Heroes in Today's Daily Telegraph Pride Edition
The 2012 Pride edition highlights local heroes including first responders, firefighters, law enforcement, veterans, teachers, neighbors, community servants, ministers, animal advocates, and visionaries who shaped the region’s coalfields. The staff spent four months compiling the special section, inviting readers to read about those who helped others and the future.
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AutumnFest brings crowds to Princeton streets in 2012
Downtown Princeton buzzed with visitors as the 2012 AutumnFest drew hundreds to Mercer Street for food, fellowship, and music. Chris McKinney, 25, of Beckley won the pumpkin pie eating contest, defeating three celebrity competitors amid whipped cream and cheers.
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Princeton shop house moved as Virginian era ends
In 1909 Henry Huttleston Rogers built the Virginian Railway into West Virginia coalfields with Princeton as the car and locomotive shop area. After the Virginian merged with Norfolk & Western in 1959, many Virginian structures, including the Railway Express office on NS property, stood idle and needed relocation.
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Inaugural Big 12 debut sparks high scoring clash
WVU opened Big 12 play in a shootout that featured rapid scoring, multiple lead changes, and a late push as players from WVU and the opponent delivered high tempo offense. Tom Bonf reports the game as a bold statement on the new conference stage.
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Good things from the valley in Burke's Garden
Burke's Garden Virginia hosted a Saturday morning event despite light rain in Tazewell County. Hundreds enjoyed the garden dubbed God's Thumbprint as caravans of six to twelve vehicles crawled along Route 623 toward Virginia's highest valley. Attendees came from Virginia West Virginia and North Carolina with at least one Florida plate among the travelers.
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