Fireworks and parades mark July 4 in multiple Virginia towns
Fireworks kickoff at 10 a.m. atop a mountaintop with street dances, food, and music in Jewell Ridge. A 1:30 p.m. parade forms at the old elementary school and runs 3 p.m. One-way traffic from 2 p.m. to midnight affects routes 621 and 67. Lebanon hosts a dark fireworks show at the Lions Club. Tazewell County celebrates with a 10 a.m. parade from Tazewell High School to the Crab Orchard Museum, featuring a 200 gun salute for the bicentennial. Heritage festival runs 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Historic Crab Orchard Museum and Pioneer Park with bluegrass and gospel acts, antique displays, and a French and Indian War reenactment at 3 p.m. Events continue in Grundy with a Patriotic Parade at 6 p.m. and concerts in the Depot area. Fireworks sponsored by local entities will light up Grundy at 10 a.m.
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Jewell Ridge
Stinsor Ridge
Russell County
Lebanon
Lions Club
Tazewell County
Tazewell High
West Main Street
Crab Orchard Museum
Pioneer Park
The
Glen Perry
Grant Hardin
Rocky Mount
Old Depot
Dean Jackson Bluegrass Band
Virginia Grass
Under the Gun
Buchanan General Hospital
Grundy
Buchanan County Board of Supervisors
Veterans Recall World War II Sacrifices at Princeton War Museum
Three Princeton veterans Gilliam Meadows and Walker recount their World War II service in the Marine Corps and Army Infantry. They praise patriotism, reflect on losses and POW experiences, and note Fourth of July observances at the Those Who Served War Memorial Museum. They urge schools and groups to visit and honor history.
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America
War Memorial Museum
Princeton
Gilliam
Marine Corps
Walker
Meadows
Hitler
American Legion
12Th Armored Division
Guam
Iwo Jima
Army Infantry
Italy
Germany
United States
10Th Armored Division
France
Wilton Cemetery
Glen Lyn
Memorial Building
War Museum
Gilliam, Meadows
Bill Blankenship
Tony Whitlow
Allen and Robb Hit Virginia Roads in Campaign RV Tour
In a two month listening tour, Governor George Allen and Senator Charles Robb launch a heated campaign across Virginia. Allen travels in a 30 foot RV visiting towns and attending parades while Robb forges a week long tour visiting counties and cities before Labor Day. The race tension mounts as polls show a dead heat ahead of August debates and November election plans.
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Richmond
George Allen
Allen
Charles S. Robb
Virginia
State Capitol
Susan
Scottsville
Dahlgren
Mary Sue Terry
Robb
United States
Jim Mulhall
Congress
Warsaw
Tappahannock
Locust Grove
King William County
Dale City
Fairfax
Washington
Rappahannock County
Plains
Norfolk
Virginia Commonwealth University
Robbin
Virginia Bar Association
Hot Springs
Stafford names McClaugherty vice mayor in Princeton
Stafford sworn in as mayor names McClaugherty to the post of vice mayor. Russell praises the council’s cohesion and growth. McClaugherty vows to work with Stafford. Moon lauds the youthful leadership. Stafford, a Princeton attorney, and wife Pam have two children, Abigale and Perry.
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Stafford
McClaugherty
Russell
Will
Herb
Princeton
Caldwell
Earlie Moon
Pam
Abigale
Perry
Shott Re-elected to Princeton School Board Seat
Princeton representatives Williams and Prudich faced off as Shott won re election in a 3 2 vote over Prudich for the District II seat. Seaver joined Shott in victory while Bailey and Williams supported Seaver. Pam Martin finished third after two terms. Bailey reappointed to RESAI board. Q to WVSBA legislative committee. Entitlement Funds for Education of Exceptional Students approved.
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Princeton
Greg Prudich
Williams
Prudich
Shott
Seaver
Gene Bailey
Bailey
Pam Martin
RESAI
Mercer County
Q Bailey
WVSBA
Liberty Hill Church Ghost Town Notes From Liberty
History recounts Newton Naff, a Presbyterian minister, moving from Jeffersonville now Tazewell to serve Liberty Hill Church. The church is gone. only a modern highway marker reads Liberty on both sides. A remaining home skeleton marks a settlement once with 22 buildings including a tavern, shoemaker, blacksmith, and coach maker. Thornleigh Tavern, built near the Civil War, served travelers and hosted entertainment. A 1901 flood washed away tavern and most structures. farmers still till land as sheep and cattle graze bluegrass, while the roadside marker stands as a reminder of sacrifices for the country.
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Newton Naff
Jeffersonville
Tazewell
Liberty Hill
Liberty
Thornleigh
Saltville
Tazewell County
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Rebath
W.va
Eisenhower
Beckley
Patriot
Allen Stokes
Thornleigh Tavern
Dept. OF Health & Human
Tri-Cities
First Vantage Bank
Toestelin Ea Ani
Eieney
Castlewood
Honaker
Haysi Clintwood
First
U.S. Pat
FDIC
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