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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1998
Page
3
The provided text lists multiple contact lines for The Register Herald including 255-4400 for information, 255-4427 for Fox, toll free 1-800-950-0250, and various department numbers such as news 255-4452 255-4469 regional 255-4459 sports 255-4477 obituaries 255-4474 255-4482 255-4465 255-4472 Fayette 469-3373 Wyoming 732-6450 with office hours 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and classified 252-8800 display 255-4424.
Beauty grant recipients in Beckley include River Ridge at 421 Neville St. receiving a $1000 facade and building improvement grant for front and rear awnings stairs and a rear stoop. Twelve projects sought funding and six more were tentatively approved as officials posed for photos with Mayor Emmett Pugh River Ridge owners Dan Henthorn Kathy Bailey and committee chair Blair Frier.
A dense community roundup lists multiple events today and tomorrow including hot dog and bake sales at North Sand Branch Auxiliary, a Summers County Lady Bobcats yard sale, Fayetteville ghost tours, blood drawing day in Beckley, and various church, coffeehouse, and A A gatherings. Other items cover reunions, tours, and volunteer activities with contact numbers and locations across Beckley, Sophia, Hinton, and surrounding towns.
Detective Cpl Jeffrey Shumate of Beckley Police Department is named officer of the week. With seven years in service and a specialty in child abuse investigations, he was voted outstanding law enforcement officer in 1994 and belongs to the Beckley Raleigh County Jaycees. Cards are available at the department on Prince Street from 8 am to 4 pm Saturday, with inquiries to Sgt Bob Tipton at 256 1715.
A Wednesday correction fixes the Saturday flea market and auction for the Newspapers in Education program. The charity auction starts at 10 a.m. and excludes antique cars. A photo in the June 4 Register-Herald correctly shows Fayette County Deputy Robert Godsey.
A police blotter compiles incidents including assaults on Stamford Road and North Eisenhower Drive, disturbances on Dixie Avenue and Barwood Street, domestic calls on Ellison Avenue and Farmshire Drive, driving on a suspended license on North Eisenhower Drive, forgery on Neville Street, credit card fraud in the Beckley area, intoxication cases on Stamford Road South Fayette Street Barwood Street West Raleigh, larcenies around Beckley and Cool Ridge, open container and underage drinking on Pikeview Drive, runaways on Terrill Street, threats on North Eisenhower Drive, and several vehicle accidents at intersections and along State Route 19 and Ragland Road. Additional reports note destruction of property on Willapa Lane, a fight on Mill Hollow Road, harassment on Kent Avenue, and vandalism on Ritter Drive with a final vehicle crash list including Stanaford Road and Ragland Road.
Reports from 8 a.m. yesterday advise calling after 8 a.m. to learn riverfront conditions. Bluestone Lai 166-0156 Elevation details and gauges at Summersville, Gaber River, Pstem, Hinton, and related sites show multiple readings such as 1,410.49 ft and flow rates from 231 to 6,460 cf/s, with notes on normal levels and specific gauge values.
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