Bluefields name change ties Virginia and West Virginia towns
Historians recount Graham’s 1924 switch to Bluefield Virginia to align with Bluefield West Virginia’s booming coal era. The Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce marked “Greater Bluefield Day” with a cross border wedding near the state line. The tale contrasts Bluefield Va’s wealth and population 5 078 with Bluefield WVa’s 11 451, higher poverty, and lower incomes, while noting shared geography and cross border ties.
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Stuart McGehee
West Virginia State College
Graham
Bluefield
West Virginia
McGehee
New York City
Pocahontas No. 3
Virginia
W.va
McGuire
Greater
Greater Bluefield
State Line
Bluefield City Park
Lorenzo Wingo Yost
Emma
Baltimore Orioles
Bluefield State College
Jim Nelson
Nelson
Bluefield College
Bluefield State
Jack Asbury
Asbury
Bluefields
U.S. Census Bureau
Virginia City
Meacham
Sedgewood
Windwood
Doe Meadows
Forest Hills
Double Gates
Saeger High and Bradshaw Elementary to Share Site Plan
Mitchem outlined plans for a new Jaeger Big Creek area school and demolition of Bradshaw Elementary. He criticized the state's site choice due to flood damaged roads and buses. A joint meeting with the Army Corps and signoff by McDowell County and state boards is needed before construction, with a two to three year timeline pending a $200 million grant.
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Charles Edward Tiller
Princeton
Narrows
Charles B .Tiller
Ida Johnston Tiller
Tiller
Narrows High School
Lincoln Institute of Technology
Marshall University
Perdue University
United Association of Plumbers and Pipe Fitters
Southern West Virginia Building and Construction Trades Council
Kee Street United Methodist Church
Princeton Elks Lodge
Princeton Moose Lodge
Kentucky Colonels
Kentucky Admirals
Ellen Tiller Picarella
Joseph G. Picarella
Margaret Williams Tiller
Julia Tiller Thompson
Max S. Thompson
Greensboro
N.C
Charlene Tiller
Russell D. Hill
Saeger
Bartley
Bradshaw
Mitchem
Buil
Jaeger-Big Creek
Mitcher
McDowell County School Board
State School Board
Army Corp. O. Engineers
Jaeger Comprehensive
Bradshaw Elementary
School Building Authority
Paul Fallon
Pfallon
Bdtonline
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John Thomas Ross
Tazewell
Toney
Bertha Johnson Ross
Hostess- Continental Baking Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Teamsters Union 19
Kaitlin Asbury
Kayla Anderson
Kristen Anderson
Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel
Kathy Lawson
Grandview Memory Gardens
Chad Asbury
Brandon Quesenberry
James Quesenberry
Chris Dale
Allen Dale
Mickey Schaefer
Tim
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Hurstscottfuneralhome.com
Greenville
S.C
Emily
Steven
Lydia Hill
Rowland H. Bailey
Bailey-Kirk
Greg Godwin
Fairview Cemetery
Steven Hill
Mildred Keen Whitt
Richlands
Eckhart
Glen Keen
Rochester
Wash
Ruby Pearl Cook Keen
Glen Junior Keen
Carlows Eugene Keen
Willard Keen
Ruth Keen
John R. Whitt
Linda Pendry
Charles
Winston Salem
Brenda Lamie
Buster
Ruby Dye
Carl (Cork
Lula Bell Keen
Portland
Ore
Mary Ball
Douglas
Bumpass
James Keen
Ruth
Richard Keen
Linda
Washington State
Singleton Funeral Service
Cedar Bluff
Shane Breeding
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Carl Dye
Charles Pendry
Buster Lamie
Doug Dye
Chris Dye
Bradley Lamie
David Bullion
Erik Burks
Austin Burks
Joshua Dye
Singleton
Netscape.net
Whitt
Geraldine
Jupe’ Burwell Wilson
Peterstown
Geraldine ‘Jupe’ Burwell Wilson
Princeton Health Care Center
Sinks Grove
Max Reynolds
Irene Chambers Burwell
Adam McKenzie
Marianne Maranto
Ashburn
Maxine
Teenie’ Thomas
Charles R
Bob’ Burwell
Rich Creek
Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home
Jonathan Jennings
Alan Thomas
David Thomas
Eddie Lambert
Dean Munsey
John B. King
Broyles- Shrewsbury Funeral Home
Bluefield Church
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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