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Trustee sale — Manager: Should help fill shopping center
by JEFF LESTER • News Editor
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Anyone who saw Tuesday’s notice about a trustee sale of several properties in the Norton Commons shopping center should not be concerned, according to the property manager. The sale is part of financial transactions that ultimately should help get those properties sold to businesses, according to...
Walking to help elderly
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Lisa Yates of Coeburn participated Sunday in Mountain Empire Older Citizens’ annual walkathon to raise money for the Emergency Fuel Fund for the Elderly. Yates is accompanied by Precious, who seems ready for a relaxing afternoon stroll.
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LPD softball semifinals: Burton upends Union, Central powers past Clintwood
by KEVIN MAYS • Sports Editor
May 23, 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...
Two in a row: Lady Warriors win second straight Region D crown
by KEVIN MAYS • Sports Editor
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
COEBURN — The plan came together Saturday for the Central Lady Warriors. The Lady Warriors, led by sophomore-sensation Logan Reynolds, put together a strong point lead in the field events and held ...
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Pound residents oppose proposed tax, fee hikes
by KATIE DUNN • Staff Writer
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
POUND — A slate of proposed tax increases brought several protesters to Pound’s council meeting — including some who suggested the town should cease to be a town. Eleven people spoke Tuesday durin...
Mother-daughter pageant winners a fair tradition
May 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
Mothers of daughters are daughters of mothers and have remained so, in circles joined to circles, since time began. As the Virginia-Kentucky District Fair celebrates its 100th anniversary this year...
Teen faces Grainger charges
by GLENN GANNAWAY • Post News Editor
May 23, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
An Appalachia teen was arrested in Grainger County, Tenn. last Saturday, bringing an end to the search for a missing 15-year-old girl. A spokeswoman for the Grainger County Sheriff’s Office said We...
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