Celebrate Princeton doubles arts calendar amid busy fair day
Celebrate Princeton nearly doubled its size from last year’s initial town fair to replace SummerFest and proved successful for businesses concession operators and attendees. Rain threatened but attendance stayed strong as vendors reported steady crowds and later heavy showers cleared. Joan Stoker and Anita Skeens Caldwell prepared for Mercer County Drama Camp at Princeton Middle, Barbara Hawkins wrote.
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Princeton
Lou Stoker
Anita Skeens Caldwell
Mercer County
Princeton Middle
Princeton Event Moves Up Summer Play and Local Activities
The community schedules a June play for Princeton Middle School with free lunch and tees for attendees. The day also honors former Police Chief R C Martin for 22 years of service, while Mercer County activities include Bramwell Theatre Festival and Business After Hours events with details and contact numbers.
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Princeton Middle
Stoker
Princeton
R. C. “Casey” Martin
Beckley
Martin
Marie Blackwell
Mercer County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Bramwell Theatre Festival
Bramwell Wesleyan Church
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff and Bible Verse
A fragment lists staff roles at Bluefield Daily Telegraph including William Randy Deason publisher Thomas Colley executive editor and Samantha Perry managing editor. It closes with a Bible verse from Psalms 56 3 4.
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William ‘Randy’ Deason
Thomas A. Colley
Samantha Perry
Rate decrease hailed for West Virginia workers' comp reforms
West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane Cline announced a 10 percent cut in loss costs, yielding about a 9.5 percent rate drop for most state businesses next month. The move follows 2003 reforms and Brick Street Mutual Insurance replacing the old system, with continued efforts to curb fraud and assure proper premiums, improving the economic climate.
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Mountain States
West Virginia
Jane Cline
Brick Street Mutual Insurance
Virginia
Brick Street
Bluefield Tax Office Backlash Sparks Countywide Debate
A letter from J R Shuck of Princeton WV criticizes Bluefield leaders over plans to reopen a satellite Mercer County tax office. He urges that if funded, it should be Bluefield staffed and paid by the city, warns against utilizing county tax dollars for a county employee, and suggests the issue shows Bluefield citizens feel entitled. He argues Mercer County has managed without a special office in other communities.
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Jim Bailey
Bluefield Board of Directors
Uefield
Mr. Bailey
City of
Mercer County
Mercer County Commission
County Commission
Bailey
Elgood
Matoaka
J. R. Shuck
Princeton
Republicans face daunting odds as Democrats eye House control
Dan K. Thomasson reports that Democrats rally amid Bush era discontent over Iraq and public anger over terrorism, taxes, and spending while Republicans hold a double digit lead on terrorism but stumble on Iraq. Polls show Democrats unlikely to land a landslide but gaining ground.
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House
John Murtha
Pennsylvania
Congress
Bush
Iraq
John Zogby
Zogby
California
Randy “Duke” Cunningham
GOP
Middle America
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