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Posted Friday, May 30, 2008 ; 03:39 PM Updated Friday, May 30, 2008 ; 05:18 PM Mother nature cooperated for a lunch-time favorite in Mercer County today.

Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 ; 01:50 PM Updated Wednesday, May 28, 2008 ; 06:17 PM Watch Story Video It's an effort done sponsored by the American Cancer Society.

BLUEFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH PRINCETON, W.Va. - A circuit court judge set a $25,000 bond Tuesday after a Mercer County woman was arraigned on first-degree murder in the death of a Lake Bottom resident she provided ...

Workers putting the finishing touches on one of Princeton's newest assets will give way to performances and audiences this July as the Chuck Mathena Center opens its doors to the public.

Another of my dad's editorials . I probably should mention that my dad had seen Hitler's handiwork first-hand. He spent much of 1938 in Germany and was a witness to Kristallnacht .

Posted Friday, May 23, 2008 ; 01:03 PM Updated Friday, May 23, 2008 ; 01:13 PM One man was arrested as two others fled on foot.

Posted Thursday, May 22, 2008 ; 06:00 PM Updated Thursday, May 22, 2008 ; 05:48 PM Untied Nations debate took place in Princeton.

BLUEFIELD DAILY TELEGRAPH PRINCETON, W.Va - A Bluefield man facing first-degree murder in the 2007 shooting death of another Bluefield resident entered into a plea agreement Tuesday in Mercer County Circuit ...

When gas prices soared last year in advance of the summer travel season, the AAA released a survey indicating that the average cost per gallon of regular gas was $3.10 on May 17, 2007.

“Gas prices, and the distance to the job, are factors they have to consider. Because minimum wage and gas prices sometime don't equal out.”

Area students looking for a summer job could be impeded by soaring gas prices. "The biggest impact people are complaining about is gas prices," David Hodges, manager of the Workforce West Virginia Job Service ... via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Don Caruth, the current GOP Senate Minority Leader from the 10th Senatorial District, will be challenged this November by Democrat James W. "Jim" McNeely. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 ; 09:50 PM Updated Wednesday, May 14, 2008 ; 11:43 PM Watch Story Video The chase created a dangerous situation on the turnpike. via WVNS-TV

“I could spend a reasonable amount of time”

County finances, the Mercer County Airport and definitions of leadership were topics when candidates for the Mercer County Commission met with the Bluefield Daily Telegraph editorial board. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

“But I am really excited about this. I think it is great he is coming.”

It's not everyday that a former president comes to town. For a crowd of several hundred citizens who jammed the Carter Center Gym at Concord University Thursday, the event was also somewhat of a historic ... via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Posted Wednesday, May 7, 2008 ; 06:00 PM Updated Wednesday, May 7, 2008 ; 04:24 PM Some Mercer County parents have filed a Title XI injunction against Mercer County Schools, citing unfair treatment to female ... via WVNS-TV

Posted Tuesday, May 6, 2008 ; 10:16 PM Updated Tuesday, May 6, 2008 ; 11:42 PM Montcalm High School teacher charged with sexual abuse against a student Story by Kate Krivanek Email Other Stories by Kate ... via WVNS-TV Ghent

“We are a 21st Century state and we want to ensure that our students are competitive not only on a national market now but on a global economy and just maintaining and ensuring that there's a high qualified teacher in every classroom”

Posted Monday, May 5, 2008 ; 10:33 PM Updated Monday, May 5, 2008 ; 10:39 PM The president-elect is from Princeton. via WVNS-TV

“In other words, the two judges of the 9th Judicial Circuit are handling the caseload that should be managed by more than three judges.”

A little ceremony, a few remarks, the swish of an ink pen and its done. Mercer County's 9th Judicial Circuit has an extra judge. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

“I don't want to be in a situation where we go red [empty] on ammunition because we didn't bring enough”

For the Marines fighting in southern Afghanistan, a shortage of drinking water turned out to be nearly as big a concern as Taliban insurgents.

When Marines of Alpha and Bravo Companies, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, pushed into Garmsir, a Taliban stronghold, before dawn Tuesday, each toted 18 half-liter bottles of water plus two liters in his pack. Their staggering 100- to 150-pound loads - including weapons, ammunition, mortar base plates, radios, flak vests and helmets and other gear - had troop commanders worried even before the operation began. Read more

“I really believe they're stocking up a little bit more so they don't have to make so many trips”

Two essentials, gasoline and food, are competing more and more for the few dollars in everyone's pocket. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph