From Burns to Diploma Hero Ben Pauley Survives Fire Ordeal
At Princeton Senior High School Ben Pauley, scarred from a June camping fire, will receive his diploma today. He fought back from second and third degree burns at an Ohio Shriners burn center to rejoin class within two months. Named Student of the Month, he earned National Honor Society eligibility and won major scholarships.
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Rocket Boys author Homer Hickam to keynote Bluefield dinner
Homer Hickam Jr., author of Rocket Boys and October Sky, returns to Bluefield for the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce 94th annual dinner as keynote. The event at Brushfork Armory starts with reception at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets sold out. Hickam to be joined by fellow rocket boys and relatives of the late Freida Riley. He hails from West Virginia and will promote his upcoming novel Back to the Moon.
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Ala
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Quentin Wilson
Jimmy Carroll
Roy Lee Cook
Iva Gray
Tazewell
Freida Riley
Sherman Siers
Wythe Heritage Festival Draws Thousands at New River Trail
A sunlit Saturday at New River Trail State Park in Foster Falls hosted the Third Annual Wythe County Heritage and Arts Festival. Park staff reported 8,600 attendees over Memorial Day weekend, with thousands more visiting on festival day. The 57 mile linear park, opened in 1996, sees ongoing improvements including restored Foster Falls Railway station and a finished horse barn with 18 horses for rent.
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New River Trail State Park
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Positive talks fail to halt Kosovo conflict at Macedonia meeting
NATO outlined withdrawal terms to Yugoslav generals at a Kosovo border base near Blace, Slovakia. The five hour session ended with a request for time to consult higher authorities as bombardments continued around Kruma and Nikoliq. A Sunday resumption was planned at a Kumanovo base, with no timetable given.
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War winds down Kosovo pullout may finish this week
NATO air campaign continues with strikes near Pristina Prizren and Drenica as Kosovo withdrawal nears completion. Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon noted a possible week-end end if withdrawal plans finalize promptly while talks lag. A Yugoslav military delegation arrived three hours late at the Europe cafe with British forces monitoring.
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