Wrecks fires and shooting keep crews busy in region
Rescue crews in Brushfork and Bluefield responded to multiple late Friday incidents including a wreck with entrapment near Burger King, a trailer fire on Falls Mills Brushfork Road, and a two vehicle crash on Cumberland Road. An unidentified woman was extricated with Jaws of Life and taken to BRMC. a shooting near Pocahontas was reported but details were scarce.
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Brushfork
Bluefield
Tazewell County
Burger King
Airport Road
Roanoke
Eddie Paschal
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Mercer County Sheriffs Department
Oh-9 Ambulance Service
Bluewell Volunteer Fire Department
Pocahontas
Rescue 945
Mercer County
E- 911 Control Center
BRMC
Cumberland Road
Subway
Bluefield Police Department
Bluefield Fire Department
Bluefield Rescue Squad
Disabled American Veterans Chapter 33 Mercer meet Nominate 1996 officers
Sunday November 26 at 2 p.m. the Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary Chapter 33 Mercer County meet at the Greater Bluefield Community Center 703 College Ave to nominate officers for 1996. Partly cloudy today and tonight with lows in the 20s to 30s. Weather package A-8 Wes' Daily 3 Daily 4.
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The
Disabled American Veterans and Auxiliary, Chapter
Mercer County
Greater Bluefield Community Center
College Ave
Reasor Eyes Lead Role in Virginia Senate
State Sen. Jack Reasor of Bluefield bids for Senate majority leader after winning reelection in the 38th District. With Hunter Andrews gone, the Democratic caucus will vote December 6 to choose leadership as Beyer’s position keeps the party’s edge. Reasor says he is focused on Assembly leadership and has not ruled out future runs.
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Tazewell
Jack Reasor
Bluefield
Senate
Virginia General Assembly
Reasor
Hunter Andrews
Andrews
Hampton
General Assembly
Reaser
Don Beyer
Assembly
Yeither
Local shoppers invade Wal-Mart at 5:50 a.m. start
Bluefield shoppers flooded stores on the start of the 1995 Christmas retail season. Floyd Coburn said 400 people were lined up when doors opened and all 21 registers were busy. He called it the biggest shopping day of the year with weekends through Christmas expected to stay busy. Toys, decorations, and electronics sold quickly as Mercer Mall Sears opened with brisk early sales.
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Wal- Mart
Mercer Mall
Joel Rackley
Tazewell
Luefield
Bluefield Wal-Mart
Floyd Coburn
Coburn
Wal-Mart
Sears
Gene Whitehead
Whitehead
Ron Johnson
Princeton Kmart
Tom White
Post Office Urges Early Gifts as Christmas Rush Grows
Postal officials warn customers to mail gifts early to avoid holiday delays. Garnett Webb of Bluefield says 30 million packages move nationwide each season. Mercer Mall and local stores report record crowds as retailers anticipate a strong shopping period.
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Luefield
Garnett Webb
U.S. Postal Service
Bluefield
Webb
Virginia towns receive safety grants for highway issues
Tazewell Wythe and Giles counties in southwest Virginia won federal highway funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Highway Administration. Grants totaling 1383565 across the state support occupant protection alcohol awareness pedestrian and motorcycle safety and other transportation priorities, chosen by the Virginia Transportation Safety Board and DMV for their potential to reduce crashes.
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Tazewell
Virginia
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Federal Highway Administration
Tazewell County
Wythe County
Giles County
Virginia Transportation Safety Board
Department of Motor Vehicles
DMV
Richard D. Holcomb
Holcomb
Commonwealth Transportation
Robert E. Martinez
Martinez
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Pitt
Grundy
Lee High
Wes' Daily
Zinia
Abby
Mary Paynte
Eddie-Lee Isom
Daily Telegraph
Mary Paynter
Andrea
Megan Phipps
Independence
Janet Hackler
Kim Phipps
Tazewell, Wythe, Giles
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