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“If you're within six to eight minutes, it's going to take a lot of prayer”

Printer Friendly BRISTOL, Va. If one could choose where to suffer a cardiac arrest, the prime location would be inside a building with a portable Automatic External Defibrillator while standing next to someone ... via Http

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“We wish Mr. Ringstaff all the best”

For Martin Ringstaff, leaving the Pittsylvania County school system was a tough decision. via WSLS-TV Roanoke

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“I can't pinpoint a reason. I think, in general, people are too busy doing other things and they forget about one of our most basic rights.”

BRISTOL, Va. Low voter turnout continues to haunt the city's May municipal elections and local officials are unsure of a remedy. via Http

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“We schedule out everything we need to do. We stay up late and finish what we have to finish and do all of our chores and work and everything”

Helms Candy Company in Bristol, Virginia has been making candy for nearly one hundred years. via News Channel 11

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“I don't feel I can do anything. It has to be a joint effort between the five council members and the city of Bristol everybody working as a whole”

BRISTOL, Va. City government won't be business as usual after Tuesday's election, said top City Council vote-getter Guy Odum. via News Channel 11

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“We generally have between 17-22 percent turnout for city elections, but I'm predicting toward the higher side, mainly because traffic has been heavier for absentee voting”

BRISTOL, Va. Voter turnout could be above average in Tuesday's city election, General Registrar Penny Limburg said Friday. via News Channel 11

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“Sure, I think people will go out and buy some things things that they don't need, frivolous things”

Local businesses are well aware that, at least for the next few months, many peoples' wallets will be a skosh fatter thanks to federal economic stimulus checks. via News Channel 11

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“TDOT has not given us an official opening date yet”

The great white elephant of a bridge in Bristol [Tenn.] has sat now for a couple of months waiting on someone to move two traffic light poles and a small amount of asphalt. via News Channel 11

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Federal prosecutors have charged 51 people in three states with running a major crack cocaine distribution ring that was linked to a music production company. via WSLS

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“It's got a West Coast modern style, like a Malibu beach house”

On the Web: www.believeinbristol.org BRISTOL, Va. Workers generated a thin layer of sanding dust on Wednesday, covering hardwood floors throughout a new downtown loft apartment. via Http

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