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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 2002
Page
1
Foreman addresses victims’ families after jurors report a deadlock in Walter Lesight Church case. In Talladega NASCAR and NFL Week 5 highlights, fire safety measures for families are noted.
Elmer Lee Thompson, 80, of Glen Lyn, Va., died when his 1994 Ford Ranger pulled into the path of a westbound 1999 Peterbuilt tractor trailer at the U S 460 and 219 intersection in Rich Creek. The crash occurred at 10:35 a.m. Thompson was not wearing a seat belt. The tractor trailer driver’s identity was not released.
An AP special report examines how 55 counties must maintain thorough and efficient education amid shrinking student counts and rising costs. Mercer County shows 2000 census of 62,980 and 9,472 public school students in 2001 with projected 9,436 for 2005 2006. expenditures total 67.8 million, 7,218 per pupil.
Princeton officials question why Pepsi Bottling Group will relocate its plant from town to Wytheville Virginia. New York based PBG says water supply not an issue. Wytheville site purchased months earlier for a multi million dollar production facility.
Retired miners and widows warn that UMWA health insurance, a life‑long benefit since 1982 for John Presley of Anawalt and Donnie Meadows of Princeton, could be cut. They credit the policy with maintaining access to needed care as age and illness rise, and urge preservation amid Capitol debates.
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