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Trustee sale — Manager: Should help fill shopping center
by JEFF LESTER • News Editor
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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
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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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Rain, lightning, more rain: Weather forces suspension of LPD softball championship
by KEVIN MAYS • Sports Editor
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NORTON — The third-seeded J.I. Burton Lady Raiders were cruising along and controlled the momentum through four innings of Wednesday’s Lonesome Pine District softball tournament championship game. ...
LPD baseball semifinals: Hit by pitch gives Warriors win over Raiders
by KEVIN MAYS • Sports Editor
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WISE — Sometimes a team has to put itself in position to win a game, before it can pick up a victory. Such was the case for the Central Warriors Tuesday night. Trailing 4-3 going into the bottom of...
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Pound residents oppose proposed tax, fee hikes
by KATIE DUNN • Staff Writer
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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
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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 | 3 3 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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