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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1998
Page
4
Regional and city desk notes include numbers for day and night staff as well as deadlines and office hours. The listing provides departments for sports tempo celebrations business and obituaries with corresponding phone lines and hours.
The rebuilt Fayette Station Bridge will allow traffic across the gorge for the first time in over two decades. Or ers Construction Co under state Division of Highways supervision restored a historic replica while modernizing the structure. The bridge, near New River Gorge National River, will increase traffic and challenge parking, with NPS proposing one way travel and ranger bus tours from Canyon Rim Visitor Center. Pete Hart, superintendent, notes experience will guide safety and efficiency for visitors this summer.
A dense schedule lists a Kroger WWHS Band fundraiser at the new Beckley Kroger from 11 am to 6 pm, plus genealogical society programs, Little League meetings, Beckley Singles and South Charleston singles events, art shows, veteran exhibits, PTSD and graduation planning, kindergarten and Girl Scout registrations, a Raleigh County emergency services meeting, CAEZ board, flag-raising, school enrollments, book sales, Mountaineer Republican women, cancer and Alzheimer's support groups, Airport Authority, multiple AA and Al-Anon meetings, and various church activities across Beckley, Oak Hill, Rainelle, and Webster Springs.
The Beckley Raleigh County Black Business Association will hold its second Job Fair and Symposium for area youth May 23 at O'Dell Hall on The College of West Virginia campus. Registration opens 8:30 a.m. with programs starting at 9 a.m. Free refreshments.
The Raleigh County area reports larcenies from vehicles and residences, driving on a suspended license, property destruction, and suspicious or possible burglary cases across Beckley Crossing, Crab Orchard, Piney View, Bradley, and surrounding streets. Domestic disputes, public intoxication, threats, and harassment are noted along with a vehicle accident cluster on Coal River Road and nearby routes.
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