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  1. Family of victims, survivor suggested for fine distributionRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 30 | Harlan Daily Enterprise

    ... that their has been a precedent for such a distribution of money. "After the Dec. 7, 1992, Southmountain Disaster (in Norton, Va.), I represented three of the widows of that mine explosion. In the settlement of the civil penalty proceedings arising ...

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    Related Topix: Harlan County, KY, Holmes Mill, KY, Explosion

  2. MECC Job Expo scheduled for Oct. 8.

    Saturday Sep 27 | Times-News Online

    ... Holston Medical Group, Joy Mining Machinery, Lowe's of Wise, Mountain States Health Alliance, Norfolk Southern Corp., Norton City Schools, Northrop-Grumman Corp., Norton Community Hospital, The Brian Health and Rehabilitation Center. The Results ...

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    Related Topix: Appalachia, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Wise, VA, Virginia

  3. Museum in Roanoke honors folks from coalfield countiesRead the original story

    Saturday Sep 27 |

    ... years in the coalfield counties of Lee, Wise, Scott, Dickenson, Russell, Buchanan and Tazewell, and the city of Norton. For details, see www .swvamuseum.org. (Requires free registration .) * Keep it clean * Respect others * Don't hate * Don't use ...

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    Related Topix: The Carter Family, Country, Big Stone Gap, VA, Virginia Beach, VA

  4. 23 inducted into Southwest Virginia Walk of FameRead the original story

    Saturday Sep 27 | The Victoria Star

    ... years in the coalfield counties of Lee, Wise, Scott, Dickenson, Russell, Buchanan and Tazewell and the city of Norton. The Virginia Beach walk honours Gen. George S. Patton of Lexington, for instance. Its southwest counterpart will have a tile for ...

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    Related Topix: The Carter Family, Country, Big Stone Gap, VA, Virginia Beach, VA

  5. Carter Family, Daniel Boone inducted into Southwest Virginia Walk of FameRead the original story

    Friday Sep 26 | MyTELUS

    ... years in the coalfield counties of Lee, Wise, Scott, Dickenson, Russell, Buchanan and Tazewell and the city of Norton. The Virginia Beach walk honours Gen. George S. Patton of Lexington, for instance. Its southwest counterpart will have a tile for ...

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    Related Topix: The Carter Family, Country, Big Stone Gap, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, Travel

  6. Charlie F. FieldsRead the original story

    Monday Sep 22 | Seguin Gazette-Enterprise

    ... Goodyear, Ariz.; sisters: Catherine Bearden of Valley Mills, Dora Brooks of Austin; brother-in-law Harwada Gardner of Norton, Va.; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Charlie was a member of the Hermann Sons Lodge ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  7. VIDEO: Burton Preps For Coeburn, Looks To Stay UndefeatedRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 24 | Http

    ... eers after the loss last week. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at Lawson-Fitchko Stadium on the campus of J.I. Burton in Norton, Va.

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  8. Southwest Va. Walk of Fame adds Carter Family, Daniel BooneRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 24 | USA Today

    ... years in the coalfield counties of Lee, Wise, Scott, Dickenson, Russell, Buchanan and Tazewell and the city of Norton. The Virginia Beach walk honors Gen. George S. Patton of Lexington, for instance. Its southwest counterpart will have a tile for ...

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    Related Topix: The Carter Family, Country, Big Stone Gap, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, Travel

  9. Jury Reaches Verdict

    Tuesday Sep 23 | Moved Permanently

    ... Willie Little took police on a wild ride. He managed to get behind the wheel of a cruiser after his arrest in Norton, Virginia on felony charges last September. "His intent was to escape at all costs. Nothing was going to stop Willie Little," said ...

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  10. Just Where Is Southwest Virginia?

    Wednesday Sep 17 | TriCities.com

    ... shows up, too. All deserve honors. All were either born - or spent at least five formative or creative years - in Norton or the counties of Dickenson, Buchanan, Lee, Wise, Scott, Tazewell and Russell. But who might be missing comes back to where I ...

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    Related Topix: Big Stone Gap, VA, Wise, VA, Buchanan, VA, Virginia, Appalachia, VA

  11. Ex-Tigers' Horton hored by Va. museum walk of fameRead the original story

    Monday Sep 15 | Oakland Press

    ... years in the coalfield counties of Lee, Wise, Scott, Dickenson, Russell, Buchanan and Tazewell and the city of Norton. The Virginia Beach walk honors Gen. George S. Patton of Lexington, for instance. Its southwest counterpart will have a tile for ...

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    Related Topix: The Carter Family, Country, Big Stone Gap, VA, Virginia, Ewing, VA, Virginia Beach, VA

  12. Southwest Virginia Walk of Fame honors writers, scientistsRead the original story

    Sunday Sep 14 | Times-News Online

    ... years in the coalfield counties of Lee, Wise, Scott, Dickenson, Russell, Buchanan and Tazewell and the city of Norton. The Virginia Beach walk honors Gen. George S. Patton of Lexington, for instance. Its southwest counterpart will have a tile for ...

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    Related Topix: The Carter Family, Country, Big Stone Gap, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, Wise County, VA, Virginia

  13. Ex-Tigers' Horton hored by Va. museum walk of fameRead the original story

    Sunday Sep 14 | WOOD-TV Grand Rapids

    ... years in the coalfield counties of Lee, Wise, Scott, Dickenson, Russell, Buchanan and Tazewell and the city of Norton. The Virginia Beach walk honors Gen. George S. Patton of Lexington, for instance. Its southwest counterpart will have a tile for ...

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    Related Topix: The Carter Family, Country, Big Stone Gap, VA, Virginia, Ewing, VA

  14. Southwest Va. walk honors writers, scientistsRead the original story

    Sunday Sep 14 | WTOP

    ... years in the coalfield counties of Lee, Wise, Scott, Dickenson, Russell, Buchanan and Tazewell and the city of Norton. The Virginia Beach walk honors Gen. George S. Patton of Lexington , for instance. Its southwest counterpart will have a tile for ...

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    Related Topix: The Carter Family, Country, Big Stone Gap, VA, Virginia Beach, VA, Wise County, VA, Virginia

  15. Virginia Leaders Visit Reclaimed Surface Mine Sites

    Friday Sep 12 | Http

    NORTON, Va. - On the second day in Southwest Virginia for LEAD Virginia, a program that brings business leaders from around Virginia to different regions of the state, participants learned about the reclamation ...

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    Related Topix: Appalachia, VA, Lebanon, VA, Virginia, St. Paul, VA

  16. Local gas prices soar ahead of Hurricane Ike

    Friday Sep 12 | Coalfield.com - Norton, Clintwood, Big Stone Gap, VA

    ... per gallon. By noon, as prices pushed past $4 per gallon, lines at the pumps were growing, but supplies weren't. In Norton, Wise, Big Stone Gap, Pound and Clintwood, citizens report that some pumps are already shutting down, and store employees at ...

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike, Wise County, VA, Pound, VA, Big Stone Gap, VA, Clintwood, VA

  17. Norton Festival Salutes Legacy of Musician Dock Boggs

    Thursday Sep 11 | TriCities

    ... kind of stuff." All together now, "Dock Boggs, who?" Here's who. Attend the 39th Annual Dock Boggs Festival in Norton, Va. on Sept. 12-13, and you will come away with an idea of who Dock Boggs was. Read on, and perhaps learn some more. Born Moran ...

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    Related Topix: Lexington, VA, Music, Entertainment

  18. New Opinion Page Editor Pleased To Return To Region

    Sep 6, 2008 | TriCities.com

    ... day, nothing in Virginia has equaled the enormity of the Southmountain mine explosion that killed eight men outside Norton. I remember bitter discomfort - numbing cold, the profound agony of waiting and countless hurting people who did not have ...

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    Related Topix: Virginia, Journalism, Opinion

  19. Rebuilding Process Set In Motion For High Knob Tower

    Sep 5, 2008 | Http

    ... signed a special memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Forest Service at a Friday morning news conference in Norton, Va. U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., said the agreement "sets the terms for the future stages of the project" in a phone interview ...

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    Related Topix: Coeburn, VA, Fire, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Rick Boucher, Wise County, VA

  20. High Knob group, USFS sign pact for new towerRead the original story

    Sep 5, 2008 | Times-News Online

    ... new tower. "I am absolutely confident this tower will be rebuilt," Boucher said during a pact-signing ceremony at the Norton Community Center, "and it will be better than ever before." Following the Oct. 31, 2007, destruction of the tower, Boucher ...

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    Related Topix: US News, Non-Profit, Wise, VA, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Rick Boucher