Rail merger moves to regulators
Regulators consider breaking up Conrail as CSX and Norfolk Southern bid to absorb its network. Norfolk Southern pays 5.9 billion for 58 percent, CSX 4.3 billion for the rest, expanding track by about 6,200 and 4,500 miles respectively and creating two top rivals for Northeast freight.
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Carousel draws SummerFest crowd with historic ride
The James H. Drew Carousel, linked to Four Seasons Country, opens Tuesday at 3 p.m. behind Princeton Senior High School for SummerFest. James Graybeal recalls the 1949 start amid heavy rains and financial strain, then a miraculous turnaround with the Herschell carousel arriving in Princeton.
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Speed 2 tops box office with 16.2 million debut
Speed 2 The Cruise Control leads the weekend box office with 16.2 million, only 1 million more than Con Air in its second weekend. The Sandra Bullock Jason Patric thriller, costing 120 to 145 million, faces a potential drop as Batman and Robin opens. Con Air earns 15.2 million and The Lost World 12 million.
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Intercountry Orientation meeting on adoption at Wytheville CC
On Tuesday June 17 at 4 p.m. an orientation on adopting children born outside the United States will be held in Room 135 Carroll Hall Wytheville Community College 1000 E Main St Reservations or information call 540-344-5107 Partly cloudy today with highs near 80 Tonight clouds and showers possible with lows in the 60s Also notes on obituaries weather and lotteries including Powerball and Daily Millions results and estimated jackpots
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Retiring Mercer teachers honored in Princeton reception
Mercer County educators and staff said farewell after long careers, with a reception at the Princeton Elks Club honoring retirees including James A. Mitchell who drove a school bus since 1970 and never used a sick day in over 20 years. Elizabeth Jones, 72, taught 52 years starting in 1944, reflecting on a life in teaching while other retirees from Montcalm Elementary and multiple Mercer schools were listed.
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James A. Mitchell
Mitchell
Elizabeth Jones
Montcalm
Jones
Coaldale
Brushfork
Locust Grove
Garland
Bo” Bowman
Earl Childress
Glenwood Jr. High
Delores Ann Clemons
Drema Ball
Doris Lockhart
Cyrus “Cy
Heart of Appalachia bike trail to link Tazewell County
Southwest Virginia bikers will use the Heart of Appalachia trail linking Tazewell County to the region. Frank Kilgore, St. Paul attorney and Russell County Tourism chair, says the route blends existing trails with forest service roads and back roads. The project awaits an easement between St. Paul and Carfax before opening, with planned segments along Route 623, 91, 16, 770, and 609 to avoid major towns and highways.
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Frank Kilgore
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Russell County Tourism Committee
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Carfax
Burkes Garden
Gose’s Mill
Frog Level
Wardell
Single fathers rise in West Virginia amid national trend
A Columbia University study finds the share of single father families growing nationwide, with about 3 million custody fathers and 4.3 percent of all families. West Virginia shows 3.7 percent, higher than Kentucky but lower than Ohio Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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National Center For Children In Poverty
Columbia
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Virginia
Pennsylvania
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Kanawha County
Julian Palmer
Palmer
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