Sunshine draws smiles as two Wytheville sisters enjoy park day
Nine year old Brandi McCall of Rural Retreat Virginia faces the sun with arms raised while her sister Cassie plays in a stream at Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park in Wytheville Virginia.
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Sunshine Girls
Brandi McCall
Rural Retreat
Cassie
Elizabeth Brown Memorial Park
Wytheville
Richard Ashford
Johnson City
Tenn
Kristen Delp
Moon phases and sun rise times noted
Moon phases for June 25 and July 2 are listed along with sunrise time on July 17 at 6:05 a.m. The fragment provides astronomical timings without context or location.
County faces $1.1 million restitution in disaster relief fraud
Prosecutors say fraud tied to May 2002 heavy rains and flood damages, with Hurley losses around $30 million. Investigators allege Buchanan County officials conspired to award $7.6 million in cleanup and repair contracts in exchange for bribes, cash, coon dogs, land and other benefits. Ray Blankenship and James Ralph Stiltner Jr. are named in the grand jury claims.
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Board of Supervisors
Ray Blankenship
Buchanan County Board of
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James Ralph
Pete” Stiltner Jr
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Indicted Buchanan County Officials Tied to Bid-Rigging Scheme
A federal indictment charges multiple Buchanan County officials and contractors with accepting more than 545000 in bribes to rig bids for 2002 flood cleanup contracts. Named are Ricky Adkins Johnny Blankenship Stuart Blankenship Terry Clevinger James Estep Kenneth Hale Terry Keene Rodney Lee Earl Lester Donald Matney Gary Moore James Stiltner David Thompson Calvin Ward Kenneth Wolford and firms Lee Contractors Leet Construction R&J Contractors P&R Logging Terry's Construction and Walford Garage. The scheme allegedly involved cash clothing NASCAR football and basketball tickets tires construction materials and other favors to influence bid awards and divert taxpayer funds.
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Blankenship
Brownlee
David Thompson
Knox
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Ray Blankenship
Licly
Donald Ray Matney
Earl Lester
Joseph Stephens
Terry Clevinger
Calvin Ward
Gary Moore
Kenneth “Junior” Wolford
James
Pete” Stiltner
Virginia
Ricky Allen Adkins
Hurley
Johnny Dwayne Blankenship
Grundy
Stuart Ray Blankenship
Terry Gene Clevinger
James Robert Estep
Kenneth Morris Hale
Oakwood
Terry Allen Keene
Bandy
Rodney Blake Lee
Earl Jackson
Roho” Lester Jr
Conaway
Gary Ray Moore
Coeburn
Kenneth Joseph Stephens
James Ralph
Pete” Stiltner, Jr
Board of Supervisors
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Calvin Lee Ward
Kenneth Arlen
Wolford
Lee Contractors LLC
Leet Construction Company
R&j. Contractors
P&r Logging, Inc
Terry’s Construction Company
Walford Garage and
Four Seasons Memory Walk Committee Meeting in Princeton
PRINCETON The Four Seasons Memory Walk Committee will convene at 6 p.m. Monday at Princeton Health Care Center on Courthouse Road. For information contact Cecelia Blankenship at 487-3458 or Becky Kidwell at 425-8128.
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Four Seasons
Princeton Health Care Center
Courthouse Road
Cecelia Blankenship
Becky Kidwell
Low Vision Support Group Meeting Planned in Princeton
Health South Low Vision Support Group schedules a meeting at 3 30 p m Thursday July 1 at Glen Wood Park Retirement Village in Princeton Veronica Brooks calls 487 8000 and Becky Kidwell 425 8128 for details
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Health South
Glen Wood Park
Veronica Brooks
Becky Kidwell
Fire Investigation Leaves Fire Suspicious, Body Autopsied
Det. Capt. D K Bales says the Richlands fire self-extinguished after oxygen ran out and is suspicious in nature. The victim was transported to Roanoke Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy, potentially taking three to four months for results. Richlands Fire Department Life Line Ambulance and Det. T J Sargent assisted. call (276) 988-1158 with information.
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Roanoke
Bales
Richlands
T.J. Sargent
Tazewell County
Oak Grove Cemetery Work Resumes To Clear African American Graveyard
Rev Meredith and Engvall join Oak Grove volunteers including Youth Works to clear two acres of the cemetery outside the center circle. Since March 27, the left side has been opened while 6 000 to 8 000 graves remain. Work restarts at 9 a m Saturday with YouthWorks volunteers on site Monday through Thursday. Contact Bill Archer at barcher bottonline dot com.
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Engvall
Oak Grove
Youth Works
Center Circle
YouthWorks
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
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