Bluefield News Archives

“A lot of it is self reporting”

Bluefield's Bowen Field will soon be a tobacco-free facility. "Officially, we've been in discussions with the ballpark for a couple of years about going tobacco-free," Community Connections Executive Director ... via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

“Trace amounts were found in the hallway adjacent the room and that was taped off.”

BLUEFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - An environmental clean-up crew is scheduled to start tearing out contaminated flooring Thursday in a Bluefield State College store room where mercury was discovered. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

BLUEFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH BLUEFIELD, W. Va. - While in college, I had the dubious assignment of writing bogus articles once a year for the annual April Fool's Day edition of the college newspaper. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Posted Tuesday, March 25, 2008 ; 04:36 PM Updated Tuesday, March 25, 2008 ; 07:00 PM Watch Story Video Students at Bluefield State College are seeing some changes. via WVNS-TV Ghent

“Thrive is a great example of a free product which will assist the community when it comes to the process of informing them about important health care issues and trends.”

Health care issues have become increasingly complex. Medical terminology can be mind-boggling. Health care consumers often find it difficult to talk with their doctors about an illness, a prescribed medication ... via Register-herald.com

Posted Friday, March 21, 2008 ; 03:58 PM Updated Friday, March 21, 2008 ; 06:55 PM People in Mercer and Tazewell Counties will benefit. via WVNS-TV Ghent

“You will probably see me on the ballot one day.”

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - "The Wizard of Oz" and the characters, Dorothy, the Tin-Man, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion and of course, the Wicked Witch all came to life Tuesday during the Four Seasons Women's ... via Register-herald.com

“We apologize for any inconvenience due to technical problems”

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - An early morning fire knocked out Internet service in Mercer and McDowell counties Monday, leaving thousands of web surfers without the information links they use daily. via Register-herald.com

A Montcalm man was being sought Monday in connection with the shooting death of a Mercer County man in Craig County, Va. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

“The last people moved out of some of these homes after the last flood”

The floods of 2001 and 2002 left scores of McDowell County families homeless, but in some parts of the county, the abandoned residences are being stripped bare of copper, aluminum and steel by people who sell ... via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

“Foul play has not been ruled out.”

BLUEWELL, W.Va. - The death of a local man who was discovered outdoors Wednesday morning in the Bluewell area is being examined by the Mercer County Sheriff's Department. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

“Anyone who has read the paper knows they worked really hard to come up with some money for us. We are in a unique position now to have both the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader representing Bluefield.”

City officials are attempting to address a "perception problem" about downtown Bluefield. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

“Assuming this is limited to just a civil penalty and it amounts up over time, what are the odds of us collecting the civil penalty?”

The city Board of Directors agreed Tuesday to consider additional civil penalties against landlords who fail to register rental property in Bluefield. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Posted Monday, March 10, 2008 ; 09:48 PM Updated Monday, March 10, 2008 ; 11:43 PM "Bow the Knee" performers rehearse for weekend show Story by Kate Krivanek Email Other Stories by Kate Krivanek BLUEFIELD -- ... via WVNS-TV Ghent

“We thought we were the biggest things in the world”

Bluetop Bluegrass on the Brushfork-Falls Mills Road proved to be the perfect, bare-rafter venue Saturday night for the Goins Brothers Reunion concert. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

“Last month our jail bill was $91,034. We had budgeted $133,333 for that month”

A bill giving the 9th Circuit Court in Mercer County one of three new judges in West Virginia was passed unanimously Friday evening by the state House of Delegates. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

“I don't like what's happening today”

Darel Greene began his career as a police officer when he was 27 years old. "I started in the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department as a deputy under then-sheriff Okey Mills in 1973," he recalled. via Register-herald.com

“Actually, our season really runs along with the weather”

BLUEFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH NORTHFORK, W.Va. - A southern West Virginia-based trail system is being called the No. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

“On the 26th of February, it will be 36 years since the tragedy struck”

The Buffalo Creek Memorial Library at Man is preparing a very special event commemorating the 36th Anniversary of the Buffalo Creek Flood, according to Librarian Elizabeth Tackett. via Logan Banner