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Two-time Dancing With the Stars beauty Julianne Hough was baffled when she woke up Thursday morning to find that several friends had left congratulatory messages on her cell phone.

This group of Cambridge folks will be calling Jamboree in the Hills home as the "Super Bowl of Country Music" takes place this weekend near St.

Even though the show hasn't started yet, both veterans and rookies agree on one thing: They're coming back to Jamboree In The Hills next year.

After a year of planning, organizers are making final preparations for one of the nation's biggest country music festivals.

Posted Tuesday, June 3, 2008 ; 07:25 PM Updated Tuesday, June 3, 2008 ; 08:20 PM On-ramp reopened hours later.

NEWS9 checked in with local people and businesses who are full of excitement over the annual event.

“Right now we can't afford to take those kinds of cuts”

Posted Friday, May 2, 2008 ; 11:40 AM Updated Friday, May 2, 2008 ; 01:09 PM Union Chapter President says job cuts are threatening safety. via WTRF-TV

“We're, slowly but surely, we're losing control of our inmate population. "The incidents of violent acts amongst inmates and among inmates and staff have been on the rise for the past four years. The department statistics show that.”

Posted Friday, May 2, 2008 ; 11:40 AM Updated Friday, May 2, 2008 ; 08:29 PM Union Chapter President said job cuts are threatening safety. via WTRF-TV Wheeling

Posted Friday, April 25, 2008 ; 11:18 AM Updated Friday, April 25, 2008 ; 11:40 AM The accident happened on U .S. Route 40 in East Richland. via WTRF-TV

“Rocks exploded in the sixth, plating three runs, to knot the game at 5-all. Barnesville posted another three-run inning in the top of the eighth to pick up the 'W”

Looks like John Glenn has itself yet another pretty good pitcher. Senior Kinsley Mitchell, who sat in the wings behind four-year standout Logan Hursey, stepped into the circle on Monday and turned in a four-hit ... via Daily-Jeff.com

“It appeared the weather was going so bad, I made a decision to stay an extra night in Breezewood, Pa.”

Posted Sunday, March 9, 2008 ; 08:36 PM Updated Sunday, March 9, 2008 ; 08:54 PM The combination of sun and fresh ice made for pretty scenery on Sunday, but country roads with blind curves presented potential ... via WTRF-TV

“We're hoping maybe we'll get it overnight. If not, we'll close again tomorrow. Nobody has said anything too much. So far, they've been excited to get the premium so low”

Posted Saturday, March 8, 2008 ; 11:43 PM Updated Sunday, March 9, 2008 ; 12:01 AM The state of Ohio was one of the hardest hit states by this winter blast. via The State Journal

“It's like stepping back in history when you go to the second floor.”

On the outskirts of Barnesville stands an impressive structure. What you can't see from the outside is its deep history -- and the efforts of several area residents who are trying to preserve it. via Daily-Jeff.com

“I'm really proud of our building principal for handling it as swiftly as he did”

Posted Thursday, January 24, 2008 ; 05:48 PM Updated Thursday, January 24, 2008 ; 08:03 PM Teacher's aid is off the job. via WTRF-TV

“I challenge our veterans who are with us today, some in the back, Mr. Cox, but I challenge them to continue to educate our generations of people so that they understand what sacrifice is all about”

Posted Monday, November 12, 2007 ; 11:18 AM Updated Monday, November 12, 2007 ; 11:44 AM Belmont County students celebrate. via WTRF-TV Wheeling

A traffic stop on Interstate 70 in Belmont County Sunday yielded a half-dozen illegal aliens and the components necessary to run a large-scale operation to manufacture fraudulent identification cards, ... via Daily-Jeff.com

Posted Saturday, October 27, 2007 ; 02:09 AM Updated Saturday, October 27, 2007 ; 03:54 AM Watch Story Video Jets Finish At 9-1 on the season. via WTRF-TV Wheeling

Preparing for Friday's 4th annual spaghetti dinner at the Union Local High School Commons area are, from left, Nellie Parker, Judy Jenewein, Tom Parker, Ron Moore and Perla Gonzales. via Times Leader Online

After decades of slowly consolidating students from several western Belmont County villages, the entire Union Local School District could soon be housed on a single campus. via Wheeling News

“We would really like to get back to work, but we are still prepared to hold out as long as necessary until we receive a fair contract offer from the board”

Harrison Hills Teachers Association spokeswoman Linda Rusen said she was "hopeful but unsure" that a settlement could be reached to end the teachers strike in the Harrison Hills City School District late ... via Herald Star Online