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Bristol, Va., Man Touts 'Fair Tax' Plan

But despite his efforts in moving the Fair Tax forward, Hanson is not listed as an official Fair Tax organizer on Americans for Fair Taxation’s Web site. "Sometimes that happens," AFT spokesman Ken Hoagland said, adding many people involved in the movement go through the organization while others just take it upon themselves to get their communities organized. "More power to him," ... ...

Shock Device And CPR Are Best When Hearts Stop

BRISTOL, Va. – If one could choose where to suffer a cardiac arrest, the prime location would be inside a building with a portable Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) while standing next to someone trained in CPR. An ambulance can’t get to the patient soon enough. Consider the American Heart Association’s theory that every minute spent waiting for help reduces the ... ...

Religion digest

Revival services, 7:30 p.m. through Sunday, Refuge Tabernacle, 11119 Wharf Road, Waynesboro; speaker: evangelist Fred Canter of Bristol, Va.; Pastor Norman LePage, 762-5988. ...

Injured Kroger Clerk Inspires Blood Drive

Updated at 6:05 a.m., Wednesday ----------------------------------------------- BRISTOL, Va. – Leonard Dotson’s friends, family and co-workers wanted to do something – anything – after he was seriously injured in a motorcycle wreck earlier this month. The result is a hastily organized community blood drive scheduled from noon to 7 p.m. today at the Kroger store on ... ...

Bristol, Va., plant employees capture Kingsport man allegedly stealing copper

Jonas Lee Lefler, 23, of 577 Big Ridge Road, Kingsport, has been charged with breaking and entering, destruction of property, grand larceny, trespassing and conspiracy to commit larceny. ...

U.S. 11 Antique Alley returns this week

U.S. 11 Antique Alley is not your usual yard sale. At 502 miles long, this one takes up a bit more space than the average yard. The huge roadside festival, which stretches from Meridian to Bristol, Va. along U.S. Highway 11, will take place May 15-18 this year. ...

New Virginia High principal targets graduation rates

BRISTOL, Va. – Martin Ringstaff, principal of Dan River High School near Danville, Va., was selected Monday as the next principal of Virginia High School. Ringstaff, 38, will succeed Ina Danko, who is retiring. At its meeting Monday, the Board of Education unanimously approved hiring Ringstaff, who has been part of the Dan River administration since 2000. "We had several good candidates," ... ...

Senate votes to roll back rule on media ownership

WASHINGTON -- The Senate last night voted to nullify a Federal Communications Commission rule that allows media companies to own a newspaper and a television station in the same market. ...

Editorial Roundup

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: ...

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. ...

High Gas Prices Are Driving Business From Taxi Drivers

"You could try to use a smaller vehicle but you need space for people and luggage, and with the wear and tear, the smaller cars don’t last as long," he said. Barr also operates a van, but said he has reduced its usage except during race weeks at Bristol Motor Speedway. Gasoline prices have risen about 55 cents per gallon during the past two months and about 75 cents since January, ... ...

U.S. Labor Department Enforcement Agency Announces 7 Criminal Convictions and 9 Indictments for April 2008

Bulk of cases involve embezzlement of union funds ...

Video Report - Church Hill, Mount Carmel police make three drug arrests

MOUNT CARMEL — Unrelated traffic stops in Church Hill and Mount Carmel earlier this week resulted in the arrest of three alleged drug traffickers Tuesday, two of whom are suspected in an alleged “doctor shopping” TennCare fraud scheme. ...

Bristol Virginia Budget Gets Thumbs-Up From Advisors

Final reading of the plan is scheduled for June 24. dmcgee@bristolnews.com | (276) 645-2532 ...

Local Women With Fibromyalgia Bring Awareness To Ailment

Both Riley and Couch are very optimistic about their lives, regardless of their condition. "When I’m going through a bad spell, I tell myself it will pass," Couch said. Riley lamented, "I know that it could always be worse." Both say their physicians are extremely understanding, which is helpful. "My doctor is wonderful," Riley said. "If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be able ... ...

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