SummerFest Caped by Rain Location Shifts to PikeView High
SummerFest 1995 events move from Princeton Town Square to PikeView High School in rain plans. Activities at Princeton High School and the Civil War Re enactment at PikeView begin at 9 a.m. with a 2 p.m. public re enactment today and Sunday. Admission is free for SummerFest and $2 per car for the re enactment. dress ball costs $10. Hawkins notes large turnout expected as Lanton calls it a community celebration.
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Princeton Town Square
PikeView High School
Princeton High School
Hawkins
Lanton
Bake and rummage sale by Minutemen boosters at Ceres School
The Minutemen Football Boosters and Cheerleaders sponsor a bake sale and rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday July 8 in the Ceres School parking lot. Old football gear and cheer uniforms will be sold. Football registration available. Practice begins August 1. For info call booster president Karen Thompson at 487-1106.
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Minutemen
Ceres
Karen Thompson
Locals urged to build wood industry rather than lure big firms
Harless urged a cooperative effort among state, locals, and entrepreneurs to finish wood production in southern West Virginia. He warned against chasing large companies like Brayhill, noting the region has the world’s best labor force and could add 60,000 jobs if wood is processed locally. Emphasizing new tech and Expo '95, he highlighted Byrd’s support and the Byrd Hardwood Technology Center in Gardner as crucial to training workers. Becker stressed keeping processing here to preserve jobs, while Expo participants and ceremony details wrapped the event.
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Harless
Brayhill
West Virginia
U.S
Robert Byrd
Robert C. Byrd
Gardner
Charlie Becker
New River Highlands
Rc&c
Becker
Jamie Baldwin
Bluefield High School
Stolen purse probe leads to Giles Street raid arrests
Detective Myers testified suspects were rounded up at a Giles Street residence after a stolen purse and credit card theft led to a search warrant. Six arrested at the scene, Harris later detained at home, police recovered two ounces crack cocaine, 60 Dilaudid tablets, $1420 cash, two pistols and other items.
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Robert Harris
Bryant Lee Terry
Bronx
N.Y
Kelvin Lamont Martin
Bluefield
C.S. Myers
Myers
Willis Caudill Jr
Giles Street
Caudill
J.M. Bailey
Bailey
Harris
Budget Pact Hopes Dim for Tax Cuts and Medicare Cuts
House conservatives pressed for near 350 billion in tax cuts while Senate leaders sought 170 billion in tax relief and budget balancing. Clinton criticized the deal as too extreme, warning it could trigger recession. Analysts saw long term growth benefits, but the plan remains uncertain as lawmakers prepare to translate the blueprint into binding legislation.
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David McIntosh
R-Ind
Chamber
Frank Murkowski
Alaska
Murkowski
Senate
Jim Jeffords
Vermont
Trent Lott
Miss
Dole
Clinton
Little Rock
Ark
Robert Reischauer
Congressional Budget Office
Daniel Bachman
Wefa Group
Bala Cynwyd
Tom Daschle
D-S.c
Senate Finance Committee
Charles Grassley
Riowa
Congressional
VCEDA Board Approves Exec Committee to Aid New Industry
Oklahoma City and NaplesFlorida based market research project faces two month frametime for construction. Charles Yates VCEDA executive director praises teamwork among IDA Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission and Buchanan County Board of Supervisors. Sandy Ratliff and Jay Rife recognized for efforts supporting the industry location.
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Oklahoma City
Naples
Fla
McGuinnes
VCEDA
Charles Yates
Buchanan County
IDA
Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission
Buchanan County Board of Supervisors
Sandy Ratliff
Jay Rife
Buchanan County Chamber of Commerce
Roger Rife
Board of Supervisors
Induction Service Honors National Junior Honor Society at Glenwood
Glenwood Junior High held its annual Induction Service for the William B. Roney Chapter. Twenty four eighth and ninth graders were chosen by the faculty for scholarship service leadership character and citizenship. Inductees include Christopher Belcher Jessica Bragg Justin Clark Brandon Dotson Erin Eanes Angela Fedele Jonathan Frazier Carla Graham James Green Steven Johnson Joshua Jones Lyndsay Keen Melody Lester Jared Matson Justin Morgan Matthew Mould David Patton Anita Phillips Michelle Proffitt Samantha Shew Louise Wilson Joshua Wimmer Lori Woolridge and Kurt Robinson. Bookmobile schedule set for Craft Memorial Library shows stops across Bluefield area from June 26 to 30.
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Glenwood - Glenwood Junior High School
William B. Roney
Christopher Belcher
Jessica Bragg
Justin Clark
Brandon Dotson
Erin Eanes
Angela Fedele
Jonathan Frazier
Carla Graham
James Green
Steven Johnson
Joshua Jones
Lyndsay Keen
Melody Lester
Jared Matson
Justin Morgan
Matthew Mould
David Patton
Anita Phillips
Michelle Proffitt
Samantha Shew
Louise Wilson
Joshua Wimmer
Lori Woolridge
Kurt Robinson
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Pinnacle Rock State Park
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Falls Mills
H. Bane Compton
Falls Mills Lower Mud Fork
Princeton
Princeton Senior High
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Mercer County Technical Education Complex
East River
Widowed Persons Service
College Avenue Baptist Church
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Dottie
Jenny
Robby
Uganda Medical Mission
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Shawnee Parkway Association
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Lake Bottom
Jessica Baldwin
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Martens
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