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Virginian - Pilot By JEFF BARNARD By Jeff Barnard The Associated Press BEND, Ore.

Events St. George Historic St. George Live! tours will be at 9 and 10:30 a.m. today through Saturday at the Pioneer Opera House plaza, 47 E. 200 North.

Governor Joe Manchin announced the food tax will decrease from six to three percent starting July the 1st.

Timothy M. Kaine 's address to a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly convened to consider transportation funding: 2008 has already been a challenging year and remarkable year for this legislature.

BY ALYSON VAN DEUSEN alyson@thespectrum.com HURRICANE - A semi truck caught fire and burned to the ground Friday on state Route 9, Friday causing a small brush fire.

What: Virgin Town Council special meeting When: Tonight, 6 p.m. Where: Town hall, 114 S. Mill St.

There is a golf rate increase meeting at 1:30 p.m. to discuss appropriate ways to resist the intended increase in golf fees and golf carts.

I used to be a Virginian. Now, I would consider myself a Seattleite. Is that what we call ourselves? Back in my hometown of Salem, Virginia, our entire town loved to frequent a restaurant called Mac and Bob's. ...

'Utah's 17 Most Beloved Rivers.' 'Beloved Rivers.' The words caught my eye. They were written by the Utah Rivers Council, Salt Lake City, in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service, seeking 'Wild and Scenic ...

David Bly, Desert Valley Times * May 30, 2008 Two power parachutes take advantage of a calm spring evening as they circle above the Virgin River against a backdrop formed by the Virgin Mountains.

Virginians should get ready now for this year's hurricane season, which starts June 1 and is predicted to be more active than usual.

HURRICANE Perhaps even more so than water or utilities, moving people who live or visit through the eastern portion of Washington County is becoming a serious issue.

ST. GEORGE - On the eve of the last day of school, fifth-graders at Sandstone Elementary School saw their history lessons on the Civil War come to life.

The U.S. Senate approved a significant increase in education benefits Thursday for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, passing the bill by a veto-proof margin.

Disaster movies always seem to include a scene where panicked people - once they learn of their impending doom - rush to buy the supplies they should have had all along.

For Hurricane Valley Neighborhoods HURRICANE - Two Hurricane Valley entities have recently received grants from the Washington County Historical Society.

Virginians already have been excused from paying sales taxes on back-to-school supplies and energy-saving appliances. via WSLS-TV Roanoke

“The whole town raised your kids back then. You knew if they got into mischief they wouldn't get a way with it because somebody would tell me.”

The town of Virgin can be deceiving. Most people probably don't know much about the town past the point that they have to slow down to 45 miles per hour on their way to Springdale or Zion National Park. via TheSpectrum.com

ST. GEORGE -- Here's a lineup of what will be available at the Zion Canyon Farmers Market this Saturday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on the lawn of the Bit and Spur Restaurant located at 1212 Zion Park Blvd., ... via TheSpectrum.com

“I'll be here next year come hell or high water”

HURRICANE - The sweet smell of success was in the air Saturday morning as the first Hurricane Relay for Life wound down. via TheSpectrum.com