Weather outlook: milder with sun and 50s today
Morning fog gives way to brighter skies and increasing sun. Temperatures rise to highs mainly in the 50s, with clouds persisting at times. WVVA weather team delivers the day’s forecast.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 2003
Page
1
Morning fog gives way to brighter skies and increasing sun. Temperatures rise to highs mainly in the 50s, with clouds persisting at times. WVVA weather team delivers the day’s forecast.
Sheriff says the McDowell death is a crushing blow to the department and described the loss as destroying a deputy. Details remain scarce as investigators probe the fatal incident.
A reflective line on life as a brief moment within the vast expanse of eternity. The saying suggests spiritual perspective rather than a news event, capturing a philosophical mood.
In San Dimas California Lone Hill Middle School students studied imaginary careers and salaries to calculate drug habit costs. Parents report a student saying Samantha is addicted to marijuana with a $300 habit sparking surprise at home.
Lottery draw snippet lists West Virginia Daily 3 results numbers 1 8 4 and Daily 4 5 5 0 3 along with Virginia Pick 3 6 3 8 and Pick 4 5 2 9 0.
In Giles County Virginia a special Juvenile and Domestic Court judge certified 11 counts of aggravated sexual battery and indecent liberties against Roger Keith Holcomb a former Pembroke pastor. Testimony from five children ages 7 to 10 was presented via closed circuit TV as Holcomb reacted animatedly during the proceedings.
Gov. Bob Wise announced four more contracts for the Coalfields Expressway and King Coal Highway. Bid dates are set for November 18 and December 9, with work in Bluefield including acquisition and demolition of 42 structures. The effort aims to create an economic lifeline for southern West Virginia as segments progress.
Gov. Bob Wise announced a $750,000 Small Cities Block Grant to Welch to extend a water line to New Hope Village, enabling permanent housing for the 44 families displaced by the 2001 and 2002 floods. The project marks a turning point in the temporary housing site’s future.
Beavers coach Danny Gaither resigns effective immediately ending an 11 season run at Bluefield High School. A BHS graduate, Gaither previously coached Matoaka High School from 1980 to 1992 and led BHS to seven state tournament appearances.
Police said a Bluefield man was shot three times Monday evening outside a Church Street residence during an apparent domestic dispute. Lt. Tom Helton confirmed a suspect exists and authorities are searching for a person of interest. George Cedrick Cook Sr. was taken to Bluefield Regional Medical Center with injuries.
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