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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 2003
Page
1
D-1 Sports offers highlights from the NFL Drivers at Martinsville as youths report two headed snake encounter in Centertown Kentucky. Hunter York recalls finding the 8 1/2 inch female king snake on Oct 4 and giving it to hobbyist Scott Petty to coax it to eat.
Brandon Seth Levitt 18 of Falls Mills Virginia died in a post midnight crash on U S Route 460 near Cumberland Road. He was driving a 1992 Chevrolet when he lost control the car flipped into the median and he was ejected. Levitt a 2003 Graham High School graduate attended Southwest Virginia Community College and died at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Sgt. T R Miller investigated the incident.
Charles Owens Welch reports a $56 million plan to build four new McDowell County schools including a consolidated high school for War and Saeger. The project needs 18 acres of land in Bradshaw, raising questions about property rights and right of way. A Bradshaw Elementary meeting is planned to address residents’ concerns.
In Four Seasons Country a string of odd road names like Wrong Road in Baptist Valley and Moo Cow Road in Princeton appear across Mercer and Tazewell counties. Residents suggested the names during 911 addressing efforts, says Jack Davis, Tazewell County 911 coordinator.
Bluefield city manager Mark Henne, after six months in office, presented future-focused plans during a town hall meeting on Oct 9. He stressed citizen involvement as essential to progress, noting two town halls set the stage and that collective energy from residents will drive the city forward.
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