Christmas garage sale at St Marys Episcopal Bluefield Va
A Christmas garage sale runs today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St Marys Episcopal Church in Bluefield involving low priced Christmas decorations ornaments and other tree decor. ABBS VALLEY PTA to meet Monday Nov 12 at 7 p.m. Virginia Coalfield EDA to meet Nov 15 11 a.m. at Russell County Public Library Lebanon with committee sessions starting at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Tazéwell
Logan Street
Abbs Valley
PTA
Lebanon
Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority
Russell County Public Library
PJHS Schedules Open House for Parents
Princeton Junior High School announces an open house for parents on Tuesday November 13 from 6 to 9 p.m. A student program will precede room visits and a reception is planned for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Mercer County NAACP to meet Sunday
The Mercer County Branch of the NAACP will meet Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Greater Mt. Zion Pentecostal Church, 104 Park St., Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Mercer County
The
NAACP
Greater Mt. Zion Pentecostal Church
Park St
Gospel group Outreach set for Princeton concert
Wytheville Virginia based Bluegrass Gospel group Outreach will perform at Bethel United Methodist Church in Princeton on Saturday November 17 at 7 p.m. The church is on Bethel Road and the event welcomes all gospel music fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Wytheville
Bethel United Methodist Church
Bethel Road
Tree of Lights memorial ribbons at Bluefield arts center
Hospice Care of Mercer County sponsors its third annual Tree of Lights with a five dollar ribbon donation. The tree will be in the Bluefield Arts and Craft Center during the holiday season and proceeds support terminally ill patients and their families. For ribbons contact Hospice Care of Mercer County at P O Box 328 Bluefield WV 24701 or call 325 7220.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield — Hospice Care of
Mercer County
Bluefield
W.va
Board Meeting Set by Southern Highlands CMHC Directors
The Board of Directors of Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center will meet on November 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Itmann Clinic in Itmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itmann
Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center
Southern Highlands Cmhc
Itmann Clinic
Bryan to Speak on Stress and Time Management in Princeton
Bluefield College professor Scott Bryan will address the Southern Chapter of the West Virginia Society of CPAs on stress and time management. The meeting at Roma III in Princeton is Thursday November 15 with a social hour at 6 and dinner following. Students from Beckley College Concord College and Bluefield State College are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Scott Bryan
Bluefield College
West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants
Beckley College
Concord College
Bluefield State College
Contact details for Daily Telegraph editors listed
A tip line lists City Editor Jim Terry and Princeton Bureau Chief David Barker with phone numbers 327-6171 and 425-2185 for news tips to the Daily Telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Call City
Jim Terry
Princeton
David Barker
Daily Telegraph
Veteran's Day speaker Ken Hechler at Mercer County dinner
Secretary of State and NASA pilot attended the Mercer County Veterans Council 34th Veterans Day Dinner in the Mercer Memorial Building. Ken Hechler was the principal speaker, highlighting veterans' service and community remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Ken Hechler
Mercer County
Veteran's Council
Mercer County Memorial Building
Former judge rebuked for '88 Incident
BLUEFIELD The West Virginia Judicial Investigation Commission ruled retired Mercer County Circuit Judge William O. Bivens Jr. should be publicly censured for DUI in 1988 while on the bench and fined $1,000. The ruling notes clear and convincing evidence, cites ethics breaches, and states sanctions may still be imposed despite his retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
West Virginia Judicial Investigation Commission
Mercer County
William O. Bivens Jr
Bivens
Princeton
The
Daily Telegraph
State Supreme Court
John “Jack” Swisher
Charleston
Nicholas County
Ninth Judicial Circuit
Morgantown
Summersville
Hikers Blaze Five Mile Whiskey Trail From Bland To Giles
Bramwell residents will mark a new five mile trail in the Chestnut Mountain area linking Bland County to Giles County and Pocahontas Virginia. The Whiskey Trail Chapter of the West Virginia Scenic Trails Association will blaze the route with golden WV paint today. Volunteers from Mercer Tazewell and McDowell counties are urged to meet at the Bluestone Inn at 10 a.m. for a daylong effort to create a tourism booster and self run project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bramwell
Pocahontas
Chestnut Mountain
Whiskey Trail
West Virginia Scenic Trails Association
Lou Stoker
Bluestone Inn
Bob Tabor
WVST
Tabor
Stoker
Mercer County
Virginia
West Virginia
Charleston
Scenic Trails Association
Mercer
Tazewell
McDowell
Parents block Route 92 to Baileysville High School
About 50 parents blocked a section of Route 92 for a second day, turning back six buses. Superintendent Frank Blackwell confirmed erosion and coal-truck weight endangering the hillside and that roughly 200 to 250 students use the road daily. A highway study in the 1980s noted problems. three worst sections have been repaired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baileysville
Baileysville High School
Frank Blackwell
Wyoming County
Blackwell
Carol Melling
Division of Highways
Musicians union to picket Shrine Circus in West Virginia
AFM Local 136 plans informational pickets at Brushfork Armory on November 13 over use of taped music instead of a live band. Circus officials deny awareness of a strike while noting past live music and no current talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brushfork
Shrine Circus
Brushfork Armory
Tom Bailey
American Federation of Musicians Local 136
West Virginia
AFM
Joe Vinciguerra
Beni Kedem
Charleston
Vinciguerra
Shriners
Shrine
Bailey
Rapp heads to Mercer County role after upset win
John K. Rapp, Athens police chief, defeated Democrat Terry Basham 6,279 to 5,876 to win the Mercer County Commission seat. He will join Democrats Ray Bragg and Tate Lohr, aiming to focus on economic development solid waste disposal litter control and law enforcement. Rapp notes a trend toward a two party system in the county and prioritizes Mercer County interests over party lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
John K. Rapp
Mercer County
Rapp
Terry Basham
Athens
Bluefield
Basham
Ray Bragg
Charles E. “Tate
Lohr
Mercer
County Commission
Claude E. Blankenship
Commission
Marianne Brewster
House of Delegate
Julia Long
C.W. Blankenship
Fifth Annual Arts and Crafts Fair attracts 100 artisans from five states
Festival organizers expect over 3,000 attendees for the Brushfork event spanning today and tomorrow. Julie Hurry notes high quality work with about 70 percent of artists returning, and participants from West Virginia Virginia Kentucky Ohio and Pennsylvania vie in displays including nail art metalwork glass blowing and wooden mirror frames. Contests include a children’s coloring drive for troops in Saudi Arabia a Saturday bake-off and a quilt exhibit on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brushfork
Virginias
West Virginia
Julie Hurry
Bill Langi
Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Saudi Arabia
Also Mentioned on This Page
PJHS
Mercer County Naacp
Tree of Lights
Board of Directors
Bryan Set
New River Gorge Bridge
United Fund
State Road Commission
WPA
Oakvale
Ada
Ingleside
Marlene Cayton
Clarksburg
Brushfork National Guard Armory
Curt Barber
Bland County
Giles County
Jenny Wiley
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!