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Sunday Feb 7 | Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Jimmy Darrell McReynolds

CEDAR BLUFF, Va. - Jimmy Darrell McReynolds, age 71, of Cedar Bluff, Va., died Friday, February 5, 2010 at his home.

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Fri Feb 05, 2010

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Missing Flatwoods woman found

Kentucky State Police say an elderly Flatwoods woman suffering from dementia who was reported missing Thursday afternoon has been found.

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Tue Feb 02, 2010

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Boucher: Trails can mean dollars

The Virginia Creeper Trail generates more revenue than personal property taxes and, according to U.S. Rep.

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Mon Feb 01, 2010

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Movement anticipated on Virginia Creeper Trail bathroom project

More than four years after the start of a project to build bathrooms along the Virginia Creeper Trail, the town is almost ready to award a bid for construction of the project's first phase.

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Wed Jan 13, 2010

Washington County News

Eggs express

By CAITLIN SULLIVAN/Staff This is a story about the egg and its trip from the largest egg producer in the state, here on Wyndale Road in Washington County, to the distribution center in Abingdon and to the store and consumer.

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Mon Jan 11, 2010

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Possible house-cleaning scam in Washington County, Va.

The Washington County Virginia Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigative Division is investigating a possible scam going on in Washington County Virginia involving house cleaning.

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Mon Dec 28, 2009

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Chilhowie residents killed in Christmas night mobile home fire

Family, friends, and neighbors are in mourning after a fatal mobile home fire at 39308 Schuler Mountain Road Saturday morning.

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Sun Dec 27, 2009

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Mobile home blaze claims 2 in Chilhowie

Shawn Lawson, a Damascus volunteer firefighter, didn't bother reporting to his station when the call came in.

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Sat Dec 19, 2009

TriCities

Road Conditions And Power Outages

All counties across the region are reporting that main roads are traveling fine this morning with still maybe a few slick spots.

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Wed Dec 16, 2009

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Washington County board sees two supervisors step down, two others join

Paul Price and Jack McCrady made and seconded the motion Tuesday to adjourn their last meeting as members of the Washington County Board of Supervisors - and then they had a party.

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Wed Dec 02, 2009

SWVA Today

Towns ready for holiday parades

One's moving to the morning, another to the evening. While Glade Spring's annual Christmas parade is moving to the evening , Abingdon is moving it's Kiwanis Club parade from Friday night to late Saturday morning.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

TriCities.com

Damascus General Store modeled after an old-time country store

Overgrown and rundown, the empty Damascus Hosiery Mill on South Shady Avenue was long considered an eyesore.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

Clinch Valley News

Supervisors-elect ready to serve

By CAITLIN SULLIVAN/Staff New Washington County Supervisor Joe Straten said he will not sign an oath of secrecy when he joins the board in January.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

SWVA Today

Election results

Washington County voters threw their support to the Republicans at the top of the state's ticket, giving Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell, Lt.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

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Straten defeats incumbent McCrady for Taylor District seat

With a margin of just 17 votes, Republican Joe Straten beat incumbent Democrat Jack McCrady for the Taylor District seat on the Washington County Board of Supervisors, according to unofficial totals late Tuesday.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

Washington County News

The cost of running

Politics can be expensive. Especially if you're a newbie. Some candidates in Tuesday's election borrowed hundreds of dollars - in some cases thousands - to get their names and faces in front of voters.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

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Washington County Candidates Face Off In Taylor District

DAMASCUS, Va. - Washington County Board of Supervisors candidates Jack McCrady, the Democratic incumbent, and Joe Straten, the Republican challenger, sparred Tuesday over job growth and economic development during a political forum hosted by the League of Women Voters.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

SmythNews.com

Trail blazing

You probably don't notice them or even know they exist but once a week a group of dedicated hiking enthusiasts set out on the Appalachian Trail and take care of it.

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Sat Oct 10, 2009

TriCities.com

Bristol Blotter

Bristol Virginia Police Department Oct. 5 * Police hauled a woman off to jail after she parked her car on the railroad tracks behind Ryan's restaurant on Euclid Avenue and took off on foot.

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Thu Oct 01, 2009

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Students Get Plenty Of Hands-On Learning During Field Day

GLADE SPRING, Va. - These bugs might be small, but they're indicators of something that's a big deal: the quality of the water we drink.

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