Carter Family Festival Celebrates 76th Country Music Birthday
Larry Hypes notes the Carter Family Memorial Music Festival at Carter Fold Hiltons Scott County marks 29th year. A.P., Sarah, and Maybelle Carter and Jimmie Rodgers helped shape traditional and modern country music with classic recordings from Bristol in August 1927. The event runs 2 11 p m with guitars banjos fiddles and voices honoring Carter heritage.
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Gate City
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Lebanon
Abingdon
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Editorial Staff Roster
The piece lists staff roles including News Editor State Editor Sports Editor Samantha Perry Thomas A Colley Executive Editor and Managing Editor Charles Owens with additional bylines for Andy Patton Dennis Yena City County Editor senior Copy Editor and Business Writer. It ends with a biblical quotation about watchfulness and temptation.
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Andy Patton
Dennis Yena
West Virginia Sales Tax Holiday Promotes Back-To-School Spending
The West Virginia Legislature and Gov. Wise back a tax free weekend to buy school clothing and supplies. The event boosts family budgets and supports local businesses with no sales tax on eligible items, inviting shoppers from nearby states to cross borders for savings.
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Bob Wise
Pocahontas parade thanks participants in July 5 celebration
American Legion Post No 14 Pocahontas Va thanks all who decorated floats bikes wagons and four wheelers for the July 5 parade. The note honors veterans and recalls July 4 as a day to give thanks and remember those who served. Edward Milliner commander signs the letter.
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Public Letters Policy Prompting Reader Submissions
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph invites concise letters on public issues. Submissions must include the writer’s signature address and phone number for consideration, and names will be published. Contact options include mail, email, and fax with the editor’s address and channels provided.
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When Bluefield Town Hall Relocation Sparks Debate
Connie Bailey questions due process in Bluefield Virginia's move of the town hall from downtown. She cites FOIA requirements for minutes of sessions and retreats, urges full openness, and warns removing the structure could alter downtown identity and civic life.
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Bowen Field
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