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          <title>College students face 5 percent tuition hike in Tennessee</title>
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Students at Tennessee&#8217;s public colleges and universities could be facing a 5 percent tuition increase.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Another delay in the double murder case of Howard Hawk Willis</title>
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Today marked yet another delay in the case of accused killer Howard Hawk Willis.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Tamiflu&#45;resistant swine flu cluster reported in North Carolina</title>
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Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that&#8217;s resistant to the drug Tamiflu.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Washington County, TN community to get fresh water soon</title>
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By the end of next year, dozens of families in Washington County, Tennessee should have fresh, clean water to quench their thirsts. Mayor George Jaynes returned from Nashville Friday with a $500,000 Tennessee Community Development grant. According to Jaynes, Governor Phil Bredesen awarded the county the money to help bring water service to the Bulldog Miller Road section of the county in Telford. People in that section of the county currently get their water from wells that are either dry or contaminated, Jaynes said.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Johnson City Commission still pursuing old Tweetsie Line</title>
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Johnson City leaders are still working on the railroad, hoping to nail down a deal that would turn an old rail line into biking and hiking trails. At Thursday night&#8217;s commission meeting, leaders reaffirmed their interest in the old Tweetsie Line.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Guns in bars law struck down in Tennessee</title>
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A Nashville judge has ruled a law that allows handguns in Tennessee bars and restaurants is unconstitutional.           ]]></description>
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          <title>TN Comptroller says cuts to state services are likely, since revenues are way down</title>
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Tennessee State Comptroller Justin Wilson met with state and local politicians in Kingsport, discussing the state&#8217;s efforts to avoid fraud with its Federal stimulus money.           ]]></description>
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          <title>ETSU introduces new degree: B.A. Bluegrass, Old Time, Country Music</title>
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East Tennessee State University takes a step further in promoting its Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music program as a national and international academic hub.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Iconic department store auctioned in downtown Bristol</title>
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The building used to be the largest department store in a 175-mile radius.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Glade Spring businessman fails in effort to oust Washington County politician</title>
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Judge says billboard magnate Bill Roop didn&#8217;t get enough qualified procedures or sign the petition under oath           ]]></description>
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          <title>Meadowview, Va., bank robber pleads guilty</title>
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His son and co-defendant, William Lee Anderson III, pleaded guilty Wednesday for his role in the crime, agreeing to serve more than two years behind bars.           ]]></description>
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          <title>BREAKING NEWS: Two&#45;car crash on Highway 67</title>
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Elizabethton Police said a car driving eastbound on Highway 67 crossed the median, and crashed into a car driving westbound.&nbsp; Three people involved were transported to the hospital.           ]]></description>
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          <title>SW Va business park gets $5.6M state grant</title>
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A business park in Southwest Virginia is getting a $5.6 million grant from the state for improvements, including improving access roads and installing additional
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          <title>Top morning headlines, Nov. 20</title>
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Check out some of this morning&#8217;s top stories on 11 Connects at 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. by clicking on the video link.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Food distributions in Bristol, Washington County, Tenn., help hundreds in need</title>
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A food distribution at Anderson Street United Methodist Church on a rainy Thursday morning drew 78 households representing 225 people, some lining up hours before the supplies were scheduled to be passed out.

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          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:53:34 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Virginia Highlands professor receives Virginia Professor of the Year award</title>
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Kevin Hamed, a professor at Virginia Highlands Community College has received a prestigious award as Virginia Professor of the Year.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:45:07 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Sullivan County Republican committee votes to hold 2010 primary</title>
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The Sullivan County Republican Party&#8217;s Executive Committee unanimously voted Thursday to hold a May 4, 2010, primary for all 24 seats on the commission and the offices of county mayor, county clerk, county trustee, register of deeds, highway commissioner, county attorney, sheriff and circuit court clerk.
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          <title>Bristol Virginia Utilities cuts December power rate</title>
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The 16,417 customers of Bristol Virginia Utilities got an early holiday present Thursday when the power company announced that December electric bills will be 18 percent lower than they were a year ago.           ]]></description>
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          <title>GED program&#8217;s fund to help students pay test fees running low</title>
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The Kingsport-Sullivan County GED Program&#8217;s fund to help students pay for test fees is now down to $400 as more and more people who can&#8217;t afford the test fee are taking the program&#8217;s classes.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Russell County officials finish new disclosure forms, promise to do better</title>
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Three months after the Bristol Herald Courier reported on improperly completed disclosure forms filed by the Russell County Board of Supervisors, new forms have been finished and county officials are promising to do better.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:52:38 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Citing unease over political activity, Bristol Councilman Shumaker quits chamber of commerce</title>
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City Councilman David Shumaker said Thursday he resigned from the Bristol Chamber of Commerce because of unease over its political activity &#8211; including opposition to health-care reform &#8211; but he strongly denied allegations in an anonymous flier that he angrily confronted Chamber President Lisa Meadows during a recent meeting.           ]]></description>
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          <title>The Bristol Blotter: Nov. 20, 2009</title>
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Animal Control is seeking help in tracking down a tiny black dog that escaped from its owner at the Old Airport Road Bojangles near Exit 7 of Interstate 81.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Medical examiner report released in football player death</title>
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We have new information into the death of an area high school football player.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:42:44 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>County employee jailed on rape charges</title>
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Rape allegations landed a county employee behind bars.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Is it the beginning of the end of surface mining in SW Virginia?</title>
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Environmentalists cheer for progress made with blocking surface mining permits, but coal companies and local officials are nervous for what may may be the beginning of the end for the industry, and SW Virginia&#8217;s economy.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Diabetes alert vehicle stickers help law enforcement identify diabetic patients</title>
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A diabetes alert sticker offered by Mountain States and Wellmont health systems, tell police officers if you&#8217;re a diabetic patient.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Johnson County offers H1N1 vaccine</title>
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 The Johnson County Health Department will offer H1N1 flu vaccine on Monday, Nov. 23  for eligible recipients.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Virginia Intermont offers new licensure only teacher program</title>
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Virginia Intermont College is proud to announce an opportunity for professionals with unfulfilled dreams of becoming a teacher. Individuals who hold a bachelor&#8217;s degree in another field can become teachers in as little as two or three semesters through Virginia Intermont&#8217;s new Licensure Only Program for Degreed Students.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Regional Center For Advanced Manufacturing Opens In Kingsport</title>
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New Center To Prepare Local Workforce           ]]></description>
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          <title>BVU customers will pay lower electric bills beginning next month</title>
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If you live in Bristol, Va. as of December 1 &#8211; your electricity bills will go down according to a recent press release from Bristol Virginia Utilities (BVU).           ]]></description>
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          <title>UPDATE:&amp;nbsp; Erwin couple pleads guilty to two counts of child neglect</title>
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Unicoi County Sheriff&#8217;s Department charged an Erwin couple with five counts of child neglect. They recently pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of child neglect.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Bristol, Va., man arrested on gun charges</title>
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A man was arrested after firing a gun inside his girlfriend&#8217;s Vance Street apartment about lunchtime Wednesday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Man convicted  in JC &#8220;drag racing&#8221; crash requests work release again</title>
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A man convicted of vehicular homicide in the drag racing death of 17 year-old Cortney Hensley is again requesting work release. Judge Robert Cupp will hear Bradley Mullins&#8217; request on December 8th.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Va shifts scarce road funds to priority projects</title>
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Virginia transportation officials are moving hundreds of millions of dollars from secondary and urban road projects to higher priority Interstate and primary highways.
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          <title>33,000 calls received at state quit smoking line</title>
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State health officials say more than 33,000 calls have been received at a toll-free line created more than three years ago to help Tennesseans quit smoking.            ]]></description>
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          <title>TennCare may have to cut enrollee benefits</title>
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TennCare officials say they will be forced to cut some enrollee benefits if Gov. Phil Bredesen asks them to make a 9 percent reduction in spending. Bredesen heard from state departments during budget hearings that continued on Wednesday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:43:16 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>A hero&#8217;s goodbye: Soldier killed in Fort Hood massacre is laid to rest</title>
          <link>http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/a_heros_goodbye_soldier_killed_in_fort_hood_massacre_is_laid_to_rest_in_mou/36041/</link>
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Spc. Fred Greene received a hero&#8217;s goodbye Wednesday, nearly two weeks after a gunman killed the U.S. Army soldier and 12 others at Fort Hood, Texas           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00:42 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Historic photos are featured in calendar</title>
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Charles Seaver held up a 2010 calendar and got excited about some nuns. 
&#8220;Look there!&#8221; Seaver said a couple of weekends ago at the Mistletoe Market in Abingdon, Va.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:59:08 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>&#8216;Hotel High School&#8217;</title>
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People taking GED classes at Bristol&#8217;s Holiday Inn           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:24:33 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>A stray bullet hits a Lebanon, Va., woman, lodging in her jaw</title>
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A stray bullet that smashed through a Russell County woman&#8217;s bedroom window and into her face was one inch shy of hitting her brain, police said. Instead, the bullet shot through the left side her nose, under her eye and down into her right jaw. Authorities said a 9-year-old neighbor boy, on the back of his dad&#8217;s tractor 150 yards away, accidently pulled the trigger. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:01:56 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>&#8216;We can&#8217;t pay it&#8217;: Commission hears arguements for and against Appalachian Power rate increase</title>
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The rate increase is one of four proposed this year, on the heels of a 31 percent increase approved last year.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:01:42 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Bristol, Tenn., utility is cutting December electric bills 20 percent</title>
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Some 33,000 area customers of Bristol Tennessee Essential Services got an early holiday present Wednesday when the company announced that consumers will pay 20 percent less on December electric bills this year.           ]]></description>
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          <title>The Bristol Blotter for Thursday, Nov. 19</title>
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The Bristol Blotter for Thursday, Nov. 19           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:01:19 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Bristol, Va., housing board shows its 15&#45;year rehab plan to city council</title>
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The city&#8217;s Redevelopment and Housing Authority unveiled aggressive plans Wednesday to replace or rehabilitate its buildings over the next 15 years.
The authority&#8217;s board of commissioners outlined those plans during a joint meeting with the City Council. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:01:16 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Volunteer elves pack thousands of gifts for santa train</title>
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Volunteers readied 15 tons of gifts, candy and toys Wednesday night to continue a community tradition in its 67th year.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:52:45 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Charges pending in fatal vehicle crash</title>
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Investigators told us this evening that charges are pending in a Wednesday morning crash that claimed the life of an East Tennessee State University administrator.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:03:29 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Spc. Fred Greene of Mountain City laid to rest today</title>
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100 family members and friends joined National Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Wednesday to say goodbye to an area soldier.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:44:42 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>UPDATE:&amp;nbsp; Truck crashes into Greeneville restaurant</title>
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Five people are recovering from injuries they received today when a truck crashed through the front door of a restaurant.

 

A witness told WGRV radio the truck driver pulled into the parking lot and never stopped, slamming through the front door.

 

Police say the accident occurred when driver, Baudelio Lopez, attempted to park his truck in front of the store.

 

According to police, the truck hit three women inside the restaurant: Renee Freeman, Tina Slagle, and Tina Whittacker.

 

Lopez, his wife Rebecca, and the three women were taken to Laughlin Memorial Hospital.

 

Police say their injuries were not severe.

 

&#8220;I would say that they were very blessed that they weren&#8217;t more severely injured,&#8220; said Officer David Lewis with the Greeneville Police Department.

 

Waffle House employees covered the hole in the building with plywood, and the restaurant reopened at 12:30.

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Police tell 11 Connects that a pickup truck crashed into a Greeneville restaurant this morning.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:39:54 EST</pubDate>
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If you plan to drive through Elizabethton today, you may have to change your travel plans due to a road closure.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:04:01 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Test your fitness IQ with these myths, facts</title>
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What would you be willing to do to lose weight? 
Think about that question for a minute or two. What if I told you that you could lose weight and keep it off if you improved your fitness IQ?            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:59:03 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Va to look at gifted programs, minority numbers</title>
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Gov. Tim Kaine is directing the education department to study the low number of minority students in gifted education programs.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:56:58 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Police arrest Johnson City man on drug charges</title>
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Johnson City Police arrested a man at Fox Glenn Apartments for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:31:53 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Two Johnson City men arrested on auto burglary charges</title>
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A pair of Johnson City men accused of breaking into multiple vehicles will appear in court today.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:21:41 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Man charged with threatening roommate with a knife</title>
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A Johnson City man suspected of assaulting and threatening his roommate with a knife will appear in court on Thursday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:08:28 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Top morning headlines, Nov. 18</title>
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Check out some of this morning&#8217;s top stories on 11 Connects at 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. by clicking on the video link.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:30:15 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>&#8220;Silent Soldier&#8221; to be buried today</title>
          <link>http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/celebrating_the_life_of_spec._fred_greene/35904/</link>
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Mourners will gather at Baker&#8217;s Gap Baptist Church cemetary, Big Dry Run Road in Butler Tenn., at 11 a.m.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:50:18 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Health care rankings: Va. 21st, Tenn. 44th</title>
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Virginia and Tennessee rank 21st and 44th, respectively, for overall health among the nation&#8217;s 50 states, according to a just-released national study.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:55:09 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Touchstone Wireless of Bristol to hire 120&#45;220 phone techs</title>
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Touchstone Wireless will hire 200 to 300 full-time contractors over the next three months, a company executive said Tuesday           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:48:49 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>BVU lays groundwork for community broadband</title>
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A new committee designed to advance regional broadband use took its initial steps Tuesday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:46:58 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>BVU receives a high grade on its annual audit report</title>
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The city&#8217;s utilities provider again received high marks on its annual audit report.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:45:01 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Bristol man arrested on charges of child abuse</title>
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A Bristol man got angry at his girlfriend&#8217;s 3-year-old daughter for not going to sleep so, police said, he grabbed her by the throat and held her down on a bed.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:42:18 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>The Bristol Blotter</title>
          <link>http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/the_bristol_blotter26/35913/</link>
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The Bristol Blotter           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:35:50 EST</pubDate>
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Hundreds of revelers watched the city light up its 90-foot tall Christmas tree Tuesday night.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:36:43 EST</pubDate>
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Domestic violence victims and some Tennessee leaders hope new legislation will protect more families. State Rep. Matthew Hill (R), State Sen. Rusty Crowe (R), and Miss Johnson City Jessica Nixon sponsored a &#8220;Protect Our Families&#8221; conference in Johnson City Tuesday. The trio is in the process of writing new domestic violence legislation.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:39:11 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Budget cuts could lead to the early release of 3,300 Tennessee prisoners</title>
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With state budget cuts looming, more than 3,000 prisoners in Tennessee could soon walk free out of Tri-Cities jails, much to the shock of area sheriffs.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:33:25 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>BTES lineman electrocuted on Hickory Tree Road</title>
          <link>http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/unexplained_death_investigation_in_sullivan_co/35890/</link>
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Sullivan County officials confirm that Ronald Eugene Norris, a worker with BTES, died this morning while on the job.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:34:46 EST</pubDate>
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According to Sheriff Ed Graybeal, Robert G. Davenport Jr., 32 of 4515 Cherokee Road in Jonesborough, was charged with two counts of Aggravated Burglary.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:31:57 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Latest breast cancer study may be misleading</title>
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A new study by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is negating many of the early detection and screening practices that have been saving lives for years.&nbsp; The study concludes:           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:11:27 EST</pubDate>
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The Tennessee Division of Occupational Safety and Health is recommending fines of more than $29,000 to Simpson Construction Company for safety violations that led to the death of a construction worker. The TOSHA report details six violations at the company&#8217;s bridge construction site over the South Holston River on Highway 75 in Sullivan County.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:03:23 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>STUDENT OF THE WEEK: Griffin Judy</title>
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Griffin Judy is this week&#8217;s Phil Bachman Toyota and 11 Connects Student of The Week.            ]]></description>
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With more people on social networking sites, phishing attacks &#8211; in which people are tricked into providing personal information online - are on the rise.           ]]></description>
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New hope may be on the horizon for women suffering from a frustrating lack of sexual desire.           ]]></description>
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Jessica Adkins and Russell Long face first degree murder charges, after police say their negligence led to the death of their two month old daughter.            ]]></description>
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Betty Harmon of Bristol, Va. is $52,000 richer today after taking second place in the Virginia Lottery&#8217;s Win For Life Game.           ]]></description>
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Two local schools will be dismissing early due to a water main break.           ]]></description>
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The Sullivan County native turned Bluegrass superstar is preparing for his annual show at Bristol&#8217;s Paramount Center for the Arts.           ]]></description>
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Twelve days ago, Spc. Fred Greene from Mountain City was shot to death at Ft. Hood Texas.&nbsp; His body arrived, by plane, at the Tri-Cities Regional Airport just after 9 a.m. Sunday.           ]]></description>
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11 Connects will take your questions to the experts today.           ]]></description>
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Reports of a loud disturbance at a Johnson City apartment led police to two men in the middle of a home break-in.
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The State Corporation Commission says Virginia&#8217;s goal of reducing electricity consumption by 10 percent by lowering demand and improving efficiency is realistic.           ]]></description>
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Fire gutted a trailer in Bristol, Va., Monday afternoon, leaving a family, already down on its luck, with no home, no clothes &#8211; not even a pair of shoes.
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Two fast-food restaurant employees got into a cat fight in a restaurant&#8217;s Bob Morrison Boulevard parking lot at 9 p.m. The anonymous caller told police that one had a &#8220;busted nose.&#8221;            ]]></description>
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Bluff City&#8217;s two new speed enforcement cameras, which are at either end of the city&#8217;s 3.8-mile-long, 45-mph zone on U.S. Highway 11E, should be operating by Wednesday.           ]]></description>
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 A controversial proposal to build an 18-bed women&#8217;s residential facility and treatment center in Bristol, Tenn., was approved Monday night by the city&#8217;s Planning Commission.
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Sullivan County officials decided Monday to change their health insurance provider next year so they can continue to provide the benefit to employees while keeping the burden on taxpayers to a minimum.           ]]></description>
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Bristol Virginia city leaders plan to interview prospective city manager candidates early next month, but may not fill the impending vacancy until next year.
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Pastor Vic Young will team up with Rolling Thunder for a charity ride in honor of Spc. Fred Greene.           ]]></description>
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The Symphony of the Mountains Youth Orchestra performed today in Kingsport in front of nearly 1,000 students.           ]]></description>
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Tennessee&#8217;s oldest town is hoping a change in its zoning laws will keep substance abuse treatment clinics, particularly methadone clinics, away from Jonesborough&#8217;s historic Main Street. Although no methadone clinics have formally asked to set up shop in Jonesborough, Mayor Kelly Wolfe says there has been an informal inquiry.           ]]></description>
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Everette Michael Turner of Rogersville is charged with felony Child Abuse.           ]]></description>
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BVU will give the coal company $1.9 million over a 10-year period in exchange for Alpha building its new corporate headquarters in the city, near Sugar Hollow Park.
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Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin has dismissed two of three freshmen players charged last week in an attempted armed robbery outside a Knoxville convenience store.           ]]></description>
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United Way of Greater Kingsport announced today that it has raised nearly 90 percent of its $3.45 million goal.           ]]></description>
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A simple shoebox-filled gift may help a needy child enjoy a Merry Christmas.           ]]></description>
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Events in Johnson City from Nov. 13 to Nov. 15, taken from information included in police reports.            ]]></description>
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Three Watauga residents were arrested over the weekend in Johnson City for involvement in a counterfeit scam and drug-related charges.           ]]></description>
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A report says Virginia farms saw increased crop yields and cash receipts last year.           ]]></description>
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Gov. Phil Bredesen says Tennessee&#8217;s bleak budget picture leads him to expect the next six months to be his most difficult time as governor.           ]]></description>
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This morning, there is a traffic note to pass along out of Greene County.           ]]></description>
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