Community Christmas Tree concert honors Cecil Surratt legacy
Bill Archer notes Cecil Surratt’s passing on Sept 3 after a summer cancer diagnosis. The 9th Community Christmas Tree concert will proceed with Cecil in spirit as past leaders, Ruth by his side, and a chorus of regular performers including Don Whitt and friends. The piece recalls decades of shows, shared tapes, and a final tribute to a 50 year tradition.
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Cecil Surratt
Aeus
Cecil
Chicory Square
Larry Gilpin
Ruth
City Auditorium
Don Whitt & Friends
Bluefield
Gazebo
Mark Pennington
Mark
Keith Pennington
Don Whitt
Karl Miller
Larry
Santa
Don
Mark Stutso
Year
Herb Sims
Bill Gillespie
Pennington Brothers
Newspaper staff listings at Cluefield Baily Telegraph
Executive Editor Thomas A Colley and News Editor Samantha Perry lead the staff with Sports Editor, Managing Editor, Senior Editor, and City Editor roles filled by listed colleagues. The page features a biblical verse from Ephesians 6 10 11 AKJV, underscoring a religious motif.
Christmas Price Index at a Record High by PNC
PNC Financial Services Group calculates the Christmas Price Index for True Love's gifts in The Twelve Days of Christmas. The total reaches $72,608, up 3.5 percent from last year. swans down, ladies dancing up, partridge steady. The piece notes historical legends about the carol and ends with holiday cheer.
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PNC Financial Services Group
PNC
True Love
Pncchristmaspriceindex.com
Fair Lady’s House
Christmas Tree Lighting and Parade Bring Joy to Tazewell
The fourth annual Christmas Tree Lighting at Mini Park on December 1 featured Grand Marshals Mr and Mrs Roy Rector. Mayor Jack Harry and Town Council lit the tree. Tazewell High’s Green T’s provided music, with hot chocolate and cookies from New People's Bank. On December 3 the annual Christmas Parade Peace on Earth Begins at Home celebrated with a special float for Barns-Beavers VFW 7136 and American Legion Post 133, followed by a Post Parade Party at the American Legion Building with photos with Santa.
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Roy Rector
Jerry Wood
Tazewell
Jack Harry
Tazewell High School
T’s
Tazewell Chamber
New People’s Bank
Harry
Barns- Beavers
American Legion
Tazewell Recreation Department
Preambles honor God in state constitutions across the nation
Jim Davidson notes that every state constitution preamble refers to a higher power, citing examples from Alabama Hawaii Connecticut Kansas Texas and Wyoming. He argues this reflects a shared spiritual heritage and urges readers to preserve values by honoring God, while warning against secular court overreach. He concludes with a call to copy the piece and share it widely.
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Pennsylvania
God
John F. Kennedy
Little Rock
Alabama
Hawaii
Connecticut
Kansas
Texas
Republic of Texas
Wyoming
The
ACLU
William Penn
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Bill Archer
Daily Telegraph
Barcher
Boltonline
Cluefield Baily Telegraph
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Thomas A. Colley
Samantha Perry
Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Gion
England
Dale McFeatters
McFeattersd
Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Anita J. Short
Tazewell Area
Davidson
Jim Davidson
Bentley Drive
Conway
Ark
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