Bluefield native daughter wins Olympic gold in Sydney
Julia Stowers, 18, of Knoxville, Tennessee, helped the U S Women 4x200m Freestyle Relay set an Olympic record and win gold in Sydney. The six team members all earned medals, with Stowers contributing a fast leg in the morning qualifying heat. The Stowers family has deep ties to Bluefield and the local Stowers Motors dealership.
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Luefield
Duffy
Stowers
Bluefield
Julia Stowers
Knoxville
Tenn
U.S
Sydney
Australia
Eugene “Duffy” Stowers III
Tennessee
Pilot Aquatic Club
University of Georgia
Bluefield Sees Cash Flow Improvement Despite Year End Loss
Bluefield officials report the city’s financial status improved after a unanimous Board approval certifying the fiscal year ending June 30. The city finished the year about $157,812 in the red, with roughly $150,000 of that tied to a one week end payroll carried into 2000 2001. Chief Financial Officer Hasan Baig notes lower expenses and in line budget projections, estimating revenue around $6,000 including a pump replacement cost.
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Bluefield
Board of Directors
Hasan Baig
Baig
Enue
WV DOH approves 21.6 million I 73 74 interch bid Bluefield
The West Virginia Division of Highways approved a 21.6 million dollar bid for the Interstate 73 74 and U S 460 interchange at John Nash Boulevard in Bluefield. Trumbull Corporation of Pittsburgh submitted the apparent low bid of record. Deputy State Highway Engineer Randy Epperly noted four bids were received and an official contract will be issued soon.
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Bluefield
State Division of Highways
John Nash
Trumbull Corporation
Pittsburgh
Sam Beverage
West Virginia Division of Highways
Cecil Underwood
West Virginia
King Coal Highway
Underwood
Randy Epperly
PCH outlines future projects at annual meeting
Princeton Community Hospital officials highlighted recent achievements at the yearly gathering at Fincastle Country Club and mapped future goals including a Long Term Acute Care Hospital development, a heart center in southern West Virginia, and Phase IV expansion. The board re elected Charles T. Mathena president and listed officers and directors for four year terms.
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Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital
Fincastle Country Club
PCH
Charles T. Mathena
Thomas
Lilly
Daniel Dunmyer
Robert Schumacher
Tom Bay
Arnold Lively
Candace Stanley
Gopal Pardasani
Dewey Russell
Robert Holroyd
Princeton Memorial Hospital Company, Inc
Dunmyer
Mathena
Holroyd
Jim Thompson
Owen Griffith
Bay
Deborah Akers
Nelson Montgomery
Pat Smith
West Virginia
St. Luke’s Hospital
Creepy courthouse sees spook on Raleigh County Court TV
In Raleigh County Courthouse Chief Circuit Judge John Hutchison's courtroom observers report a ghostly image on the closed circuit monitor. The figure, dubbed the Lady in the Red, appears only when the lights go out, with theories scarce beyond a joking swamp gas remark by Prosecutor Larry Frail. Hutchison says he has seen a glow.
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Raleigh County
John A. Hutchison
Lady In the Red
Hutchison
H.L. Kirkpatrick III
Larry Frail
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Stowers Motors
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First Community Bank
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Charles Owens
Eric DiNovo
Bluefield High School
College Avenue
Barbara Hawkins
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Virginia
Day
Calle RO
Sun
Tim Rice
Ho Lloyd Webber
Days Inn
Wytheville
Abby
John Grisham
Grisham
Pelican Brief
Albemarle County
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