W. Herbert Basham Jr., center, principal of Slippery Rock Elementary School, was recently honored for being the first African American principal in the Slippery Rock School District during the Mount Olive Baptist Church black history celebration service. Slippery Rcok Mayor Ronald Fodor, left, and Grove City Mayor Randy Riddle, issued proclamations for their respective boroughs proclaiming Feb. 23 as W. Herbert Basham Jr. Day.

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