Through Appalachia Reflections on Coalfields Home
A narrator recalls driving from a parking lot into the gravel to evoke the Appalachian coalfields. The piece contrasts Walls' childhood with the writer's own, noting shared experiences shaped by hollows and hills as home. Samantha Perry is editor of the Daily Telegraph. Contact her at sperry bdton line.com. Follow her BDTPerry.
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Page header and bible verse citation from local newspaper staff
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists newsroom staff including Randy Mooney as News Editor and Samantha Perry as Editor Assistant, with Charles Owens as Sports Editor and Brian Woodson also credited. A biblical quotation from Revelation 21 27 AKJV appears at the end.
POWER funds spur Bluefield plan to diversify coal region
Local leaders in Bluefield plan to seek Obama POWER funds to retrain workers and develop the Bluefield Commercialization Center. The 60,000 square foot site on Bluefield Avenue would host manufacturing firms and an incubator, supporting diversification after coal downturn.
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Bluefield WV Name Change Proposal Cited for Funds
A quirky note suggests Bluefield West Virginia could raise funds by changing its name to Trump WV 24701. The idea links city name branding to potential financial gains, with no official action or endorsement from local government.
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Flight Attendant Banter and TSA Woes at Airports
An op ed notes growing use of humor in airline safety briefings to ease flight stress, cites past attempts by Independence Air with celebrities, and laments TSA delays and security lines. It argues modernization and more screeners are needed amid a peak summer travel outlook.
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