Summerfest '98 Celebrated 10th Anniversary in Princeton
The Princeton-Summerfest marked its 10th anniversary with thousands enjoying varied entertainment at Princeton Senior High School. Organizers praised the turnout as the biggest yet with 5,000 at a concert and 21 chili entrants voting for best dish The River 102.3 FM won the chili contest while carnival exhibits and humane society activities drew crowds.
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Princeton
Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
George Santon
Santon
Princeton Senior High School
Jigger Smith
Linda Mangus
Smith and
Lanton
Mangus
Teresa Stanley
Power outage sparks block party in Bluefield East End
A tree limb fell onto a power line on Franklin Street causing a momentary city outage and a longer blackout in the East End. Workers removed the limb. 43 year old David Salyers of Pocahontas VA left the scene by pickup and claimed to not know the resident or homeowner.
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Bluefield
Franklin Street
David Salyers
Pocahontas
R.S. Mason
Radio station cooks up best chili of Summerfest
At Princeton Summerfest a chili cook off drew 21 entries across four categories Business Individuals Media and Restaurants. The River 102.3 FM won Judge's Choice for Best All Round Chili as tasters sampled white turkey chili vegetarian chili and bean rich varieties while police officers and local officials joined in the event.
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David Thompson
Mercer County Humane Society
Susan Lanton
Pat Whittaker
The
Humane Society
Karen Woody
Woody
Chamber
Dan Dunmyer
Chamber of Commerce
Rick
Suzanne Lowry
Chamber Stand
Princeton
Teresa Stanley
Stanley
Linda Mangus
Casey Martin
Jesse Weis
Mercer County Opportunity Workshop
Scott Rotenberry
One Valley Bank
Dewey Russell
Children’s Home Society
Daily Telegraph
Princeton Times
Father’s Day reflections on a father who died by suicide
Daily Telegraph editor Chelyen Davis writes of Father's Day meaning, recalling his father a guidance counselor who died by suicide when Davis was 15. He remembers how the man helped students, the crowded funeral, and how love and anger shaped his view of a good father.
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Daily Telegraph
Chelyen Davis
Fire destroys two Doran businesses in Virginia
A blaze in Doran, Virginia, started at the NAPA Auto Store at 5:15 a.m. spreading to Water Soft Sales, causing total losses to both businesses. One Richlands firefighter was hospitalized with chest pains but listed as OK, and a nearby house was saved. Firefighters from Richlands and Jewell Ridge fought the fire for over 12 hours. cause to be examined Monday.
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Doran
Richlands
Drew Puckett
NAPA
Puckett
Water Soft Sales
Auto Parts
Jewell Ridge
Quality Care Ambulance Service
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Barbara Hawkins
Dean Redding
Athens
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Dad
Davis
West Virginia
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Lea
U.S. 460
Green Valley
Streep
American Film Institute
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