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  1. Just how much is it worth now?Read the original story

    Yesterday | Messenger

    ... years. Already, there have been plenty of complaints. "They have vented their frustrations out on me," said Callands-Gretna Supervisor Fred Ingram of his restaurant customers. "I have no answers for them because I'm surprised too." Surprised but ...

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    Related Topix: Pittsylvania County, VA, Callands, VA, Opinion

  2. Gretna's election decision reflects statewide trend

    Yesterday | Messenger

    Gretna Town Council's recent decision to move its elections from May to November reflects a statewide trend, said an official with the Virginia Municipal League .

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  3. Disputed cemetery plot returns to original ownerRead the original story

    Wednesday | The Tribune-Democrat

    ... with a dispute over transfer of the ownership of a cemetery plot. Karen Gerholt's stepmother, Elizabeth Lemin of Gretna, Va., learned last month that a plot she owned had been transferred to John Gerholt on March 24. Court documents state that after ...

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    Related Topix: Saxton, PA, Hopewell, PA, Bedford, PA, Bedford County, PA

  4. Proposal for countywide billing of ambulance service on tableRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 1 | WSLS-TV Roanoke

    ... its Dec. 7 meeting that the board approve billing patients for medical transport starting in 2010, said Callands-Gretna Supervisor Fred Ingram, the committee's chairman. Supervisors will hold their regular meeting at 7 p.m. Dec. 7, just two hours ...

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    Related Topix: Pittsylvania County, VA, Callands, VA, Danville, VA, Chatham, VA

  5. Local restaurants, customers get ready for anti-smoking lawRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 29 | Messenger

    ... bracing themselves for the anti-smoking law that takes effect Tuesday across the commonwealth. Restaurant owners in Gretna and Chatham seemed ready for the change in a state with 400 years of tobacco heritage. Diego Cardamuro, manager at Mama Rosas ...

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    Related Topix: Smoking, Medicine, Health, Pittsylvania County, VA, Restaurant Management, Restaurant Management, Chatham, VA

  6. Proposal for countywide billing of ambulance service on table

    Saturday Nov 28 | Messenger

    ... its Dec. 7 meeting that the board approve billing patients for medical transport starting in 2010, said Callands-Gretna Supervisor Fred Ingram, the committee's chairman. Supervisors will hold their regular meeting at 7 p.m. Dec. 7, just two hours ...

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    Related Topix: Pittsylvania County, VA, Callands, VA, Danville, VA, Chatham, VA, Ringgold, VA

  7. Curtain call for Cavsa kindred spiritsRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 26 | Richmond Times-Dispatch

    ... bow tomorrow against Virginia Tech. Sewell, a Hermitage graduate, will line up at quarterback, and Hall, who attended Gretna, will catch his passes. It's an arrangement that was made at the request of Hall. The two jockeyed for the quarterback spot ...

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  8. Pittsylvania County property reassessments causing a stir

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Messenger

    ... state law mandates that the board of supervisors advertise a tax-rate hike and hold a public hearing, said Callands-Gretna Supervisor Fred Ingram, who serves on the board's Finance Committee. Ingram said customers at his Gretna restaurant, ...

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    Related Topix: Pittsylvania County, VA, Callands, VA

  9. Pittsylvania Co. livestock died from natural causes in mystery death casesRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | WSLS-TV Roanoke

    ... by extreme weather," Sleeper said Tuesday, referring to results from an autopsy on one of the calves performed by a Gretna veterinarian. Sleeper declined to comment further on the matter. Nine calves were found dead about two weeks ago on the farm ...

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  10. Pittsylvania County calves' death ruled as natural causes

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Messenger

    ... by extreme weather," Sleeper said Tuesday, referring to results from an autopsy on one of the calves performed by a Gretna veterinarian. Sleeper declined to comment further on the matter. Nine calves were found dead about two weeks ago on the farm ...

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    Related Topix: Pittsylvania County, VA, Weather

  11. Crowd welcomes Palin at Roanoke book-tour stopRead the original story

    Monday Nov 23 | Daily Progress

    ... promote her best-selling memoir, "Going Rogue: An American Life." Among those supporters were sisters Wanda Worley of Gretna and Jewel Mattox of Hurt, who had been waiting outside the bookstore since midnight - up all night because they were "too ... 2 comments

    Related Topix: Roanoke, VA, US News, US Governors, Sarah Palin, Hurt, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA

  12. 1,000 flock to Palina s book signing in RoanokeRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 22 | Messenger

    ... memoir, "Going Rogue." Among those supporters were Pittsylvania County residents and sisters Wanda Worley, of Gretna, and Jewel Mattox, of Hurt, who had been waiting outside the bookstore since midnight - up all night because they were "too excited ...

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    Related Topix: Roanoke, VA, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Virgil Goode, US Governors, Sarah Palin, Pittsylvania County, VA

  13. Crowd welcomes Palin at Roanoke book-tour stop

    Sunday Nov 22 | Richmond Times-Dispatch

    ... promote her best-selling memoir, "Going Rogue: An American Life." Among those supporters were sisters Wanda Worley of Gretna and Jewel Mattox of Hurt, who had been waiting outside the bookstore since midnight -- up all night because they were "too ... 2 comments

    Related Topix: Roanoke, VA, US News, US Governors, Sarah Palin, Hurt, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA

  14. Gretna outlasts Buckingham in Region B playoff overtime thrillerRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 21 | WSLS

    It didn't seem like much would go right for Gretna on Saturday against Buckingham.

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Virginia High School Football, Sports, NFL Players, Nick Miller

  15. How to Cook a Happy, Healthy, Thanksgiving Turkey

    Friday Nov 20 | Hispanic Business

    ... turkey laden with a few other lesser-known ingredients -- ingredients organic and healthy foods activists don't want. Gretna farmer Jack Fuhrmann has been raising and selling pasture- raised turkeys from his farm, Our Father's Farm, for two years. ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Food, Turkey, Meat, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Potatoes, Vegetables

  16. ABC 13 - Football Friday Playoff PlansRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | WSET-TV Lynchburg

    ... field conditions at Liberty High. So the Minutemen and Fighting Leemen will play Saturday night at Liberty High. The Gretna Hawks were already scheduled to play Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. The Hawks face unbeaten Buckingham County in Division ...

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  17. Gretna leads the Dogwood into Region B playoffsRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Danville Register Bee

    As the Region B playoffs finally get underway this weekend, Gretna and Appomattox find themselves in familiar positions.

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    Related Topix: Sports, NFL Players, Nick Miller, High School Football, Virginia High School Football

  18. Wildcatsa Myers finishes high school football season strongRead the original story

    Monday Nov 16 | Danville Register Bee

    ... the Raiders. All of the Wildcats' four losses came against Dogwood District teams that advanced to postseason play - Gretna, Appomattox and Altavista. "Those losses were tough, because they were close losses," Myers said. Seeing that they are going ...

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Virginia High School Football, High School Football

  19. Playoff results after rain pushed games back a dayRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 14 | WSLS

    ... Fleming went head to head against Brooke Point. Brooke Point beat the the Colonials 44 to 35. William Campbell played Gretna tonight after being postponed Friday, final score, 69-30 Gretna. Dan River played Chatham Saturday evening after being ...

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  20. Weather postpones GW playoff game, Dogwood finalesRead the original story

    Friday Nov 13 | Danville Register Bee

    ... in the nightcap. The games were moved to Liberty because of the recent inclement weather. Liberty has a turf field. Gretna's regular season finale on the road against Dogwood District foe William Campbell has been rescheduled for Saturday in Naruna ...

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