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Winn-Dixie Launching Strategy to Get More Local

Abingdon, Va.-based K-VA-T Food Stores, which operates the Food City banner, said earlier this week it plans to construct a new 44,000-square-foot "superstore" in Lenoir City, Tenn. The location will serve as a replacement for the company's existing unit and is scheduled to open this fall. ...

Alpha Natural Resources Holds Annual Meeting

Stockholders of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. approved four proposals submitted for vote by the company at its annual meeting held today in Abingdon, Va. ...

Washington County Supervisors Approve Asphalt Plant

Updated at 6:20 a.m., Wednesday ----------------------------------------------- ABINGDON, Va. – After a grueling two-hour hearing and discussion, a divided Board of Supervisors approved a special-exception permit for an asphalt plant near Exit 22. "I’m glad the way it went," said Eddie Ramirez, owner of the small contracting company that wants to build the plant. He said ... ...

The Elizabethton Star

On April 24, a project which spanned nearly three months culminated in the donation by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Second Harvest Food Banks in Gray and Abingdon, Va., of almost 12 tons of food and other supplies. ...

School Board members discuss baseball controversy

Member Billy Brooks said one reason for allowing them to play is that some eighth-grade boys are too big to play with younger kids. "The roster number [being set] I think would help with that," Dayton Owens said. His idea was to have a set number of players with priority given to juniors and seniors. A limited number of slots would go to eighth-graders. If the board dictates who can play, it ... ...

Festivals offer punk to bluegrass and everything in between

They're coming our way and will soon bring more joyful noise than a field full of cicadas. It's time for spring music festivals. Next weekend alone you can dive in for anything from punk-infused bluegrass to a weekend-long-stream of Dixieland jazz. Here's a look at just a few of the cool music festivals in our region in May, June and early July. ...

Odd marks at Observation Knob remain a mystery

Wilma said she can’t explain her "interest in proving the history of this area." Nonetheless, we thank you. MARK HICKS is assistant city editor at the Herald Courier and can be reached at (276) 645-2546 or by e-mail at mhicks@bristolnews.com. Questions can be mailed to Question Mark, Bristol Herald Courier, P.O. Box 609, Bristol, VA 24203. ...

Prescription Drug Addiction Has Unlikely Victims

By morning, scared she might kill herself, Johnson went to an emergency room at one of the hospitals where she used to work. Her former manager was in the waiting room when she arrived. "That was rock bottom, when I went to the ER where I worked and told them I was going to kill myself if I didn’t get help," she said. Recovery rewards After more than 10 hours in the hospital ER, Johnson ... ...

Parents Want To Retain Involvement In Special-Needs Education

"It’s like we have to be constantly vigilant to make sure our kids’ protections are not taken away." Kariann Alley, a special-education teacher at Marion Intermediate School, agrees. "I think it’s essential for parents not only to have consent, but involvement. . They know what’s best for their kids," Alley said. "They should be the deciding factor." Conroy, who has ... ...

FMI Announces Store Manager Awards Competition Winners; '08 Board Members

Ralph Towery , manager of the MarketPlace Foods store in Minot, N.D. -- Category A, companies with 1-49 stores. Towery pioneered special promotions at his store to encourage shoppers to choose MarketPlace Foods as the destination for all their grocery needs. ...

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