Tennant denies attack on Ireland in secretary bid
Natalie Tennant forestalls attacks on Secretary of State Betty Ireland as she launches her bid to succeed her. She credits Ireland for addressing ballot issues and recalls past voting disputes in Raleigh County and 2004, arguing improvements came slowly and pledging a strong, early campaign with broad support.
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Natalie Tennant
Betty Ireland
Ireland
Ben Beakes
Tennant
House of Delegates
Raleigh
Mike Oliverio
Monongalia
Oliverio
Raleigh County
Beakes
Matt Stanley
Joseph Jenkins
Senate
Billy Wayne Bailey
Wyoming
House
Joe DeLong
Hancock
Doctor of the day honored despite sex offense record
Texas lawmakers faced scrutiny after Dr. Nilon Tallant, a registered sex offender, was twice named doctor of the day at the Capitol. Tallant pleaded guilty to sexual performance by a child in 1997, had license history, and critics call for tighter screening of volunteer physicians and other officials linked to the program.
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Austin
Texas
State Capitol
Nilon Tallant
Capitol
Phil King
Weatherford
Tallant
House
King
Medical Association
Texas Academy of Family Physicians
Medical Board
Texas Medical Board
Family Physicians Academy
San Marcos
Board
Fort Worth
Lolly Lockhart
Associated Press
Lockhart
Leo Berman
Tyler
Berman
Leo
Broadband Funds to Expand Southwest Virginia Fiber Network
John Noble of Boucher announces 1.5 million in federal funds will fund 45 miles of new broadband cable along Route 83 to Bristol Virginia Utilities. The move aims to attract industry, create tech jobs, and support locally owned businesses in Buchanan and Dickenson Counties, enlarging fiber optic infrastructure for regional economic growth.
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Buchanan
Dickenson
John Noble
Boucher
Virginia
Bristol Virginia Utilities
Keene to Leave HealthSouth for Iraq Deployment
Mercer County native Keene, 40, prepares to join the Virginia National Guard for a 10 month deployment to Iraq to help locate improvised explosive devices and make routes safer. He leaves after a surprise farewell party at HealthSouth where family, girlfriend Lee Ann Goins, and colleagues praised his patriotism and sacrifice.
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Keene
Mercer County
Iraq
HealthSouth
Virginia National Guard
Patricia
Dan Jennelle
Pounding Mill, Va
Lee Ann Goins
Daniels
Goins
Becky Holmes
Holmes
Sharon Boggess
National Guard
The
Elks Club
Miss Belvedere car winner found in Oklahoma vault
R E Humbertson, born July 1921, is named winner of Miss Belvedere, the buried 1957 Plymouth Belvedere unearthed after 50 years in a Tulsa time capsule. The prize must be claimed within five years by Humbertson or closest living relative, as organizers recalled the capsule contents and public guessing game at East Tulsa Dodge with a crowd of spectators and media.
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Pss
Okla
R.E. Humbertson
Humbertson
Tulsa
U.S
Sharon King Davis
Davis
East Tulsa
Dodge
Buchanan Development Authority Plans Dickenson Tech Center
The Buchanan Development Authority will establish the Dickenson County Technology Center in a new shell building to provide workforce training for coal, gas and energy sectors. Remaining awards were approved for several projects in Wise County. Contact Charles Owens at cowens bdtonline.com.
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Wise County
Charles Owens
Cowens
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Eads Mill Road
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Porterfield
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Bluefield, VA
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Sen
Pocahontas Conference
Elbert
War
West Virginia
Plymouth
Bdtonline
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Park Street
Bluefield
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