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          <title>Bristol parade salutes those who answered the call to take a stand for freedom</title>
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Parade was a thank-you to veterans old and new           ]]></description>
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          <title>Bristol, Tenn., officials attempt to mediate dispute over police firing range</title>
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Bluff City Man says firing range creates dangerous situation for family, urges city to seek outside expert for advice
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          <title>Mountain City, Tenn., resident among dead in Fort Hood massacre</title>
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U.S. Army Spc. Frederick Greene, who lived with his wife and two children in Mountain City, was assigned to the 16th Signal Company at Fort Hood, Texas.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Woman saves lives of Sullivan County, Tenn., animals by sending them north</title>
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Every week, Ada Flaherty drops by the Sullivan County Animal Shelter seeking a new group of pets she&#8217;ll eventually send to homes in other places.
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          <title>The Sullivan County, Tenn., Animal Shelter&#8217;s executioners</title>
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In a half-hour on the morning of Oct. 28, 34 pets died at the Sullivan County Animal shelter. And that was a good day.
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          <title>Silence is broken: WW II vet relives experiences</title>
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Veteran shares experiences for the first time.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Butler man killed during Ft. Hood shootings</title>
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A lot of people want to know the circumstances surrounding Greene&#8217;s death.&nbsp; A person familiar with the victim, who did not want to be identified by name, described his actions during Thursday&#8217;s shootings as &#8220;heroic.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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          <title>Speaker Kent Williams wants GOP return before session</title>
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House Speaker Kent Williams wants to be reinstated into the Republican Party before the beginning of next
legislative session in January.
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          <title>Suspect in deaths of 4 men at NC store in U.S. illegally</title>
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Authorities say the suspect in the killing of four men outside a North Carolina store was in the U.S.
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          <title>500 search for missing Virginia Tech student</title>
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More than 500 volunteers are continuing the search for a Virginia Tech student who went missing
in Charlottesville last month.
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          <title>Several hundred line streets for Bristol Veterans Day parade</title>
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Saturday&#8217;s parade and memorial service, held to commemorate Veterans Day, which is Nov. 11, honored war veterans and those servicemen and women who died or were injured this week in the tragic shooting at the U.S. Army base in Fort Hood, Texas.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Snack Alliance making major improvements in Commonwealth Avenue plant</title>
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Snack Alliance plans to invest millions for new technology in its Commonwealth Avenue snack-making plant over the next 18 months, the company&#8217;s chairman said Friday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Cooperation key to continuing Sullivan County&#8217;s tourism success</title>
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Cooperation is key to Sullivan County&#8217;s ability to continue its successful tourism industry, state and local tourism officials said Friday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Curtis to serve 20 years for her role in Smyth County home invasion, murder case</title>
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Taking the witness stand Friday, Connie Brown turned to face the defendant she had not seen in the early morning hours of Dec. 8, 2008, when her daughter&#8217;s ex-boyfriend broke into her home and murdered her husband.           ]]></description>
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          <title>More charges face woman in Blountville meth lab bust</title>
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Authorities have upped the charges on a woman arrested Thursday after police stumbled upon a meth lab in her kitchen.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Bristol Blotter 11&#45;07&#45;09</title>
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The clerk working at an Old Airport Road gas station didn&#8217;t call police when a Chevy pickup crashed into the building around 3:15 a.m. because he thought there was no damage to the station. His manager disagreed, and called police a couple hours later.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Elizabethton band to compete this weekend</title>
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The Elizabethton High School marching band sent in this photo. The band will be competing this weekend for a championship title.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Judge sentences accessory in 2008 home invasion</title>
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MARION, Va. &#8211; A Saltville woman Friday pleaded guilty to charges related to a December 2008 home invasion that left one dead and three injured.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Sonata Sonatina Concert features young musicians from our area</title>
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This weekend - some of the region&#8217;s most talented young musicians will take part in festival celebrating excellence in music.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Student food drive nearing completion</title>
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Second Harvest 2009 Student Food Drive Wraps up November 10 with Awards Party at the Food Bank.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Four arrested in Johnson City for parking lot robbery</title>
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Four arrested for allegedly robbing two women in a Johnson City parking lot.            ]]></description>
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          <title>St. Paul High School recognized as Virginia Naturally School</title>
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The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries&#8217; Virginia Naturally School Recognition Program is proud to recognize St. Paul High School as a Virginia Naturally School.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Boone, NC man charged with sexual abuse</title>
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A Boone, NC man is in jail today after police allege he sexually abused a juvenile.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:15:07 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Tennessee species number many on proposed endangered list</title>
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Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released the list of candidates to be protected by the Endangered Species Act (ESA).            ]]></description>
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          <title>Hunting for hunger: deer hunters do their part for community</title>
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Deer hunters bring deer to be processed for free and that meat is taken to local charities to feed hungry people in the region.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Dr. Enuf turns 60</title>
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The iconic soft drink made in Johnson City is celebrating a big birthday.           ]]></description>
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          <title>CCS: Don&#8217;t let your financial future go up in smoke</title>
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To save hundreds of dollars each month, credit counselors advise consumers to reduce, quit smoking.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Some surprised by Bristol City Council&#8217;s unexpected reversal on promotional displays</title>
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After earlier agreeing to give Bristol car dealers and businesses just two periods each year to use promotional displays that had been illegal, the City Council is facing questions for abruptly deciding to raise the annual limit to six.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Tom &#8216;Conway&#8217; Arrington dies at age 73</title>
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He liked his Mountain Dew cold and his pencils sharpened. And he loved Loretta Lynn.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Crowd expected for tonight&#8217;s show at Bristol&#8217;s historic train station</title>
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When Scythian&#8217;s high-mileage tour bus rolls back into the Twin City, it will signal more than another performance by the high-energy group that has become a local favorite.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Tea party proponent claims constitutional questions with health care reform</title>
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If health care reform is passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama, the law will likely face an immediate Constitutional challenge.           ]]></description>
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Authorities happened upon a meth lab in a Sullivan County trailer park Thursday afternoon when they arrived to serve a warrant for failing to appear in court on a traffic charge.           ]]></description>
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A man was seen sitting in his red Ford on West Mary Street, pouring whiskey into a Yoo-Hoo bottle at 2:30 in the afternoon.           ]]></description>
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A local woman who rescues animals from the Sullivan County shelter finds most of them homes north of the Mason-Dixon line. 
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          <title>I&#45;40 Closure could mean big bucks for local businesses</title>
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Interstate 40&#8217;s temporary closure could spell a huge financial gain for businesses along I-26.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Suspected shooter at Fort Hood graduated from Va. Tech</title>
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Military officials say the suspected shooter at Fort Hood was a psychiatrist at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for six years before being transferred to the Texas base in July.           ]]></description>
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The H1N1 virus is affecting an untold number of children in the Tri-Cities. Health officials are encouraging parents to get their kids vaccinated.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
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Local Law Enforcement Agencies May Soon Have To Pay For Lab Tests           ]]></description>
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PINEY FLATS, Tenn.&#8212;The Tri-Cities Regional Airport Commission ended nearly 18 months of closed door negotiations with its general aviation services provider, Tri-City Aviation, this morning when it approved a new five-year agreement.           ]]></description>
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BRISTOL, Tenn.&#8212;The United Way of Bristol Tenn.-Va. may miss its fundraising goal for the second year in a row, Executive Director Lisa Cofer said this afternoon.           ]]></description>
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About 700 middle-school girls are nexpected to attend the STEM conference, where a NASA astronaut will be the keynote speaker, at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center on Nov. 13.           ]]></description>
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The IRS seeks to return $1.77 million in undeliverable refunds to Tennesseans - check our database here to see if your name is on the list!           ]]></description>
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It&#8217;s time to roll out the welcome mat for thousands of newly detoured travelers making their way through Johnson City via I-26 because of the rock slide that has closed  I-40 in North Carolina for a minimum of three months.           ]]></description>
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Two crashes early Thursday morning blocked traffic on I-26 and Hwy 81 in Unicoi and Washington Counties. Neighbors and emergency crews say increased traffic has produced more wrecks.           ]]></description>
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Today, the Carter County Health Department announced two additional H1N1 flu vaccine clinics.           ]]></description>
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A seasonal flu vaccine clinic scheduled for next week has been cancelled.           ]]></description>
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          <title>CONNECT: Web chat answers questions about children and H1N1</title>
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Have questions about helping your children through flu season&#8212;especially with the added threat of H1N1? Join us for a special web chat tonight at 5 p.m.           ]]></description>
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Westbound traffic is down to one lane between the Okolona and Unicoi exits.           ]]></description>
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Sullivan County school officials could close Bristol&#8217;s Akard Elementary before the next school year begins as part of a plan to pay back $15.4 million in bonds they&#8217;ll use to renovate Ketron Intermediate School.           ]]></description>
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&#8220;It was digging around a bird-feeder and it just looked at me when I started taking pictures,&#8221; Spivey said of the healthy-sized bear she spotted. &#8220;It was calm and didn&#8217;t look a bit afraid of me. But I know I didn&#8217;t want to get anywhere near it. My heart was racing like crazy.&#8221;           ]]></description>
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During remarks to civic groups in Abingdon and Kingsport this week, Jordan provided the most-specific clues yet about the facilities planned in both Bristol and Kingsport, Tenn.           ]]></description>
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Emory &amp; Henry freshman Anthony Jones said reading to kids at Meadowview Elementary School benefits him now in the same way he benefited from being read to as a child.           ]]></description>
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The new basketball court at Virginia High School won&#8217;t be named in honor of former Bearcat Coach Ballard Lee &#8211; at least not yet.           ]]></description>
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After 34 years in private practice, attorney Barry Proctor has found his comfort zone in the legal community: on the court-appointed defense attorney rolls, as a substitute judge, and as a go-to provider of discounted legal work.           ]]></description>
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Halloween is over. And it&#8217;s time for candy bars &#8211; and impending dental visits.           ]]></description>
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 A young man dressed entirely in camouflage  was &#8220;cussing and screaming at people inside&#8221; Little Caesars at 9:30 p.m. He was barred from the restaurant.           ]]></description>
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The lights are about to go on at Bristol Motor Speedway and this year is going to be the biggest yet.           ]]></description>
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The project goes from Sunset Drive to Mockingbird Lane.
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Sullivan County Sheriff&#8217;s Office charged a Bluff City man with several burglaries over the last couple of months.           ]]></description>
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As Washington County leaders get ready to dedicate the county&#8217;s new courthouse in Jonesborough Friday, those leaders also prepare for the possible sale of one of the county&#8217;s old courthouses. The Downtown Centre in Johnson City, appraised at a little more than $2 million, could hit the market in the coming months, according to County Mayor George Jaynes.           ]]></description>
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Tennessee&#8217;s largest National Guard combat unit has received orders for a return trip to Iraq.           ]]></description>
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State Represntative Matthew Hill, State Senator Rusty Crowe, and Current Miss Johnson City, Jessica Nixon, Co-Author Proposed Legislation            ]]></description>
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During the fall season, a certain type of grass in cow pastures could be deadly to cattle.           ]]></description>
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Seven billion pounds of the chemical Bisphenol A, or BPA, are produced every year and used in all sorts of products including clear plastic bottles and food-can liners.           ]]></description>
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A Kingsport man is in jail today after police say he shot at another man and a young girl in a truck.            ]]></description>
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While faced with a continuing state budget crunch that likely will mean laying off more state employees, Tennessee legislators have received a $14-a-day increase in their compensation for expenses.           ]]></description>
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The family of a slain Tennessee college student has settled a lawsuit against the Knoxville apartment complex where she was fatally stabbed in 2004.           ]]></description>
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Janice Trent is charged with aggravated domestic assault after police say she tried to stab her husband with a kitchen knife.           ]]></description>
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BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn.&#8212;The Sullivan County Commission unanimously approved plans this morning to accept $15.4 million worth of bonds the school system will use to renovate and expand Ketron Intermediate School.           ]]></description>
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Join us here at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10 as we follow one patient&#8217;s procedure at Holston Valley Hospital and you can find out firsthand what it&#8217;s like dealing with heart disease and the consequences.           ]]></description>
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19 year old Johnny Skeens is charged with willful elder abuse for allegedly assaulting his 60 year old grandmother.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:31:54 EST</pubDate>
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Check out some of the top stories on 11 Connects this morning by clicking on the video link attached to this story.           ]]></description>
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Authorities have arrested a Campbell County High School student after finding a pistol in his school
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More than 2,100 gallons of acetic acide spilled into a channel leading to the Holston River last week. Eastman could soon face punishment from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Consveration for several chemical spills over the last two years that have affected the Holston River.           ]]></description>
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Blasting is under way as crews try reopening Interstate 40 near the North Carolina-Tennessee state
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 Democrat Creigh Deeds is urging party supporters not to give up in the face of Republican victories in
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Republicans have gained at least three seats to strengthen their grip on the House of Delegates.
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The state of Tennessee has received an additional $12 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department
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 Dominion&#8217;s EnergyShare program is accepting applications from people who need financial help to stay warm
during the winter.
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Nine of Sullivan County&#8217;s 24 public elementary and middle schools scored a &#8220;C&#8221; average on an annual report card released Tuesday by the Tennessee Department of Education.           ]]></description>
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The manager at a Lee Highway restaurant called police when a guy who&#8217;d already skipped out on his tab returned twice for dinner. When the manager went outside to wait for police, the man &#8220;took off running toward Walmart.&#8221;           ]]></description>
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Chef Richard answers culinary questions.           ]]></description>
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I am convinced that encouragement can really inspire us and go a long way to helping us achieve things that we might not ordinarily accomplish.            ]]></description>
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Republican Bob McDonnell easily won the Virginia governor&#8217;s race Tuesday as independent voters who last year helped deliver the state to President Barack Obama handed the GOP a convincing victory.           ]]></description>
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The issue that likely made the difference: McCrady&#8217;s &#8220;no&#8221; vote in a recent 4-3 board decision to deny a controversial truck stop that wanted to locate in a neighboring district.           ]]></description>
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Republicans picked up another seat in the Virginia House of Delegates Tuesday after Will Morefield upset incumbent 3rd District Delegate Dan Bowling by a 15-point margin.           ]]></description>
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Frye, a Democrat, received 2,330 unofficial votes or 67 percent, compared to 1,133 for independent challenger Rodger Williams.           ]]></description>
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One year removed from turning the state blue, Virginia voters turned their back on Democrats, electing a Republican sweep of statewide offices in the Old Dominion.&nbsp;  &nbsp; 
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J. Todd Foster, the editor of the Bristol Herald Courier, has been elected to the national governing board of the Associated Press Managing Editors.           ]]></description>
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Republican Bob McDonnell elected governor of Virginia.
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As the population of Johnson City increases, the possible need for a second high school increases as well. But - are the public, the government and the school board ready to discuss the issue? Turns out you&#8217;re either for it, or against it.           ]]></description>
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A local world record holder turns 100 tomorrow.           ]]></description>
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Ryan Halsey has been named as the Phil Bachman Toyota and 11 Connects Student of The Week. Halsey is a junior at Abingdon High School in Abingdon, Virginia.            ]]></description>
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Gov. Phil Bredesen says the influx of federal stimulus money has &#8220;concealed&#8221; the extent of Tennessee&#8217;s budget woes and he is asking state departments to plan for 6 percent spending cuts when he holds budget hearings later this month.           ]]></description>
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Dobyns-Bennett won their first ever state volleyball championship this year.           ]]></description>
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation added a Chattanooga man to its top ten most wanted list.           ]]></description>
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Supporters of blocking public access to the names and addresses of Tennesseans with handgun carry permits
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East Tennessee State University has joined Harvard, Yale, Emory and fewer than 40 other universities in
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The U.S. Geological Survey reports three small earthquakes within hours of each other in East
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The Tennessee Education Lottery Board of Directors has approved adding Mega Millions to the state games.
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