Princeton celebrates downtown revival with car show and music
Residents praise Celebrate Princeton for drawing crowds to Mercer Street. They enjoyed classic cars, bouncy houses, tie-dye shirts, food vendors, and new downtown businesses. Shoppers and families say the event showcases what Princeton has to offer and brings the community together.
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Princeton
Jerry McKinney
Matthew Phillips
Amanda Meade
Ruby Bailey
Bailey
Veterans’ Booth
Mercer Street
Kate Coll
Kcoitl
Bdtonline
Calvin Copeland
Jerry Pacitto
Graduation notices from two area high schools
Allen Kade of Princeton High School spoke at graduation praising graduates and urging belief in their abilities. Bland High School honored 38 graduates with 2013 valedictorian Jared King and salutatorian Kimberly Cassell, with honors to Megan Fanning Derek French Chase Hankins Jared King John Miller Hannah Pauley and Gregory Blake.
Mercer County Water Project Seeks State Funds For Phase IV
Cole says crews focus on Part B of the Mercer Summers Water Project Phase IV as funding for Part A remains unavailable. He notes HUD AML and Rural Development have rejected the project, shrinking grant pools and delaying construction. Region I and the Mercer County Commission continue to pursue grants while funding gaps persist.
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Cole
Mercer-Summers
Nubbins Ridge
County Commission
Housing and Urban Development
HUD
American Mine Lands
AML
Region I
Mercer County
Kate Coil
Kcoil
Bottonline
Local names list appears in OCR segment
Readable line of personal names includes Tori Akers Jon Alexopoulos Joshua Altizer Richard Antoni Brandon Asbury Shannon Bailey Elisabeth Barker Sonny Regis Garrett Belcher Andrew Billips Christina Bircham Taylor Bishop Bridget Blizzard Michael Bonanno Taylor Bradshaw Torri Bradshaw Destiny Brence Eden Brinegar Cameron Brown Whitney Browning Lucas Brummett Melissa Buchanan Alyssa Carpenter Bethany Carr Jorge Castillo Timothy Clarke Hugh Clary Robert Compton.
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Tori Akers
Jon Alexopoulos
Joshua Altizer
Richard Antoni
Brandon Asbury
Shannon Bailey
Elisabeth Barker
Sonny Regis Garrett Belcher
Andrew Billips
Christina Bircham Taylor Bishop
Bridget Blizzard
Michael Bonanno
Taylor Bradshaw
Torri Bradshaw Destiny Brence Eden Brinegar
Cameron Brown
Whitney Browning
Lucas Brummett
Melissa Buchanan
Alyssa Carpenter
Bethany Carr
Jorge Castillo
Timothy Clarke
Hugh Clary
Robert Compton
Obama Xi on second day informal summit at Sunnylands
Obama and Xi Jinping continued talks at Sunnylands with jackets off in a casual tone. They planned discussions on economy and cybersecurity while addressing North Korea and climate issues. The White House said they agreed to work together to reduce hydrofluorocarbons and hinted at broader cooperation on cyber questions.
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Obama
Rancho Mirage
Calif
Barack Obama
Xi Jinping
Sunnylands
North Korea
White House
United States
China
U.S
Koreas to hold border talks in Panmunjom village
North and South Korea agreed to government level talks Sunday in the border village of Panmunjom to ease tensions and revive stalled collaboration projects. The meeting marks the clearest sign of easing since earlier threats, with allies Obama and Xi also meeting to discuss Pyongyang.
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South Korea
Panmunjom
Red Cross
Unification Ministry
Pyongyang
Kaesong
China
North Korea
Kim Jong UN
Park Geun-hye
Beijing
Graham High School Class of 2013 graduates list
The Graham High School Class of 2013 includes Derek Cook Ashley Cruise Sarah Dawson Gabrielle Dobson Taylor Dody Ashleigh Dotson Jessica Duncan Dillon Edwards Jacob Evans Nicholas Farley David Figueroa Scott Ford Cody Furrow Kali Furry Erin Goins Christina Grose Bart Hagerman Dustin Hagerman Kyle Hanna Cody Hatfield Marshal Hawiey Thomas Hayes Haley Holloway Britney Hoops Kim Howell Emily Hubbard Jonathan Hypes Brian James Jr Caleb LaFon Patrick Lambert Lyndsey Lawrence Haylie Lawson Otto Leung Jessica Lewis Morgan Marek Chris Martin Laura Mason Pauline Mason Ashley Matthews Annie McDaniel Jessica McKinney Tim Meadows Zach Melvin Dawnna Metcalfe Austin D Miller Austin M Miller Tashell Mitchell Corey Manninger Mike Moore Ashley Moretto Early Morgan Andrea Muncy Jeremy Muncy Jon Muncy Zach Muncy Hasan Muzaffer Ace Nate Owen Gary Owens Larry Owens Justin Perdue Sara Perfin Taylor Pietras Starla Price John Puckett Ricki Puckett Kainaat Rana Kristin Ratcliff Sundus Razzaq Tiffany Reynolds Kenneth Richmond Il Sarah Riffe Isaac Roten Brad Russell Dangela San Martin Chantal Saunders Bingo Lawyers Sharon Scott Tim Scott Heather Sharp Spencer Sheets Eric Short Justin Shrewsberry Savannah Siebenhaar Leeann Simms
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Derek Cook
Ashley Cruise
Sarah Dawson
Gabrielle Dobson Taylor Dody
Ashleigh Dotson
Jessica Duncan Dillon Edwards
Jacob Evans
Nicholas Farley
David Figueroa
Scott Ford
Cody Furrow
Kali Furry Erin Goins
Christina Grose
Bart Hagerman
Dustin Hagerman
Kyle Hanna
Cody Hatfield
Marshal Hawiey
Thomas Hayes
Haley Holloway
Britney Hoops
Kim Howell
Emily Hubbard
Jonathan Hypes
Brian James, Jr
Caleb LaFon
Patrick Lambert
Lyndsey Lawrence Haylie Lawson
Otto Leung
Jessica Lewis Morgan Marek
Chris Martin
Laura Mason
Pauline Mason
Ashley Matthews
Annie McDaniel
Jessica McKinney
Tim Meadows
Zach Melvin Dawnna Metcalfe Austin D. Miller Austin M. Miller
Tashell Mitchell
Corey Manninger
Mike Moore
Ashley Moretto
Early Morgan
Andrea Muncy
Jeremy Muncy
Jon Muncy
Zach Muncy, Hasan Muzaffer
Nate Owen
Gary Owens
Larry Owens
Justin Perdue
Sara Perfin Taylor Pietras
Starla Price
John Puckett
Ricki Puckett
Kainaat Rana
Kristin Ratcliff Sundus Razzaq
Tiffany Reynolds
Kenneth Richmond Il
Sarah Riffe
Isaac Roten
Brad Russell
Dangela
San Martin
Chantal Saunders
Bingo Lawyers
Sharon Scott
Tim Scott
Heather Sharp
Spencer Sheets
Eric Short Justin Shrewsberry
Savannah Siebenhaar
Leeann Simms
Thank You to Graham High School Graduation Donors
Acknowledging contributors to the Graham High School Class of 2013 Project Graduation. Donors include local churches, businesses, restaurants, service providers, and individuals such as John O Neal Beth Morgan Jess Frye Debbie Proffitt and GHS staff and students who supported the event.
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John O’neal
Beth Morgan
Jess Frye
Debbie Proffitt
GHS
Graham High School
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