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Another UBB remembrance planned

THE third anniversary of the Upper Big Branch mine explosion that killed 29 workers will be marked by officials next week with the placement of a marker at the Raleigh County seat in West Virginia.

Donna Schmidt
Another UBB remembrance planned

The Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce said the marker, on the courthouse lawn, would be uncovered on April 5 in a dedication ceremony.

The service will also be cause to remember the miners lost the blast in nearby Montcoal.

The memorial marker was funded through a partnership between the chamber and the Raleigh County Commission as well as a state grant, according to reports.

The marker is not far from the Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial Park in Whitesville, which was dedicated last July. That project was volunteer-funded.

UBB was operated by Massey Energy at the time of the explosion, but the property and all other Massey assets were obtained by Alpha Natural Resources in June 2011.

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