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Due to circumstances beyond our control, distribution of today's edition of The Dickenson Star has been delayed. The paper will hit the streets Thursday morning. We apologize and are working hard t...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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More names added to fallen officer memorial
by TERESA MULLINS • Staff Writer
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Three former Dickenson County lawmen will be memorialized June 1 by Dickenson County’s historical society and sheriff’s office. Alfred Hall, James Sherman Mullins and Stuart M. Sutherland will be honored during the ceremony, which will take place at 1 p.m. in the circuit courtroom of the Dickenso...
Family hopes to raise Celiac Disease awareness
by TERESA MULLINS • Staff Writer
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Jayde Mooney is a lot like other 10-year-old girls. She loves school, enjoys spending time with her parents and recently started gymnastics. But there is something that makes this slender, brown-eyed girl with a bright smile a little different from most others. She has Celiac Disease, which means she can’t eat some foods most folks take for granted. Jayde said she wants to find a cure for the disease when she grows up. For now, though, she doesn’t let her condition get her down. “She has never cried or thrown a fit, even when she has blood drawn,” her mother, Beth Mooney, said during an i...
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LPD softball semifinals: Burton upends Union, Central powers past Clintwood
by KEVIN MAYS • Sports Editor
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
NORTON — Jaz Bay had one hit in Monday’s Lonesome Pine District softball tournament semifinal game with the Union Lady Bears. That’s all the J.I. Burton sophomore needed to make an impact in the ga...
Haysi falls to Honaker in final regular season game
by ANTHONY STEVENS • Sports Writer
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
HONAKER — Haysi concluded its baseball regular season with a 6-1 loss to Black Diamond District champion Honaker at Harding Field on Thursday. It wasn’t a pretty game but Haysi made it interesting...
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Post Scripts May 23, 2013
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Relay for Life yard sale. Relay for Life will have a yard sale in the parking lot below Appalachia Parks and Recreation (the former Appalachia High School) on Saturday, June 1. Call Darlene Field...
Clintwood council seeks answers to cable complaints
by TERESA MULLINS • Staff Writer
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
CLINTWOOD — After receiving numerous complaints about cable television service in the community, Clintwood Town Council wanted to know what could be done to fix the problems. So council invited a C...
Local campgrounds ready for summer season
by TERESA MULLINS • Staff Writer
May 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
With Memorial Day fast approaching, lots of folks are getting their campers, tents and outdoor gear in order and planning trips to local campgrounds to enjoy what many consider the unofficial start...
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Transit alters schedule for holiday
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Four County Transit has altered its operating schedule for Memorial Day. It will be closed Monday, May 27. No buses will run on this day. The regular operating schedule will resume Tuesday, May 2...
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