Swamped Visitors Pack West Virginia Center Over Holiday Weekend
Visitors at the West Virginia Visitors Center in Princeton swamped staff during a busy Thanksgiving weekend, with 3 551 guests by Sunday 3 p.m and an expected total near 4 000. The center logged inquiries on ski areas and whitewater rafting while attracting Canadians and travelers from Ontario Texas and the Virgin Islands. The Bluestone state center also saw heavy activity led by German visitors and the gift shop projected over 2 000 dollars in weekend sales.
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Princeton
West Virginia
Valerie McIntosh
Beth Hayth
Debbie Dooley
Dooley
McIntosh
U.S. Virgin Islands
Ontario
Key Largo
Fla
Texas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Ohio
Virginia
Bluestone
Hayth
Sarah Shannon
Eos Century Fox
New York
Disney
Dick Cook
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Thompson Valley man dies in blaze in Tazewell County
In Thompson Valley near Routes 604 and 779 a mobile home fire left William Oscar Fields Sr. dead at the scene. His wife Millie Fields and a relative escaped with minor injuries as fire crews battled the three-quarters destroyed trailer. his body was sent to Roanoke for examination.
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Thompson Valley
Tazewell County
William Oscar Fields Sr
Sheriffs Department
Roger Nelson
Nelson
Tazewell
G.M. Horne
Dix Creek
Cove
Concord College Mountain Lions to host Big Blues at 7 30 pm
The Concord College Mountain Lions, winners of 11 straight against Bluefield State, host the Big Blues at 7:30 p.m. tonight. The item notes a busy day with weather outlook and local events including a Bloodmobile visit and a public water meeting in Mercer and Summers counties.
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Concord College Mountain Lions
Bluefield State
Hinton
Pipestem
Lerena
Speedway
Mercer
Summers Counties
Pipestem Resort
Leonard Anderson
Increasing cloudiness and mild temperatures forecast
Sunny skies this morning give way to increasing cloudiness per the National Weather Service. Southwest winds of 10 to 15 mph. Highs in the mid 40s. Tonight, cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light snow. Lows in the upper 20s. Weather package A-8.
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National Weather Service
Six Year Probe Ends With Guilty Pleas in Bluefield
A six year federal investigation in Bluefield led to guilty pleas by three Miami drug suppliers. The probe entangled 42 defendants linked to cocaine trafficking across southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia. Central figures included Elizabeth Jane Hargis, Larry Young, and ex Pocahontas Mayor Charlie Gilmore, with state and federal agencies using covert devices and aircraft in the operation.
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Luefield
Bluefield
Virginia
West Virginia
Elizabeth Jane Hargis
Larry Young
Pocahontas
Charlie Gilmore
Sam Pennington
BCI
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Pennington
Gilmore
Janie Finley
Virginia State Police
Hargis
Larry
Community Christmas Tree tops $1000 in donations
Donations to the Community Christmas Tree trended upward as a Sunday drive pushed the total to 1080 dollars toward the 14000 dollar goal. The effort, active for 75 years, supports 1200 area children with a Dec 24 party at Bluefield Youth Center on Stadium Drive and accepts drops at Tele graph lobby or by mail to Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
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Bluefield
Stadium Drive
Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
Toys for Forgotten Toys aids children of inmates in region
The Bluefield Union Mission and Radio Association of the Virginias plan a first Toys for Forgotten Toys project next month to help children of detainees in Mercer and Tazewell counties. Toys are dropped at local malls or jails and distributed December 21 at Acme locations. eligibility requires a mailed pickup card.
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Bluefield
Mercer
Tazewell
Allen Hammond
Hammond
Claypool Hill
Richlands
Tazewell County
Bluefield Union Mission
Acme
Doran
Saint Andrew's Place shelter opens in Matoaka for needy residents
Craig Hammond of Bluefield Union Mission announces a new Matoaka branch of the Mission Ministries affiliated with Matoaka Christian Church. The Saint Andrew's Place shelter will serve about 125 residents yearly, offering food diapers and clothing. The site on the church’s bottom floor will also extend the ministry’s reach and message.
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Matoaka
Craig Hammond
Bluefield
Saint Andrew's Place
Matoaka Christian Church
Andrew
Hammond
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Lewis Grizzard
Todd Stringer
M.J. Electric Enterprise Inc
Emilee & Louis Romano
Kelly & Scott Meachum
Robert B. Williamson
Total Agn
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