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Saturday Dec 5 | Galax Gazette

Christmas celebrations

The Galax Christmas Parade, with the theme "Music, Memories & Miracles," will begin at 7 tonight, Friday, on North Main Street.

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Thu Dec 03, 2009

Galax Gazette

Grayson finds trash solution

Holding true to a promise to find an alternative to a public-access Dumpster site at its Public Works Department, Grayson County has found a solution.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

Galax Gazette

Veterans honor prisoner of war Talmage Sexton

It's not every day that a memorial service is held without a soldier, but it happened at the Saddle Creek Cemetery on U.S. 58 west of Independence on Oct.

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

Staunton News Leader

Doctor still visits patients at home

STAUNTON - When Dr. H. Lynn Moore started practicing medicine 45 years ago, house calls were the norm.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Kansas City Star

Man shot in knee tells police, 'I ain't no snitch'

A bystander called police after hearing a gunshot and seeing a man limping out of a Northeast area carwash stall Thursday afternoon.When officers arrived, according to their report, the victim said he had been shot in the knee but refused to say who shot him or why.I aint no snitch, he told them.The shooting happened shortly before 2 p.m. at 5700 ...

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Galax Gazette

Fire department seeks sub-station

Following suit with another volunteer fire department in Grayson County, the Independence squad will seek an old school building to further benefit residents of its coverage area.

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Galax Gazette

Uss Independence

You won't see it sailing up the New River, but the U.S. Navy's latest war ship will be commissioned early next year with support from a Grayson County town that bears its name.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Galax Gazette

Town locks down water contract with prison

After months of negotiating back and forth, the Town of Independence has formally reached an agreement with the Virginia Department of Corrections for water to the new prison under construction.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

Fredericksburg.com

Liberty versus liberte

We Americans live in a "land of liberty" where we may pursue happiness in our own ways, without a powerful state prescribing the routes we take.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

Crime Scene KC

Details on john who was robbed by prostitute

The victim said he met the prostitute about 8 p.m. on Independence Avenue near Brooklyn Avenue.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Cybercast News Service

Curbing a Constitutional Crisis

These are the times that try conservatives' souls. A liberal president wants funding for defense slashed.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Staunton News Leader

U.Va. archives put Madison, Jefferson, Adams and other Founding Fathers online

CHARLOTTESVILLE - Five thousand previously unpublished documents from our nation's founders, including James Madison, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, are now online through Rotunda, the digital imprint of the University of Virginia Press.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Collegiate Times

Higher education should emphasize civic literacy

Pop quiz: Why do all states have to recognize driver's licenses issued in other states? As you scramble for Wikipedia, think about this: For a nation with a very high level of well-educated citizens, a basic understanding of its history and civics seems implied.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

WSLS

Nautilus may close Grayson Co. plant

The Nautilus plant in Grayson County could be closing in December, and leave 173-people without a job.

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Thu Oct 22, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Richmond museum to display original copy of Declaration of Independence tomorrow

Want to see one of the original copies of the Declaration of Independence without leaving Richmond? Then you might want to head to the Virginia Historical Society tomorrow.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

Richmond.com

Free Viewing of Declaration of Independence This Weekend

Stop by the Virginia Historical Society this Saturday, October 24 for a free viewing of a rare Declaration of Independence copy that was printed within 24 hours after Jefferson drafted the original.

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Galax Gazette

Grayson dumps trash site

In an effort to save money during tough economic times, Grayson County has opted to close a public-access Dumpster site at its Public Works Department just north of Independence.

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Mon Oct 19, 2009

Daily Progress

Rare printing of Declaration comes to town

Of 26 known copies of the first printing of the Declaration of Independence, three will be in Albemarle County on Wednesday.

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Sat Oct 17, 2009

Street Rodder

1929 Ford Highboy Roadster - Tuff Stuff

Though magazine editors are exposed to countless cool cars in our day-to-day lives and travels, there are always a few that, for one reason or another, stand out from the rest.

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

WSLS

Copy Of Declaration Of Independence To Stop In Va

Visitors to Thomas Jefferson's mountaintop home will get a glimpse of one of the original versions of the Declaration of Independence, which the third president considered his crowning achievement.

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