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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 2011
Page
1
Bluefield police and firefighters responded to a late model GMC Envoy crash into a residence at 120 Elm Street causing foundation damage but no serious structural harm. A crowd gathered as patrolman N J W Allen said juveniles may be involved and neighbors described a 90 degree turn from a nearby residence into the yard.
West Virginia and Virginia lottery results appear alongside local happenings including the Cedar Bluff Heritage Fest and the Bluefield Coal Show. Constitution Day events, a house fire incident, a drug press conference, and a court truancy case are among the brief notices.
The West Virginia Turnpike features steep grades through Flat Top Mountain that challenge tractor trailers. A recent crash at mile marker 25 near Exit 20 Camp Creek left two hospitalized in Charleston, with guardrail breaches noted in southbound lanes. Turnpike officials will review safety data.
Cedar Bluff hosts its annual Heritage Festival in a central Town Square area with two stages and continuous music from the Town Square Band Stand and Stage 2 Big Top Tent. Linda Singleton chairs the event, now in its 35th year since 1976, emphasizing easy, unified activities and wide community participation in Oe Bluff, Virginia.
BLUEFIELD The fight for federal funds for the King Coal Highway and Coalfields Expressway stalls as a Senate rejection of a House approved highway extension could halt construction. Without a long term reauthorization, funds to finish a usable Mercer County segment may not be considered until next spring. State Senator Richard Browning, executive director of the Coalfields Expressway Authority, commented on the impact.
Brisk air blanketed a Bluefield flea market as shoppers were scarce on Saturday at Princeton Avenue garage. A vendor noted many patrons likely traveled to Dublin, Virginia for the weekend event, marking the seasonal slowdown.
A Norfolk Southern double deck freight moves along the NS mainline in Bluefield with the Princeton Avenue Parking Garage in the foreground and the old N and W coal silo visible in the background.
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