2009 Nickelsville Days
Here are scenes from the 2009 Nickelsville Days held from Friday, June 26 - Sunday, June 28 in Nickelsville, VA
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Convenience Centers Open at Various Locations in Scott County
For county residents wanting to find the closest solid waste convenience site, the county's E-911 staff compiled the following list. Each site is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
The centers offer citizens local dump sites that accept large items such as mattresses, as well as scrap metal. In order to receive these services, vehicle must have a county sticker.
Even though supervisors voted to remove county stickers effective in 2010, workers at…
Clinch River Clinic Receives Federal Grant for Equipment
U.S. Representative Rick Boucher announced June 4 that, as a result of the Economic Recovery Act approved by Congress, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a grant of $344,955 to Clinch River Health Services to replace outdated equipment and purchase new equipment for their clinic in Dungannon which will assist the clinic in adopting an electronic medical records system.
"The federal funding announced today as a result of the Recovery Act will…
CenturyTel, EMBARQ Complete Merger
CenturyTel, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) and Embarq Corporation (NYSE: EQ) announced July 1 that they have completed their merger. The combined company, which will be known as CenturyLink, serves more than 2.1 million broadband customers, more than 440,000 video subscribers and approximately 7.5 million access lines in 33 states, based on operating results as of March 31, 2009.
"The completion of this merger is a significant event for our customers, communities, investors and employees," said Glen F. Post…
