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25 Nov 1997
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1997
Page
1
Princeton halts annexation bid
Princeton City Council voted to withdraw its petition for minor boundary adjustment before the Mercer County Commission. Vice Mayor Dewey Russell and Council Member C W Bingham led the motion to withdraw the corridor annexation plan. Mayor Anita Skeens Caldwell said the city will not quit and aims to resubmit after resolving Department of Transportation issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Mercer County Commission
Dewey Russell
C.W. Bingham
Anita Skeens Caldwell
Freeman
Department of Transportation
County Commission
Effron family gifts 100000 to four Princeton groups
The Mercer County Commission on Aging Senior Center the Mercer County Humane Society Princeton Health and Fitness Center and Jesus Victory Crusades of Princeton each receive 25000 from Robert Charlotte and Edward Effron of Princeton. The ceremony featured remarks from the benefactors and group representatives as the checks were presented and unveiled. The donors expressed a desire to aid underprivileged and stressed the gifts' lasting impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rinceton
Princeton
Robert
Charlotte Effron
Edward Effron
Mercer County Commission On Aging
Mercer County Humane Society
Princeton Health & Fitness Center
Jesus Victory Crusades
Jim Miller
Health & Fitness Center
Fred Furbes
Susan Lanton
Roger Kimble
The
Humane Society
Melanie Arellano
Stafford Boroughs
Effron
Lanton and
Furbes
Santon
Kimble
Schulz to Start Five Week Hiatus for 75th Birthday
Charlie Brown creator Charles Schulz begins a five week break to mark his 75th birthday. Nearly 50 years without a no hitter, Schulz plans reruns for 2,600 papers while he rests. He says he has no plan to retire despite a tremor in his hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Brown
Snoopy
Red Baron
Charles Schulz
Linus
Schulz
Higginbotham Named Town Manager of Bluefield
After a 90 minute executive session Bluefield Town Council voted 4-1 to offer the town manager post to Crewe Virginia native J C Higginbotham 39 who may start January 1 Mayor David Anderson notified him by phone at 1125 p m Higginbotham accepted the offer Councilmember Don Harris made the motion Donnie Linkous was the sole no vote Higginbotham would replace Art Mead who left August 29 and interim managers Todd Day and Betty Stroupe had been serving since then
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Archer
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Crewe
J.C. Higginbotham
David Anderson
Higginbotham
Anderson
Cecile Barrett
Don Harris
Lang Hurley
Barret
Donnie Linkous
Art Mead
Weldon Cooper
Todd Day
Betty Stroupe
Giles County opposes Appalachian Trail relocation plan
Giles County Board of Supervisors on Monday unanimously passed a resolution opposing the proposed relocation of the Appalachian Trail. The board said it is in the best interests of Giles County and trail users to keep the current location, as the National Forest Service and National Park Service narrow choices to a combination of alternate four and alternate five for the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearisburg
Giles County Board of Supervisors
Giles County
National Forest Service
National Park Service
Agencies ensure Thanksgiving meals reach those in need
Local agencies in Princeton Bluefield and surrounding areas mobilize food baskets and certificates to aid Thanksgiving, with 70 families signed up for Princeton Salvation Army aid and up to 500 diners expected at Bluefield dinners. Volunteers from Bluefield Union Mission Acme Supermarkets and Salvation Army organize meals and discounted turkey programs to stretch holiday budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Princeton Salvation Army
Paul Egan
Health
South Southern Hills Rehabilitation Hospitals
Egan
Bluefield Union Mission
Acme
Westgate
Bluefield
Allen Hammond
The
Union Mission
Salvation Army
William McClure
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Kathy
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Ada Robertson
Four Seasons
Mercer Mall
Giles
Charles Owens
Greg Jordan
Eric DiNove
Bill McClure
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