Monument honors Sanders for preserving local history
William Sanders, a historian and retired Princeton attorney, is honored at a hilltop monument by Clay family descendants for decades of work preserving Mercer County history. A cross of four granite monoliths marks the site near Princeton, with speakers praising his leadership, civic work, and dream of recreating the family village and cemetery.
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Egley
William Sanders
Mitchell
Phoebe Clay
Sanders
Princeton
Hazy
Lake Bottom
Darrel McPherson
Clay Memorial Park Foundation
Trust
McPherson
William
Tom Farmer
Clay
Golden buffalo coin to enter U S Mint lineup
The United States Mint will offer a new one ounce gold coin valued at 50 dollars with a buffalo and an Indian chief design inspired by the 1913 Buffalo nickel. Orders begin next week as officials seek nostalgia and investor appeal amid gold market pricing.
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Washington
U.S
James Earle Fraser
The
Mint
David Lebryk
Inter
Cooperation committee to study College and Stadium safety
The joint Bluefield West Virginia and Bluefield Virginia committee met at the Mayflower to discuss six agreed issues. They identified traffic and safety improvements for the College Avenue and Stadium Drive intersection as a future focus. Future meetings will be scheduled with Crabtree Henne Sarver Day Chaffrey and Taylor representing the two towns.
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Crabtree
College Avenue
Stadium Drive
Henne
Pete Sarver
Bluefield
Day
Chaffrey
Taylor
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Coalition forces attack Afghan Taliban camps in Pakistan
Coalition forces pressed a major offensive in southern Afghanistan killing about 45 insurgents at two Taliban camps in Khod Valley Uruzgan. Separately Afghan and coalition troops killed five insurgents near Tarin Kowt and seized opium while two coalition soldiers were wounded by a roadside bomb in Kunar. The operations are part of Operation Mountain Thrust as U.S.-led troops surge across the region ahead of NATO handover.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Khod Valley
Shaheed Hasas
Uruzgan
Paul
Fitzpatrick
Tarin Kowt
U.S
Diers
Asadabad
Kunar
Five Teens Dead in New Orleans Street Shootout
In Central City five youths aged 16 to 19 were killed in a rapid-fire shooting early Saturday. Three bodies were inside a sport utility vehicle forced into a utility pole. two others lay on the street. Police believe all victims were friends or relatives. suspects are sought. Authorities suggested drug or retaliation motives.
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New Orleans
Central City
Central Business District
Terrance Bayly
John Bryson
Bryson
Discovery set for July 1 shuttle test flight
NASA managers chose July 1 at Kennedy Space Center to launch Discovery on a 12 day mission testing inspection methods and repairs since the Columbia disaster. Debate over further foam removal from ice frost ramps continued, with leaders preferring staged Tank modifications while safety officials urged more changes before flight.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Discovery
Kennedy Space Center
Safety Office
Wayne Hale
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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George Pearis Brown
Jerry Caldwell
Clay Foundation Board
Farmer
Cleveland
John Clay
Thenecbottonline.com
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A-1
Princeton & Beckley
Beene
Kingsport, TN
Christ Incorporated
Institute of Trichology
Dikson
Reality & Tam
S. Walker St
Sebastian
Beauty & Tanning
Fort Chiswell
I-81
I-77
Max Meadows
Lois Camerose
Paul Brown
Hawaii
Beautifield
Leatherwood Crossing
Food City Shopping Center Blvd
Bdtonline
David A Najar
D.D.S
Gina Lilly
L.M.T
North Walker Street
Krusade
U-Turn Ministries
Church of God
Oakvale Road
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