Strait earns five CMA nominations to topple record
George Strait led CMA nominations with five nods in 1998 including best entertainer male vocalist and for One Step at a Time Carrying Your Love With Me and I Just Want to Dance With You. He now has 47 CMA nominations, surpassing Merle Haggard's 43.
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George Strait
Merle Haggard
Strait
Tim McGraw
Haggard
CMA
McGraw
Faith Hill
Hill
Garth Brooks
Vince Gill
Collin Raye
Lee Ann Womack
Patty Loveless
Martina McBride
Trisha Yearwood
The
Dixie Chicks
Alabama
Diamond Rio
the Mavericks
Sawyer Brown
Brooks
Elvis Presley
Tammy Wynette
George Morgan
E.W
Bud” Wendell
Country Music Hall of Fame
CBS
Yee
Brooks & Dunn
Heaven
Steve War
Trace Adkins
Jo Dee Messina
Michael Peterson
Bellamy Brothers
Kinleys
Lynns
Thrasher Shiver
Roger Cook
Stepheny Smith
Five survive I-77 crash after single-vehicle wreck
Julius Mcleod 46 of Southern Pine NC drove a 1998 Ford Explorer towing a second vehicle when control was lost on northbound I-77. All five occupants were treated for injuries not believed life threatening as lanes reopened after about 45 minutes.
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Bluefield
Julius Mcleod
Southern Pine
N.C
G.A. Alexander
West Virginia
Princeton
Mcleod
Tom Tyree
Princeton Community Hospital
Princeton Rescue Squad
St. Luke’s Hospital
Explorer
Tyree
Green Valley
Glenwood
Fayetteville
Alexander
East River Mountain Tunnel
Mercer County Aging Program Faces Funding Hurdles
Frederick and fellow delegates discussed the aging program in Mercer County amid rising facility costs from the Trent Street multi purpose center and Medicaid reimbursement cuts. They noted Governor’s Office interest in continuity, explored alternatives, and planned to report after a commission decision with long term state investment contemplated. The group remains determined to serve the whole county despite financial strain.
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Frederick
Mercer
Bob Kiss
Mercer County
Ball
Bob
Flanigan
Trent Street
Princeton
Commission
Teets
Commission Board
Bayless
Katzen Seeks Tax Credit to Boost Southwest Virginia Offices
State official Neal Katzen touring Pocahontas and nearby areas urged a tax credit to attract satellite offices in Southwest Virginia. He cited Motorola investment creating jobs and a multi million dollar facility. He planned meetings with county officials and a trip to Grundy, Buchanan, and the Fiddler's Convention in Galax.
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A-1
Virginia
Motorola
Katzen
United Parcel Service
Ers
Neal
Council
Pocahontas
Tazewell County
Joe Hunnicutt
Grundy
Buchanan County
Del
Terry Kilgore
Rate City
Galax
Tazewell Fair Showcases Fire Dept Outreach and Local Business
Tazewell residents attend a lively county fair with a fire department booth handing out Lowe's smoke detectors and an educational dunking booth to fund fire prevention. Local businesses like Med-Response promote services as the fair runs through Saturday with Bluegrass contests and a full Wednesday schedule.
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Yazdani
Tazewell County
Lowe’s
Claypool Hill
Billy Allison
Tazewell
Roger Buchanan
Sandy Bales
Med-Response
Americans see Clinton lie on Lewinsky affair poll
A Pew Research Center poll shows 63 percent job approval for Clinton and 60 percent would be satisfied if he admitted lying about an affair with Monica Lewinsky to protect his family. Only a third favor impeachment hearings post confession, with the public split on Congress.
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Ashington
Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Congress
Pew Research Center For the People & the Press
Pew
Lewinsky
White House
Barry Toiv
Larry Sabato
University of Virginia
Kenneth Starr
Andrew Kohut
Pew Center
Retail Jobs Tie Tazewell County to Seasonal Market Shifts
Paul Street of the Virginia Employment Commission in Claypool Hill identifies retail as the county’s core employment sector. General merchandising and related fields dominate openings with seasonal growth in fall and early winter, while unemployment typically peaks January and February after Christmas.
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A-1
Tazewell County
Paul Street
Virginia Employment Commission
Claypool Hill
Street
Akers
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Virginia School of Massage
Blacksburg, VA
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Esinet
Asom
Morton Dr
Charlottesville
Ron Penland Insurance Agency
Princeton Mercantile
Mercer School
Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners
Electrolux
Sonya
Wahse Road
Beemer In
Justice Christian Ministries
Wytheville
Bluefield College
A.C.E
Short Hall
Wes
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