Saturday Jul 5 | Knoxville News Sentinel
A lovely visit with mom and sister
It was so hard to come to work today! My mom and younger sister came into town yesterday evening from Louisiana and left right before I came to work today to go on to Marion, Va., where my 9-months-pregnant ...
Local veterans were paid with a visit by the acting head of the Marion VA Hospital.
Marion VA hospital slowly progressing
By TESA CULLI tesa.culli@register-news.com MT. VERNON - Although the Veterans Medical Center in Marion hasn't yet resumed in-patient surgical procedures, the facility is expanding and getting everything in ...
Mt. Vernon Veteran's Clinic Grand Opening
A new clinic to help veterans is up and running in Mt. Vernon. The Marion VA hospital opened the clinic last month but held a ribbon cutting and official grand opening July 1. Acting Medical Center Director ...
Our View: Marion VA investigation going slowly but surely
An investigation into the Marion Veterans Administration Medical Center that concluded in February found that, of 29 deaths during fiscal year 2007, three were the result of the facility not meeting standards ...
Curly Seckler - Live and on TV
News : Curly Seckler - Live and on TV BMNN wrote: on Jun. 24, 2008: Bluegrass music legend, Curly Seckler's performance, along with bluegrass band, the Steep Canyon Rangers, on Song of the Mountains PBS ...
MARION - Virginia M. Crutcher, 83, formerly of 1110 Bexley Ave., passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at Fairhaven Community in Upper Sandusky.
Hungry? Hit Mother lode in Cambridge
The concept embodies the personal story of chef and co-owner Barry Maiden. Born and raised in Marion, Va.
Alligator on Saltville road shocks driver, police
It sounds like a trailer for a summer horror flick. Friday the 13th. Just after midnight.
Randall Franks: A Master Peace with music Randall Franks, Southern Style It is always exciting when one can see devotion to God through the artistry of singing.
Bluegrass Embraced Cherryholmes When the Family Band Needed Strength
Six members of a family named Cherryholmes attended the Golden West Bluegrass Festival in Norco, Calif., nine years ago.
Mark McGuire: A breath of harmony I remember years ago, my wife and I, with another couple, visited this tiny church that was having a revival.
Randall Franks: Song of the Mountains
I recently sat down with the host of the show, Tim White, and we discussed this unique project, which shares the unique talents of legends and young talent alike, in a classic setting of the Lincoln Theater in ...
Legislators want to discuss Marion VA
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Barack Obama and Rep. Jerry Costello want to know who are responsible for nine reported patient deaths at the VA Medical Center in Marion last year.
Marion Honors Fallen Smyth County Veterans
Reporter / Bristol Herald Courier Published: May 27, 2008 BY AMY HUNTER BRISTOL HERALD COURIER MARION, Va.
Recognizing local veterans of all wars featuring 16th- and 17th-century dress, the Air Force JROTC color guard, a rifle salute and more.
Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act
It's called the Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act. Senator Durbin says the bill was set into motion after a spike in deaths at the Marion VA hospital.
Wytheville judge pleads guilty to reduced DUI charge
A Wytheville juvenile and domestic relations judge facing charges of driving under the influence has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of reckless driving, and will lose his license for a year.
“I don't know what is going on. They are pulling people out of offices and putting them on the [production] floor.”
Picketing United Auto Workers and United Defense Workers voted down a proposed contract offered by General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products Saturday, sending the strike into its fifth week. via Futureoftheunion.com
The VA hospital in southern Illinois is expected to announce whether it has allowed some of its surgeries to resume. via WJPF-AM Carterville