Princeton Remembers Sept 11 at Memorial Ceremony
Princeton held a Walter memorial ceremony at the Municipal Building to honor Sept 11 victims and local heroes. City officials stressed remembrance and resilience as area leaders and emergency crews observed with flags, a national anthem, prayers, a bell ceremony, and bagpipe tunes.
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Theity
Doug Freeman
Freeman
Ellen Allen
Allen
America
U.S. Army
Will Winfrey
Barry Early
Ron Lively
Bluefield
Robert E
Area students honor victims in Sept 11 remembrances
Area schools marked Sept 11 with moment of silence at 8 46 am and school ceremonies praising courage of emergency workers. At Graham Intermediate students read essays and sang patriotic songs as parents and officials observed the remembrance across Mercer and surrounding counties.
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Bluefield
Mary Wellman
Mercer County
Deborah Akers
Patsy Payne
McDowell County
Suzette Cook
Mt. Viewigh
State Board of Education
Pocahontas Middle School
Pocahontas High School
Tazewell High School
Cramer
Graham Intermediate School
Chuck Louthan
Graham Intermediate
Cremony
Chelsea Brown
Burt Kersey
Courtney Musick
Bluefield College Holds 9/11 Memorial Service
Bluefield College in Virginia gathered faculty staff and the public at Harman Chapel to mark the Sept 11 anniversary with prayers hymns and remembrances. A candle lit vigil and a slide show of last year’s attacks framed a message that all darkness cannot quench the light of one candle.
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Bluefield
Bluefield College
Harman Chapel
Ister
Jesus Christ
Lyle
Troy Sarver
Tsarver
Bdttonline
Sirens and bells mark 9/11 remembrance in Tazewell
In Tazewell Virginia, sirens and church bells sounded as Mayor Charles E. Green III placed a wreath at the courthouse steps to honor Sept. 11 victims. Residents Edith Jackson Mildred Pennington and others spoke of loss, fear, and renewed faith as 8:45 9:03 9:43 and 10:10 a.m. bells echoed the New York Washington and Pennsylvania attacks.
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New York
Washington
Pennsylvania
Green
Kim Long
Tazewell
Billie McGinnis
Debbie Puckett
Puckett
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
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John Nelson
GIS
Elizabeth Rasnake
Mark Blevins
Bdtonline
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Ken Lyle
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