COVID-19 numbers rise across the region
COVID-19 cases increase across Mercer County with six new cases over the weekend for a total of 85, 54 active. Age groups 20 to 29 account for 21 percent, with 40 to 49 and 50 to 59 at 16 percent each. Nearby counties report mixed totals and hospitalizations rise.
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Princeton church fund drive for 1920 sanctuary renovation
First Christian Church of Straley Avenue in Princeton plans a congregation yard sale on August 1 to raise funds for renovations to its 100 year old sanctuary. Pastor Steve Janning notes the historic building was finished in 1920 after the congregation began in 1907 and expanded with a school wing by 1910.
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John Lewis Crosses Selma Bridge in Final Funeral Return
The body of civil rights icon John Lewis crosses the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, for the final time as mourners reflect on his legacy. He had previously helped galvanize support for the Voting Rights Act after the 1965 Bloody Sunday march. The procession retraces the route from Brown Chapel AME Church, with Lewis’s coffin atop a horse-drawn wagon.
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Bluefield K-9 Thor models mask to promote health effort
Bluefield police K-9 Thor wore a mask to promote COVID 19 safety and proper mask use. The display, posted on the department Facebook page, aims to engage youth through the Explorers Program and public health messaging.
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