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Fort Chiswell News

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Tuesday Jul 1 | New River Valley Current

Yard sale rules a tough sell

Sarah Bolen, 6, tests out exercise equipment at a yard sale Thursday in Radford while her grandmother Sharon Bolen checks out merchandise.

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Related Topix: Christiansburg, VA, Pulaski, VA, Radford, VA

Fri Jun 06, 2008

Roanoke Times

Concrete truck causes bridge to collapse - roanoke.com

Crash scene workers survey a bridge that collapsed Wednesday with a concrete truck on it over Big Walker Creek on Virginia 713, Old Church Road, in Giles County.

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Related Topix: Giles County, VA, Bluefield, VA

Wed Jun 04, 2008

Roanoke Times

Bridge collapses in Giles County

A steel truss and timber deck bridge collapsed under the weight of a crossing concrete truck today, sending the driver to the hospital.

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Related Topix: Giles County, VA

Wed Apr 23, 2008

WSLS-TV Roanoke

I-77 Southbound blocked in Wythe County

DOT says a tractor-trailer accident has closed both lanes of Interstate 77 Southbound, near Poplar Camp in Wythe County. via WSLS-TV Roanoke

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Related Topix: Wythe County, VA

Mon Mar 31, 2008

Galax Gazette

'Mayberry Opry' plans revealed

“It is at this present time that we are in negotiations with the board of supervisors and the industrial developmental authority to purchase 90 acres at the intersection of I-77 and Route 58, Exit 14, for the purpose of mixed-use development”

'Mayberry Opry' plans revealed Photo by Mended Wings Productions Mayberry Opry Theater would have a 600-seat, state-of-the-art theater, offices, a country store and parking for 250 cars, as well as buses. via Galax Gazette

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Related Topix: Galax, VA

Wed Mar 19, 2008

WSLS

Ft. Chiswell High Honors Vietnam Veteran

“He was the first one who lost his life in our class and just his memory...each student that graduated with him carried that with them and they remembered Darrell.”

A local high school wants the memory of one of its former classmates, killed in the line of duty, to live on. via WSLS

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Wed Mar 05, 2008

Galax Gazette

Easter play brings Christ's journey to life

“I had two guys performing in the play who accepted the life of Christ”

Two men found dead on logging trail UPDATED 3/4: Police have not been able to identify the bodies of two Hispanic men found on a logging road in Grayson, both of whom appear to have died of gunshot wounds. via Galax Gazette

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Related Topix: Independence, VA, Grayson County, VA, Galax, VA

Tue Dec 18, 2007

WSLS

Tractor Trailer Fire on I-81

A tractor trailer fire that sparked early this morning , still has part of Interstate 81 in Wythe County closed as of 10:15 a.m. State Police tell us the accident happened at the Max Meadows Road accident, near ... via WSLS

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Related Topix: Wythe County, VA

Roanoke Times

Accident closes lanes on I-81 north and south near Fort Chiswell

A tractor trailer accident has closed the two left southbound and two left northbound lanes on Interstate 81 at Exit 80, the Virginia Department of Transportation said. via Roanoke Times

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Related Topix: Wythe County, VA

Tue Dec 04, 2007

Galax Gazette

Dutton murder trial begins

“Here the technology we're missing is a tape recorder.”

Dutton murder trial begins The defense attorney for Robert Allen Dutton -- accused of killing his estranged wife -- questioned the lack of a murder weapon, an unsigned confession and the absence of an audio or ... via Galax Gazette

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Related Topix: Hillsville, VA, Carroll County, VA, Adwolf, VA

Mon Oct 15, 2007

From On High

Oh, Well That's Okay Then

We can breathe a sigh of relief. Some moron over in Wythe County wasn't trying to blow up Fort Chiswell when he tossed blasting caps into a dumpster there. via From On High

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Sun Oct 14, 2007

Roanoke Times

Police: Recycling employee finds blasting caps in trash bin

“You're supposed to have a license and properly dispose of them. You have to make sure you render them safe.”

An attendant at the Fort Chiswell Recycling Center on Saturday found three improperly discarded blasting caps in one of the station's Dumpsters, Virginia State Police reported. via Roanoke Times

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Related Topix: Wythe County, VA, US News

Fri Sep 21, 2007

The Herald-Dispatch.com

Women recovering from crash

“I didn't think we were going to be able to get the fire out or keep it off of them.”

HUNTINGTON -- Three local women are recovering after a five-vehicle crash in southern Virginia that pinned them between pavement and flames from a burning vehicle hauler for more than an hour. via The Herald-Dispatch.com

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Thu Sep 20, 2007

WAVY-TV

Fiery crash on I-77 in Wythe Co.

An out-of-state driver has been charged for his part in a chain reaction crash that happened last Friday. via WAVY-TV

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