BSC Alumni Honor Harris-Jefferson Center Name
More than 235 Bluefield State College alumni gathered at the Harris-Jefferson Student Center to celebrate the center’s naming and the placement of Hatter House on the National Register of Historic Places. Speakers including Dr. William B. Robertson praised Professor Othello M. Harris-Jefferson, who taught from 1928 to 1972, noting her stance against segregated facilities and her lasting legacy. The event marked the 14th National Reunion of the BSC Alumni Association as its leaders celebrated the Presidents’ Home becoming Hatter Hall and the renamed student union.
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Tazewell County Fair Opens With Dukes of Hazzard Star
The 2000 Tazewell County Fair opens today at 1 p.m. and runs through Saturday August 5 with daily entertainment. Ben Jones known as Cooter from Dukes of Hazzard will appear Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the fairgrounds and 2 to 4 p.m. at Ramey Ford in Tazewell. The fair features a circus today and Monday and a Bicentennial themed program near U.S. Route 19 460.
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GOP delegates arrive for Bush convention
Republicans frame campaign platform as delegates, 2066 strong, gather in Philadelphia to back George W. Bush. Bush tours Kentucky and Louisville rallies, touts ahead polls while Gore vacations as Democrats plot counter events in Philadelphia.
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