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Record number of turkeys harvested during 2013 spring
A record number of turkeys were harvested during the 2013 spring season, according to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The 2013 harvest of 19,265 birds exceeded the previous number (18,345) set in 2002. Bedford County recorded the...
Tags: Halifax County, Franklin County (Virginia), Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Hunting, Lifestyle and Leisure
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John E. Barger, 93
John Edward Barger, 93, of Hagerstown, died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Coffman Nursing Home in Hagerstown, Md. Born Sept. 11, 1919, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late John Franklin and Maude Estelle Barger. He was preceded in death by his wife of...Tags: American Legion, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Ellicott City, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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What's coming out of your well?
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterThe Virginia Cooperative Extension wants to make sure homeowners who rely on wells, know whether their water is safe to drink. "We've got that rotten egg smell," says Linda Oliver, a homeowner in Roanoke County. Oliver, like an estimated 22 percent...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Franklin County (Virginia), Environmental Issues, E. coli Infection, Pittsylvania County
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DEP recovers missing nuclear gauge
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection found its missing nuclear gauge. The device — a Road Reader Nuclear Density Gauge, to be exact — fell off of a truck in West Virginia on May 3. The department uses the gauge in road...
Tags: Franklin County (Virginia), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Grocery bills helping students college tuition
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistThe second annual Diploma Campaign to support the Community College Access Program (CCAP) kicks off May 5 in area Stop-In Food Stores and Kroger locations. CCAP is a tuition-assistance program at Virginia Western Community College that allows graduating...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Politics, Elections, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Restaurant inspections for December 2012
How it works The Herald-Mail periodically publishes the findings of initial food establishment inspections by the Washington County Health Department. Food service facilities are inspected on a regular basis to make sure they are following the...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Sushi and Sashimi, Food Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Former Franklin County deputy Jonathan Agee sentenced to three life terms for killing ex-wife
Outside the court house, former Virginia State Police Sergeant Matthew Brannock said he is satisfied with the ruling handed down to Jonathan Agee on Wednesday. Agee was sentenced to serve three life sentences in prison for killing his ex-wife, and...
Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Montgomery County (Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Steroids
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Penhook man facing moonshining charges after two 800-gallon stills, 1,600 gallons of mash found
A nine-month investigation by Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control agents has resulted in moonshining charges against a Penhook man. Agents say they destroyed two 800-gallon black-pot stills on Monday in eastern Franklin County. They also...
Tags: Crimes, Franklin County (Virginia), Prisons, Trials, Misdemeanors
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Virginians not eager to pay off fees and fines
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterDo the crime, pay the fine. But a new report shows a lot of fines in Virginia go unpaid causing the state to lose out on nearly $171 million dollars a year. "My husband and I both got my traffic ticket back in November and about two weeks later we...Tags: Franklin County (Virginia), Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Punishment, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Fines
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Colonial Virginia gentry embraced stranded North African
As the political epicenter of British America’s richest and most populous colony, the town of Williamsburg played host to a rich cross-spectrum of humanity during the 1700s. Planters, merchants and tradesmen of all shades and stripes came from...
Tags: Government, Islam, Georgetown, Religion and Belief, Colonial Williamsburg
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Washington County business licenses - March 2013
Business licenses issued in March in Washington County: - Capella Inc., 13210 Fountainhead Plaza, Hagerstown, trader’s license, restaurant - Michael A. Brackbill Sr., Rocksolid Installations, 2030 Robert Fulton Highway, Peach Bottom, Pa., out-...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Marketing, Walgreen Co.
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Pa. and W.Va. police agencies participating in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
Several police agencies in Franklin County, Pa., and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia are participating in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this weekend. On Saturday, people can drop off expired, unwanted or unused medications at various...Tags: Franklin County (Virginia), Jefferson County (Pennsylvania), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Walmart, Prescription Drugs
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