Beethoven comes to Mercer County in school concerts
West Virginia Symphony plans May 6 performances at Bluefield High School Auditorium. Middle and high school show at 10 am, elementary at 11:30 am. Children weigh Beethoven as a dog or movie figure, while older students identify him as the composer and his influence on civilization.
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Beethoven
Mercer County
West Virginia Symphony
Bluefield High School
Robert Taylor
Princeton
Haley Weddle
Tiffany Lucas
Haley
Sonya Whittaker
Oakvale
Dog
Composer
Sonya
Sidney Williams
Schroeder
Kristin Crotty
Music in May Medley of events in Four Seasons Country
Barbara Hawkins reports a month long celebration of music across Four Seasons Country with public access events in West Virginia and Virginia. Highlights include the West Virginia Symphony and the U S Air Force Band along with local performances and community music programs in Beethoven A-3.
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Luefield
Maya
Four Seasons
Chambers of Commerce
West Virginia-Virginia
West Virginia Symphony
U.S. Air Force Band
Columbine gunmen diary says they sought the big kill
A diary found in one gunman’s home reveals a plan to attack Columbine High School on Adolf Hitler’s birthday and die in flames. Sheriff Stone says the motive was to destroy the school and harm as many students as possible, with parental accountability highlighted.
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Littleton
Colo
Columbine High School
Adolf Hitler
Jefferson County
John Stone
Stone
Dylan Klebold
Eric Harris
Brittney Pastine
Kimmie Cornell
Rachel Joy Scott
Trinity Christian Center
Scott
Nick Baumgart
Kyle Velasquez
Log crushes man in Princeton logging accident
Princeton local man Larry Stephen Brown aged 46 died in a logging accident in the Greasy Ridge area Saturday morning. The Brown's Timbering owner was struck by a rolling log weighing about 800 to 1,000 pounds as the truck backed up. He died at Princeton Community Hospital after being transported by Rescue Squad. The incident remains under investigation by state police.
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Princeton
Greasy Ridge
Larry Stephen Brown
Brown
Brown’s Timbering and Trucking, Inc
West Virginia
M.R. Crowder
Crowder
Princeton Rescue Squad
Princeton Community Hospital
UMWA President Leads Remembrance Of 114 Miners Martyrs
In Pocahontas Virginia United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts led a cemetery ceremony honoring 114 miners who died in the March 13 1884 explosion at the Pocahontas East Mine. He called the miners heroes martyrs and urged reflection on their families hardships.
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Pocahontas
United Mine Workers of America
Cecil Roberts
Pocahontas East
Roberts
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