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• Could Trump Refuse a Subpoena?

  04-06-2018 14:31
  Also: Some good news, seriously.
  
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• Some Good News — Seriously — About Politics

  04-06-2018 01:52
  Even in the age of Trump, the United States is making progress toward universal health insurance and universal pre-K.
  
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• After Years of Trying, Virginia Finally Will Expand Medicaid

  31-05-2018 00:01
  Sweeping Republican losses in the state’s legislative elections last year laid the groundwork for a deal with Democrats. Expanding the program is a big step forward for Obamacare.
  
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• Trump’s Summer Campaign Priority: Target Red-State Democratic Senators

  30-05-2018 02:37
  The strategy, meant to take advantage of President Trump’s star power among core Republican supporters, will take him to six states where he can bring a message devised to stoke partisan outrage.
  
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• Democratic Candidate Who Criticized Israel Faces Charges of Anti-Semitism

  30-05-2018 02:20
  Leslie Cockburn, the Democrat running for an open House seat in Virginia, faces G.O.P. charges of anti-Semitism for her 1991 book highly critical of Israel.
  
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• A Democratic Candidate Criticized Israel. Republicans Shout ‘Anti-Semite.’

  30-05-2018 02:20
  Leslie Cockburn, the Democrat running for an open House seat in Virginia, faces G.O.P. charges of anti-Semitism for her 1991 book highly critical of Israel.
  
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• Virginia Republican, Seeking Alcohol Treatment, Won’t Run Again for House Seat

  29-05-2018 03:08
  Tom Garrett’s announcement followed a week of whiplashing rumors and accusations that he and his wife had required personal favors from employees.
  
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• Arlington Cemetery, Nearly Full, May Become More Exclusive

  28-05-2018 09:00
  To preserve space for future war heroes in the country’s premier national cemetery, the Army is considering new rules that would turn away many currently eligible veterans.
  
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• How Skateboarding Helped Me Cope With War

  26-05-2018 17:00
  To relieve the stress of military service in Iraq, a Marine welcomed the distraction of riding her cheap board.
  
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• Downtown Marion plans a summer of music

  24-05-2018 15:00
  
  The town of Marion will partner with Marion Downtown and the Lincoln Theatre to bring a variety of musical groups to Marion beginning with Memorial Day weekend festivities and ending in late November.
  
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• A friend to Bland, Wythe's dairy farmers retires

  24-05-2018 12:00
  
  Mike DeWilde knows a thing or two about dairy cows. For more than four decades he has visited most dairy farms in a five-county area, drawing milk samples and sending them to the United Federation of Dairy Herd Improvement Association…
  
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• ‘They Can’t Ignore Us Anymore’: Women Firefighters Allege Culture of Discrimination

  24-05-2018 01:57
  Two senior women firefighters in Fairfax County, Va., say they were denied jobs and asked to leave the fire department after they fought discrimination.
  
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• ‘They Can’t Ignore Us Anymore’: Female Firefighters Allege Culture of Discrimination

  24-05-2018 01:57
  Two senior female firefighters in Fairfax County, Va., say they were denied jobs and asked to leave the fire department after they fought discrimination.
  
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• Inclusive playground in Sugar Grove gets closer to reality thanks to donation

  23-05-2018 23:00
  
  Rachel Medley is getting closer to achieving a dream for her son, Cameron, and other children at Sugar Grove Elementary School and the community: an inclusive playground.
  
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• Murder-suicide leaves police and community with questions

  23-05-2018 21:41
  
  A May 9 murder-suicide that ended the lives of an elderly Rural Retreat couple has left the community and police scratching their heads. Investigators don’t know why 76-year-old Curtis Cook shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself,…
  
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• Marion traffic alert

  23-05-2018 15:00
  
  The town of Marion is advising drivers to avoid Main Street around midday Thursday and again Monday from 9 a.m. until noon.
  
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• Bland County roadway skirmish leads to charges

  23-05-2018 12:00
  One Bland County woman is behind bars and two more residents are facing criminal charges after an altercation on a local roadway prompted three individuals to take out arrest warrants against each other.
  
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• ‘This Is Not of God’: When Anti-Trump Evangelicals Confront Their Brethren

  23-05-2018 11:00
  Concerned evangelicals staged a revival in Liberty University’s backyard to challenge Jerry Falwell Jr. and his alliance with President Trump.
  
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• Group rallies for Medicaid expansion in Abingdon

  23-05-2018 05:30
  
  ABINGDON, Va. — The battle over Medicaid expansion came to Abingdon last Wednesday. State Sen. Bill Carrico, R-Galax, was holding a campaign fundraiser at the Martha Washington Inn. At the same time, more than a dozen people braved inclement weather…
  
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• 4-H Saddle Club meets author, owner of famous Chincoteague ponies

  23-05-2018 05:30
  
  GLADE SPRING, Va. — A horse named Sunny and a children’s book about his former life as a wild pony drew the attention of local 4-H members who gathered at a Glade Spring farm last week.
  
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• Plumb Alley party features vendors, music this Saturday

  23-05-2018 05:15
  
  ABINGDON, Va. — Lace up your walking shoes, and grab your fanny pack: It’s time to go plumb crazy on the alley at the center of Abingdon, Virginia.
  
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• Reverend Shawn Amos to perform at Thursday Jams on May 24

  23-05-2018 05:00
  Witness the old school blues and soul man Reverend Shawn Amos testify during Thursday Jams at Abingdon Market Pavilion in Abingdon on Thursday, May 24.
  
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• New dairy program helps producers with shifting prices

  23-05-2018 05:00
  ABINGDON, Va. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency encourages dairy producers to consider enrolling in the new and improved Margin Protection Program for Dairy, which will provide better protections for dairy producers from shifting milk and feed…
  
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• Glade Spring gardener's business grow lettuce, salad mixes

  23-05-2018 05:00
  
  GLADE SPRING, Va. — A Glade Spring man is turning his backyard vegetable garden into a full-time business this spring.
  
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• Appalachian Power to assume operations at Breaks Interstate Park

  23-05-2018 05:00
  Appalachian Power, a utility subsidiary of American Electric Power, announced Saturday that it will become owner of the electric distribution system at Breaks Interstate Park.
  
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• Transgender Student in Bathroom Dispute Wins Court Ruling

  23-05-2018 03:44
  Gavin Grimm was barred from using the boys’ restrooms at his Virginia high school. He sued in a case that went all the way to the Supreme Court.
  
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• Digital photography exhibit on display at Harvest Table

  23-05-2018 00:00
  
  MEADOWVIEW, Va. — Ellen Martin shoots it old school.She has embraced digital photos — for business.
  
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• Sowing Seeds: Chilhowie artist's painting celebrates 'blues' as festival guide cover

  22-05-2018 22:59
  
  William Fields believes in planting seeds of hope. Today, some of the Chilhowie artist’s seeds are being distributed internationally.
  
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• Crazy Larry's Hostel is home to a trailblazer

  22-05-2018 22:36
  
  DAMASCUS, Va. — When I met Crazy Larry — of Crazy Larry’s Hostel — in Damascus, I recalled a guy I had written about in the ’90s named Crazy Herb.
  
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• Del. Todd Pillion works with Kool Smiles to deliver toothbrushes and oral health tips to kids

  22-05-2018 22:31
  
  ABINGDON, Va. — More than 5,000 Southwest Virginia elementary school students received toothbrushes from Kool Smiles last week thanks to the efforts of Del. Todd Pillion, R-Abingdon, Virginia.
  
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• Class of 2018 to receive diplomas Friday

  22-05-2018 19:03
  Floyd County High School's Class of 2018 will receive their diplomas in a ceremony in the FCHS gymnasium Friday, May 25 at 6 p.m. The class of 177 members is one of the largest in school history.
  
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• 33 apply to be Marion's next police chief

  22-05-2018 19:00
  Thirty-three individuals applied for the opportunity to become Marion’s next chief of police.
  
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• STRING OF PEARLS: Celebrating the story of Marion's First United Methodist Church

  22-05-2018 16:00
  
  There is a one-acre plot of land in Marion that holds great historical and spiritual significance for Smyth County. This lot on the corner of Church and Cherry streets is sacred space.
  
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• Marion Rite Aid to close by end of June

  21-05-2018 22:54
  The Marion Rite Aid at 795 North Main Street will close by the end of June.
  
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• SWCC offering driver training classes

  21-05-2018 20:08
  Southwest Virginia Community College is currently enrolling students in Driver’s Education Behind-the-Wheel class. There is no waitlist for this class.
  
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• Chilhowie to demolish old mill building

  21-05-2018 19:00
  
  An eyesore for years is set to be removed as plans to demolish the former Superior Mills building in Chilhowie moves forward.
  
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• Don Blankenship Announces Third-Party Bid for West Virginia Senate Seat

  21-05-2018 17:50
  The effort by Mr. Blankenship, the ex-convict coal baron who lost the Republican nomination, could split the G.O.P. vote if he is able to overcome the state’s “sore loser” law.
  
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• Don Blankenship Announces Third Party Bid for West Virginia Senate Seat

  21-05-2018 17:50
  Don Blankenship, the convicted coal baron who lost his bid for the Republican nomination for the Senate, now wants to launch a third-party bid for the seat.
  
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• EXTENSION ANSWERS: Smyth County students complete disaster training

  21-05-2018 15:00
  
  Google “MyPI” and the first thing you will find is a pizza place in Virginia Beach! However, if you dig a bit deeper, you will find that MyPI stands for My Youth Preparedness Initiative. Started in Mississippi, MyPI trains young…
  
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• Artifacts help tell Wytheville's story

  21-05-2018 12:00
  
  Wytheville’s founding father Thomas Jefferson Boyd was an attorney, mayor, surveyor, builder, hotelier and state legislator. So wide and respected was his influence and contributions to the town, that a museum on Tazewell Street is named in his honor.
  
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• Speakers are named for Marion's Memorial Day weekend events

  20-05-2018 19:00
  
  Southwest Virginia native Colonel Faren R. Cole will be the featured speaker at the Sunday afternoon, May 27, Memorial Day weekend presentation at Marion’s Lincoln Theatre.
  
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• Culinary arts teacher receives top award

  20-05-2018 14:41
  
  When culinary arts teacher Katrina Knapp arrived at school Tuesday, she had some surprises. There were flowers, and students had decorated her door. Those gifts of congratulations were a result of her award, announced at the Floyd County School Board…
  
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• Wytheville business owners cope with theater purchase

  20-05-2018 12:00
  
  Business owners who will be displaced if plans to renovate Wytheville’s Millwald Theatre are successful will be given a year to vacate the property once the sale closes.
  
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• Young People Keep Marching After Parkland, This Time to Register to Vote

  20-05-2018 11:00
  Younger voters typically do not cast ballots in midterm elections. But after the Parkland, Fla., shooting, registration among younger voters is accelerating.
  
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• Tractor-trailer runs off Interstate 81 near Atkins

  20-05-2018 01:07
  
  A tractor trailer hauling frozen chicken ran off the southbound side of Interstate 81 Saturday afternoon near exit 50 in Atkins.
  
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• Seven Mile Ford veteran proudly carried on family tradition of service

  19-05-2018 19:00
  
  Military service is a tradition with the family of Aubrey Leon (A.L.) Dungan Jr. of Seven Mile Ford. He and his two brothers and his brother-in-law all served in the Army.
  
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• Downtown Park dedicated to fallen officers

  19-05-2018 14:23
  
  Calling two fallen officers “true American heroes,” Christiansburg Police Department Chief Mark A. Sisson helped to dedicate a park in their memory this month.
  
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• Wythe women face sex-related charges involving juvenile

  19-05-2018 12:00
  
  Two Wythe County women have been charged with sex-related crimes related to a then 14-year-old boy.
  
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• Governor Ralph Northam stops in Tazewell

  18-05-2018 22:55
  
  By JIM TALBERT\Staff
  
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• Marion girl creates little library for the love of reading

  18-05-2018 22:30
  
  Aubrey Powell loves to read so much that she decided to help others do the same.
  
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