Mercer Memories of Concord Churches and Student Life
A historical summary traces Concord Church histories from 1886 to 1939 detailing the Concord United Methodist Church with a new building in 1907, its stained glass windows, and musicians, plus later education additions. It covers Concord Baptist organized in 1887, the 1901 building, and Oxley Hollow schooling era with Mt. Jackson Church in 1929, ending with 1981 relocation and student boarding reflects Mountain House and Loafer's Joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord United Methodist Church
Freely Cooper
Jim Rowland
Effie Martin
Ellie Martin
Jimmy Martin
Robert Vermillion
Concord Baptist Church
Kirtner Place
Normal School
William L. Ball
Dora Scott
Concord Regular Baptist Church
Athens Regular Baptist Church
Oxley Hollow
Sam Holroyd
Athens
Andrew Jackson Oxley
Mt. Jackson
State Street
Benjamin Fanning
Stephen T. Vermillion
Mountain House
Athens Theater
Holroyds
Ella Holroyd
Robert Holroyd
Herman Farmer
G.W. Lowe
Celebrate Princeton ready to kick off 10th year
Princeton gears up for the Celebrate Princeton Street Fair on Mercer Street from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in its tenth year. The event, organized by the Riff Raff Arts Collective, features music at Dick Copeland Town Square and Fountain Square, a ferris wheel, waterslides, bounce houses, a putt-putt course, and more than 100 organizations. Local businesses open with attractions, and the Fluidity Circus Troupe performs twice with a Q and A session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Princeton Street
Mercer Street
Riff Raff
Dick Copeland
Fountain Square
Renaissance Theater
Emporium
Princeton Public Library
Pawnshop ordinance tabled by commission
Mercer County Commission tabled a first reading of a proposed pawnshop ordinance. The draft would require pawn brokers to report items via Leads Online to the Mercer County Sheriff's Department, shifting from paper forms. The move to table was approved unanimously to July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Mercer County Commission
County Commission
Capt. S.A. Sommers
Sheriff’s Department
Brian K. Cochran
Greg Puckett
Sommers
A.P. Christian
Writers Station Reading Series in Alderson on June 21
Writers Station, an open mic for writers, will be held Saturday June 21 from 6 to 7 30 p m at the Train Depot 1 Railroad Street in Alderson Doors open 5 30 p m The event welcomes original works and fellow readers free and open to all Readers may text Reni Fulton at 304 994 1708 or contact Cheryl Mansley at 304 702 0554 or cherylmansley gmail com for details.
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Alderson
Railroad Street
Reni Fulton
Cheryl Mansley
Cherylmansley
Gmail
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