Mercer County Survivors Celebrate at Relay for Life
Beverly Matusevich and Patricia ONeal, both breast cancer survivors from Bluefield, share gratitude for life as Mercer County hosts the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Volunteers prepare luminaries outside Mercer Mall while survivors attend the tent for literature, photos, and fellowship.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Beverly Matusevich
Matusevich
David Rumley
Amy Oblinger
Adam McCallister
Mercer Mall
American Cancer Society
Relay For Life
Patricia O'Neal
The
O'Neal
Beverly
Visitors from Belgium honor American war sacrifice in Monroe County
A Belgian family travels to Monroe County on July 5 to honor Lt. C. Linwell Rowe Jr. and the crew of the B 17 Treble Four who died during the Battle of the Bulge. The group attends a memorial tour in Peterstown and Fraiture, Belgium, and visits Rowe's grave and related family sites. Также, Amateur Radio Week closes in Bastion with Field Day events, and local groups appoint new Historic Pocahontas officers while quilting activity continues in Bluewell.
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Eterstown
Belgium
Monroe County
Peterstown
Fraiture
Ardennes Mountains
C. Linwell Rowe Jr
U.S
Bulge
Frederick Castle
Rowe
Georges Filee
Fraiture School
Dominique Derauw
Eldridge Rowe Sr
Dominique
Sophie Derauw
Lucie
Camille
Elise
Valentine
Lt. Rowe
Charleston
Larry Rowe
Julia
Rowe-Jones
Derauw
Davis
Hiram Davis
Mill Hill
Alma Lee Davis Rowe
Claude L. Rowe Sr
Rosa Lee McGhee Davis
Jimmie
Margaret Shires
Bluewell
Rosa Rose
Eldridge Rose
Blacksburg, Va
Larry and
Julia Rowe
Plotting the path by volunteers in quiet planning effort
Fron left volunteers Debbie Goforth Walter Shroyer and Michael work on mapping routes for a community project. Their collaboration focuses on logistical steps, safety, and outreach to residents as plans unfold.
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Fron
Debbie Goforth
Walter Shroyer
Michael
Excelsior grad to deliver keynote at reunion
John Collins recalls his 13 mile bus ride from Bradshaw to Excelsior in 1950, when segregation defined West Virginia education. He praises dedicated black teachers at Excelsior School, opened 1923 and closed 1965, noting their credentials and care amid isolation in McDowell County.
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Excelsior Grad
Reunion
John Collins
Bradshaw
Excelsior
War
Collins
West Virginia
McDowell County
Chapel Hill
N.C
Inaugural Green Dog 5K at Tazewell Main Street Festival
The United Way of the Virginias announces the first Green Dog 5K benefiting United Way and partners in Tazewell County. The course starts and ends at Tazewell High School with a 6 pm 5K and 5 30 pm one mile walk. Early registration is 15 dollars with a shirt. on site 20 dollars. CNX, Enterprise Rent-A-Car of Tazewell, Kennedy Insurance Services and the Tazewell Area Chamber back the event. Contact United Way at 276 322 2606 or unitedwayofthevirginias.org for details.
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Tazewell
United Way of the Virginias
Tazewell High School
United Way
Tazewell County
CNX
Enterprise Rent-A-Car of
Kennedy Insurance Services
Tazewell Area
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Bill Archer
Amateur
Bastian
East River Mountain Amateur Radio Club
Roland
Bastion
George Dietrich
Ermarc
Erare.com
Pocahontas Selects
Pocahontas
Edna Moore Drosick
Pocahontas Inc
Amy Flick
Louise Stoker
Diana Murphy Hewitt
Arthur R. Hewitt
Stoker
D. Hewitt
A. Hewitt
Jerry Gravely
Thomas Burns
Margaret Kirby
Women’s Bible Study Group
Deliverance Temple
Appalachian Teen Challenge
Athens
Teen Challenge
Sharyn Altizer
Historical Society
Shroyer
Lotito Park
John Stacy
John Stacy II
Bluefield City Park
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