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Shockley named Wise County Career-Technical Center Student of the Month for February
Wise County Career Technical Center’s Student of the Month for February is 18-year-old Audrionna Shockley, a senior from Powell Valley High School. Shockley is enrolled in Medical Systems Ad...
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What's Up March 12, 2010
- BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL GROUPS THIRD Tuesday Wise Business Association, 6 p.m. at Mosby’s Resturant in Wise. All interested business people and citizens are encouraged to attend. - ...
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Onions used for centuries as vegetable or flavoring
by BETH BROWN McLOUGHLIN - Adventures in Cooking
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In 1624, French explorer Pere Jacques Marquette discovered vegetables popular with native Americans on the shores of Lake Michigan, wild onions they called "chicago." Later a city named Chicago wa...
Free 'Cancer Survivorship' telephone workshops set
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Cancer affects far more than the body, and survivors often want help with issues beyond medical treatment. The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, in partnership with CancerCare, brings sur...
HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?Plant pretty ground covers in difficult spots
by SHARON DANIELS - Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener volunteer
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Plant a ground cover on a hard-to-tend area, and you can transform even a steep bank which is too dangerous to mow or is prone to soil erosion. Ground covers are a good solution for the bank of a ...
Former residents visit family, friends in Coeburn area
by GEORGIA SMITH - Coeburn News, 395-2196
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FORMER RESIDENT VISITS Liz Salyer Dorris, who now resides in Tennessee, spent several days in the area visiting her daughters and their families and other relatives and friends. Liz lived in the ...
Out-of-state folks miss local news
by SHEILA McCOY - Sandy Ridge News, 395-2872
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NEED NEWS Since the weather has been so bad not many neighbors are getting out and about very much. That makes news really slow. I recently got a call from Ann Scott McClellan Rausenbalm from Br...
Surprise party given for Vanover 90th birthday
by JACKIE GILLIAM - Pound News, 796-5062
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION On Sunday, Feb. 28, Italy Vanover celebrated her 90th birthday with a surprise party at the Bolling building in Pound. Yes — Italy was surprised. Her family, Benny and Wilma ...
Keep Wise County Beautiful plans spring events
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Keep Wise County Beautiful held its February board meeting March 1, at Mosby’s Restaurant in Wise. The meeting had been postponed from an earlier date due to the inclement weather. Litter Control...