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Friday Feb 3 | TriCities.com

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Bobby Osborne needn't have sung another note beyond "Rocky Top." When he and brother Sonny hit in 1968 with what became an anthem on several fronts, their place in music history was set.

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Wed Jan 25, 2012

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Opry star Bobby Osborne to perform on Song of the Mountains

Grand Ole Opry legend Bobby Osborne and his band the Rocky Top X-press will be in concert for a taping of Song of the Mountains on Saturday, February 4th at the historic Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia .It is very difficult to fit into one paragraph a biography of Bobby Osborne.

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Fri Jan 20, 2012

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Galax man takes Alford plea in Smyth abduction case

A Galax, Va., man took an Alford plea Thursday and was convicted on two counts of abduction in Smyth County Circuit Court.

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Thu Jan 12, 2012

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Short Takes

His tunes thump with meaning to the beat of a heart that's ripe with songs that stick to the soul much like homemade biscuits and gravy do to the belly.

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West of Roanoke

NWS Says Hazardous Winter Weather Coming To Southwest Virginia

Shortly before noon, Thursday, the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Virginia, issued a winter weather advisory for Western Virginia and North Carolina.

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