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City councilman in W.Va. accused of shooting truck

September 19, 2008 @ 02:35 PM

The Associated Press

Herald-Dispatch.com

BENWOOD, W.Va. (AP) - A Benwood city councilman is accused of shooting his neighbor’s pickup truck with a 12-gauge shotgun.

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http://wvgazette.com/News/200809100858

W.Va. No. 1 for stress, Cambridge study says
Link found between anxiety, poor health
Are West Virginians stressed to the max?

By Eric Eyre
Staff writer

Are West Virginians stressed to the max?

Apparently so, according to a study released Wednesday.

West Virginia is home to the highest percentage of stressed-out people ( Read more... )

http://www.bdtonline.com/local/local_story_256234523.html

Thieves stealing city’s storm drains
By BILL ARCHER
Bluefield Daily Telegraph

BLUEFIELD - If you think times are hard where you live, consider the problem that Bluefield City Police have encountered in recent days - the theft of storm drain gratings from city streets.

“We have had several storm ( Read more... )

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A sad, sad statement on our area. From the theme music- Quit Your Bitching, Nigger to the near-threats over Obama having a campaign center in the state...sad, sad days.

http://www.bdtonline.com/editorials/local_story_240161153.html

Poverty report - Appalachian statistics are still appalling
Bluefield Daily Telegraph

The report of an increase in Appalachian residents living in poverty last year should come as no great surprise. But that does not make the news that 114,000 more individuals in the region have now ( Read more... )

 So I went to the bank and a local shop. The ATM at the bank could not be used because it faces the sun with no shade. I wasted the time to go in and get money and asked ( Read more... )

http://www.bdtonline.com/local/local_story_242233844.html

No parking on grass - even your own
By CHARLES OWENS
Bluefield Daily Telegraph

BLUEFIELD - When a police cruiser stopped at her residence Friday morning, Judy Silbaugh automatically assumed something bad had happened.

However, her fear turned to confusion when she learned she was being ticketed ( Read more... )

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/homepage/x1839307778/Special-licenses-offered-to-those-who-fear-beast

Special licenses offered to those who fear ’beast’
Aug 08, 2008 @ 09:10 AM
By The Associated Press
Herald-Dispatch.com

CHARLESTON (AP) - West Virginia is offering special driver’s licenses to people who oppose digitized photos because they believe this ( Read more... )

 Now, for only $100 we can all go see a Jimmy Buffet cover band! - http://www.chuckmathenacenter.org/documents/upcoming_events.php

So what if they were WAY over budget, way behind schedule and ate up all the grant money in the area. We can now see a cover band for the price of your monthly electric bill! 

http://wvgazette.com/News/200807290789

Governor's nephew testifies in sex case
Woman ran prostitution ring, charges say
CLARKSBURG - A nephew of Gov. Joe Manchin testified in federal court Tuesday that he hired two female escorts, one of whom performed oral sex on him.

By Andrew Clevenger
Staff writer

CLARKSBURG - A nephew of Gov. Joe Manchin testified ( Read more... )