The New Martinsville Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting a public memorial event to commemorate the attacks of September 11th, 2001, which resulted in the loss of hundreds of emergency services workers and thousands of citizens in the New York City, N.Y.; Washington, D.C., Metropolitan areas; as well as in the skies over Shanksville, Pa.

The ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. on Washington Street in front of the Main Entrance to the New Martinsville Municipal Building. 

The event will remind the community of the strengths of freedom and how those strengths have helped the country to move on without forgetting those who were lost.

During the event, Main Street from Washington Street to Harlan Drive will be closed and Washington Street will be closed. Detours will be available and clearly marked.

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A special service will be held at the Low Gap Church on Sept. 11. Service starts at 6 p.m. with flag-raising outside. Special singers will be there. Everyone is invited to come and remember 9-11. This is the 10-year anniversary of this tragic event that will always be remembered. The church is located seven miles east of Wileyville.

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A parade and memorial service for Sept. 11, 2001, will be held Sept. 11 in Sistersville.

The parade will be held at 2 p.m. Line-up for the will begin at 12:45 p.m. on Riverside Drive, followed by the memorial service at Sistersville City Park. Organizations interested in participating should contact Rev. Bill Dawson at 304-652-2794 or 304-771-5161.