Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Fri Nov 27
Volunteers with the Walter Reed Project are in the process of making their final push for clothing, gift cards, toiletry items, pre-paid phone cards and other items they plan to transport to Walter Reed Army Medical Center prior to Christmas.
A Weather ChangeWest Virginia Metro - Fri Nov 27
Snow, the first of the season in many cases, was being reported in many parts of West Virginia on Friday morning as shoppers headed out for Black Friday.
Bluefield principal kisses toad for charityCharleston Gazette - Thu Nov 26
Forget Prince Charming; it turns out kissing a frog can be a way to feed hungry families.
Popular Holiday of Lights powering onBluefield Daily Telegraph - Wed Nov 25
Volunteers are ready to throw the switch tonight on the 13th season of the popular Holiday of Lights at Bluefield's Lotito Park.
Mercer Sheriff a " Nov. 13-18, 2009Bluefield Daily Telegraph - Tue Nov 24
MERCER SHERIFF Nov. 13 A* PETIT LARCENY: A complainant reported four bronze headstone vases were stolen from Woodlawn Cemetery.
Feds blame low oxygen for Ala. mine deathBluefield Daily Telegraph - Tue Nov 24
Low oxygen levels apparently caused the death of a coal miner at a west Alabama mine where several others were overcome during a rescue attempt and had to be hospitalized, federal mine safety officials said Tuesday.
Five Head Start programs in southern counties to share $2.9M grantCharleston Gazette - Mon Nov 23
Five Early Head Start programs in Southern West Virginia will share a $2.9 million federal stimulus grant.
Not singing the blues: Nat Reese enters West Virginiaa s Music Hall of FameBluefield Daily Telegraph - Sun Nov 22
The stars came out to the West Virginia Cultural Center in Charleston Saturday night as one of Mercer County's best known blues performers, the legendary Nat Reese, took his place among the pantheon of West Virginia musicians with his induction into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame.
Deadline nears for first a City of Lightsa contestBluefield Daily Telegraph - Sat Nov 21
Mild weather in Bluefield on Saturday provided just the right ingredients for Bob Little to start installing the thousands of holiday lights that draws the attention of people walking or driving past his College Avenue home.
Community Christmas Tree sign-up dates announcedBluefield Daily Telegraph - Sat Nov 21
Sign-up dates for the 2009 Community Christmas Tree campaign have been finalized.
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