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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1998
Page
7
Tuesday night partly cloudy with mid 30s lows. Wednesday and Thursday show partly cloudy skies with highs near 50 and 50 and a low around 30. Friday turns mostly cloudy with upper 20s lows and mid 40s highs. Stream conditions numbers listed for Bluestone Summersville and R D Bailey lakes.
Voters emphasize honesty and Christian values with focus on abortion limits and environmental controls. Green Creek resident John Craige and rival Kelly Given lead a costly Putnam County Senate race while residents urge candidates to address mining, forestry, jobs, and workers’ compensation amid changing times.
A new book by Randall Floyd centers on 40 Civil War letters from Wiley of the 49th Georgia Infantry, showing a stemmed, loving, grueling march home to Martha Ann. The discovered correspondence, written from 1862 to 1865, reveals longing, hardship, and enduring family ties amid war.
The Van Meter Endowed Athletic Scholarship enters its second year at CWV, honoring Coach Van Meter. Adrienne Banks, 1998 Woodrow graduate and 1998 recipient, praised the award, while community leaders lauded Van Meter’s coaching and community care. The new facility gives CWV athletics a home and reflects his lasting impact.
Descendants of Sally Hemings say they feel vindicated by a Nature study linking Thomas Jefferson to Hemings’ daughter Eston. Eston descendant Julie Westerinen pursued the claim amid decades of scholarly debate about Jefferson’s paternity at Monticello. Described as strong evidence, the finding will be reviewed by Monticello historians.
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