Chautauqua kicks off with parade and events in Wytheville
The 13th Annual Chautauqua Festival in the Park opens with a 7 p.m. parade led by grand marshals Mrs. and Mrs. Warren C. Phillipps. The parade runs from Lower Foods to Municipal Parking Lot. At 9 p.m. illusionist Eddie Armbrister performs at Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park. Also today at 4 p.m. Wytheville Community College hosts an intercountry adoption orientation in Carroll Hall Room 135. Highs near 70s to upper 70s with a 30 percent rain chance. tonight cloudy with possible thunderstorms and lows near 60.
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Pete” Phillipps
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Clinton considers national apology for slavery
President Clinton says he will mull a national apology to black Americans for slavery but not compensation. He notes generations have passed and supports a debate on the issue while preparing a race initiative in San Diego. He previously apologized for Tuskegee subjects and handed Medal of Honor awards to seven Black World War II soldiers.
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Experimental plane crash claims Cedar Bluff man
Police pursue investigation into a Sunday night crash that killed James Goodwin 31 of Cedar Bluff Virginia. The amateur built Rans S-4 Coyote 1 crashed during attempted takeoff on a private airstrip near U.S. Route 460 two miles from County Road 626.
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James Goodwin
Cedar Bluff
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One great festival planned for Princeton SummerFest
Linda Mangus, Princeton SummerFest co chairperson, said the committee has absolutely one great festival planned. Mangus and other SummerFest members met at Princeton Senior High School practice field at noon Monday to discuss final plans for the festival set for Thursday through Sunday in Princeton.
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Nelson Walker Named Bluefield Mayor for Four-Year Term
Nelson Walker, former Bluefield Chamber of Commerce executive director, was elected mayor by the city board in a unanimous vote. George McGonagle was chosen as vice mayor, with the new board sworn in August 5 to begin Walker’s four-year term and maintain continuity.
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OREIS system unveiled to track hazmat in Mercer County
In Mercer County, Norfolk Southern and Rep. Nick Rahall introduced OREIS, a rapid information system for emergency responders. The ceremony at the Enhance 911 Operations Center marked Mercer as the first in the state to adopt the tech, with plans to expand nationwide.
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Dale Everitt
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Everitt
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