[11Cycle-Fatal]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=00-18 TC54:35]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Funeral services for a Roanoke City Police officer who died over the weekend will be held today.
Last night, family and friends paid their final respects to Connie Ray Lee.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Hundreds gathered inside the Hamlar and Curtis Funeral Home to pray and sing.
The 31 year old died early Sunday morning after he got into a motorcycle accident Saturday night.
Lee's funeral will be today at one in the afternoon at High Street Baptist Church.
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[11Buford]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=00-10 TC1:57:44]
[GRAPHIC=Tim Buford]
The family of a Roanoke murder victim says justice has not been served.
That after the murder defendant, 23-year old Timothy "Nippy" Buford pled guilty to a first degree murder charge.
Jennifer Miele reports the plea agreement did not sit well with the victim's family.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Wanda Deweese/Prosecutor; :10]
[SUPER=01-Pam Jordan/Victim's Mother; :35]
[SUPER=01-Alfonso Jordan/Victim's Uncle; :51]
[SUPER=@Jennifer2; 1:12]
[RUNS=1:21]
[OUT Q=News 7, Roanoke]
(( Timothy Buford was sentenced to 23 years in prison for shooting and killing Prentise Jordan last August.
Prosecutors were satisfied.
[SOT]
[IN Q=There was substantial]
((THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL LIKELYHOOD THAT THE JURY COULD COME BACK WITH A MANSLAUGHTER CONVICTION, WHICH ONLY CARRIES A MAXIMUM OF TEN YEARS. WITH A 23 YEAR CONVICTION, IT'S FIRST DEGREE MURDER, USE OF A FIREARM DURING THAT MURDER, WE'LL REMOVE MR. BUFORD FROM THE STREETS FOR AT LEAST THAT 23 YEAR PERIOD.))
[RUNS17]
[OUT Q= 23 year period.]
The case may be closed as far as the prosecution is concerned, but it's not over for Prentise Jordan's family.
[SOT]
[IN Q=I'm very upset]
((I'M VERY UPSET ABOUT IT, I FOUND OUT AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE TIME, THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE GOING TO MAKE A PLEA BARGAIN BECAUSE WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GO TO TRIAL. THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD, AND I'M VERY HURT ABOUT IT.))
[RUNS17]
[OUT Q=hurt about it.]
[SOT]
[IN Q=It's only promoting]
((IT'S ONLY PROMOTING THE OTHER YOUNG KIDS TO GO ON AND TAKE LIVES, A LIFE THAT MEANS NOTHING HERE IN ROANOKE. THESE YOUNG BLACK KIDS...WELL, I'LL PUT IT THIS WAY, IF IT WAS THE PROSECUTOR'S SON THERE WOULD BE NO PLEA BARGAINING.))
[RUNS15]
[OUT Q= no plea barganing.]
The Jordan family may sue the state for not notifying them of the plea agreement.
Even if the case had gone to trial and Buford received a lighter sentence, the family says it would have better served Prentise Jordan's memory.
Jennifer Miele, News 7, Roanoke.))
[Central-Park]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The New York police department is coming under fire again.
This time critics say the officers were told to relax public drinking rules during last Sunday's Puerto Rican Day parade.
Vince Dementri has the latest on the investigation into the attack of two dozen girls and women in Central Park.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY/Sunday; :00]
[SUPER=01-Vince Dementri/Reporting; 1:33]
[RUNS=1:56]
[OUT Q=CBS News]
[11Intermet]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=00-14 TC1:09:26]
[GRAPHIC=New River Castings]
Intermet New River Castings has the go-ahead to rebuild from state environmental officials.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Radford/March;]
The Department of Environmental Quality issued a new air permit allowing the plant to operate again ... under stricter air pollution standards.
The plant was destroyed in a March 5th gas explosion that killed three people.
Long before that, neighbors complained about its dust pollution.
The new air permit requires New River Castings AND the New River Foundry to drastically reduce dust emissions.
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[11Greenbrier-Casino]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda/sbu]
[TAPE#=00-13 TC1:08:24]
[GRAPHIC=Greenbrier Gambling]
Greenbrier County, West Virginia may be the home of a new casino.
Residents will vote this fall.
Wednesday night, the County Commission voted unanimously to hold a referendum November 7th.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-White Sulphur Springs]
The Greenbrier Resort hopes to open a Monte Carlo style casino in the space that served as a cold war bunker for members of Congress.
Greenbrier officials say the casino's purpose is to draw guests to the hotel during the winter. That would allow the resort to keep 300 part- time workers on the payroll year- round and create 75 full-time jobs.
Gambling opponents hope to organize churches and community groups in hopes of persuading voters to reject the proposed casino.
They fear that if gambling is allowed at The Greenbrier, other resorts in the state will want their own casinos.
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[11Vinton-Police]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=00-19 TC27:04]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The town of Vinton has started the process of finding a new police chief.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Vinton]
The town has received 35 applications, 11 of those are from out of state.
Mayor elect Don Davis says everyone who has applied is highly qualified.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 2:25]
[IN Q=A lot of them]
((DON DAVIS: A LOT OF THEM WITH MASTERS DEGREES BACHELORS DEGREES AND THEY ARE PATROLMEN ALL THE WAY UP TO CHIEF OF POLICE.))
[SUPER=01-Don Davis/Vinton Mayor-Elect]
[RUNS=08]
[OUT Q=of police.]
(------------)
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[SS=None]
Town council is reviewing the applications and will begin interviewing the candidates in about two weeks.
They hope to make a decision by early next month.
[Rescue]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A tense standoff between hostage takers and police had millions of Argentineans glued to their televisions sets as the event was played out live.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-General Rodriguez/Argentina;]
It happened at a gas station in the town of General Rodriguez, east of Buenos Aires.
Three gunmen held three people hostage for two hours.
At one point the head gunman brought all the hostages to the window, threatened to kill them, and blow up the gas station.
Argentina's elite commando force jumped through an open window when the gunmen weren't looking and took control of the situation.
The hostages were unharmed.
(------------)
[5-Power-Choice]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tbr]
[TAPE#=500-17]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Choosing your own electricity supplier won't be a state wide option until the year 2002.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond;]
But yesterday Virginia's Attorney General and the state N-Double-A-C-P hosted an informational meeting on electricity choice, as the Power companies opted for limited pilot programs.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=So that]
[SUPER=01-Salim Khalfani/Virginia NAACP;]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=another company.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Virginia power starts pilot programs in the Richmond and Fairfax areas this fall. American Electric Power is still waiting for state approval for a small pilot program statewide, to start in October or November.
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[11Snow-Leopards]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=00-08 TC1:58:18]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Two snow leopards were born at Mill Mountain Zoo on Tuesday morning.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
The two female cubs received a thorough examination and medical care from Veterinarian Bill Poage.
Because the cubs' mother wasn't nursing the animals, staff members will bottle feed the cubs every two hours.
In addition one of the newborns required splints to correct problems with three of her legs.
The cubs aren't out of the woods yet, but Poage and zoo officials are hopeful the two will survive and thrive.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT ]
[IN Q=This is]
((BILL POAGE/VETERINARIAN: THIS IS A VERY ENDANGERED SPECIES, AND THERE'S NOT BUT A FEW HUNDRED LEFT IN THE WILD, AND A FEW HUNDRED IN CAPTIVITY. VERY FEW SCHEDULED BREEDINGS IN THE UNITED STATES. AND MILL MOUNTAIN ZOO AND ROANOKE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE TWO BORN RIGHT HERE.))
[SUPER=01-Bill Poage/Veterinarian]
[RUNS=:15]
[OUT Q=born right here.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
For now, the offspring of Boris and Tasha will remain out of sight. But if all goes well, zoo officials say they could make their public debut in a few weeks
(------------)
[Health-Check]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]
In medical news, teenage girls who drink soda have a higher risk of breaking a bone.
Doctor Dave Hnida has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
(/////SOT/////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Dr. Dave Hnida/Reporting; :00 ]
[RUNS=1:07]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((INformation:
SODA MAY BE A RECIPE FOR BROKEN BONES. A SURVEY OF ALMOST 500 TEENAGE
GIRLS BY THE HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH FINDS THE MORE SODA A GIRL
DRINKS- THE HIGHER THE RISK OF BREAKING A BONE- UP TO 3X HIGHER. AND BIG
COLA DRINKERS HAD A 5X HIGHER RISK OF A BROKEN BONE. GOT MILK?
WELL YOU WOULD THINK IF A PREGNANT WOMEN GOT REALLY STRESSED LATE
IN PREGNANCY- THAT STRESS WOULD TRIGGER LABOR.
NOT SO SAYS A NEW STUDY FROM THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL
ASSOCIATION-
INSTEAD- ITS STRESS WITHIN THE FIRST MONTHS OF PREGNANCY THAT CAN
TRIGGER A PREMATURE LABOR.
SOUNDS BACKWARDS BUT RESEARCHERS SAY STRESS HORMONES MAY RESET THE
INTERNAL CLOCK OF THE PLACENTA- SPRINGING IT FORWARD SO TO SPEAK-
CAUSING A BABY TO DELIVER EARLY.
IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF CATARACTS- LOOK OUT FOR YOUR OWN
VISION.
A STUDY IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE FINDS THERE'S A VERY
STRONG GENETIC COMPONENT TO CATARACTS- MEANING IF YOUR PARENTS HAD GOT
CATARACTS- YOU MAY TOO.
SOME PREVENTATIVE TIPS- NO SMOKING- AND WEAR A GOOD PAIR OF
SUNGLASSES.
FINALLY- THE BEST WAY TO SCREEN FOR COLON CANCER? ITS WITH A SCOPE.
A STUDY IN THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE SAYS A SCOPE IS ALMOST
100%ACCURATE,
THE OLD STANDARD FOR SCREENING- A RATHER UNPLEASANT TEST CALLED A
BARIUM ENEMA. THE STUDY FOUND THIS PROCEDURE MISSES UP TO 50%- HALF- OF
ALL PRE CANCEROUS POLYPS.
BY THE WAY- YOU SHOULD BEGIN SCREENING AT AGE 50- EARLIER IF YOU
HAVE A FAMILY HISTORY OF COLON CANCER.
THATS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE DAYS TOP HEALTH STORIES. IM DR DAVE HNIDA
FOR CBS NEWS.))
(ad lib to weather)
[2-HEADLINES]
[2-shot=DAL/AFR]
[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
Here's a look at today's top stories.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
Fire fighters are expecting an even tougher battle today as hot dry winds are expected to fan wildfires in Colorado.
13 thousand acres and 40 homes have been destroyed so far.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
An off duty Roanoke police officer died early Sunday morning following a motorcycle accident will be laid rest.
Friends and family will say their final goodbyes to 31 year old Connie Ray Lee today.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
New York police officers are being criticized again as 24 women were attacked during Sunday's Puerto Rican Parade.
Critics say the officers relaxed the drinking rules.
Investigators have arrested two men, the hunt is on for at least seven more.
(----------------)
[ANCHOR=Denise]
And that's what's making news on this Thursday June 15-th.
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
[WildFires]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Wildfires]
Hot, dry winds are expected to fan the flames of two wildfires in Colorado.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Conifer, CO;]
So far the fires have consumed 13-thousand acres and 40 homes in the Rocky Mountain foothills.
More than 800 people have been evacuated.
Short-handed crews were pulled back from the lines of one of the fires for the night.
Officials say they need more firefighters in order to run 24 hours.
(------------)
[Southern-Baptist]
[ANCHOR=Kim]
[NEWSCAST=am]
[WRITER=kwe]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The nation's largest Protestant denomination is saying women should not be pastors. But that decision is getting mixed reaction from Southern Baptists pastors in Roanoke. Kate Weidaw has the story.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=Disappointed is]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Pastor Jeff Scott/Colonial Ave. Baptist Church; :12]
[SUPER=01-Rev. J. Michael Palmer/Green Ridge Baptist Church; :44]
[SUPER=@Kate2; 1:23]
[RUNS=1:27]
[OUT Q=kw news7 Roanoke.]
((Disappointed is how Doctor Jeff Scott, the Senior Pastor at the Colonial Avenue Baptist Church, describes the Southern Baptist's decision to NOT allow women to be pastors.
[SOT 2:32:18]
[INQ=]
((JEFF SCOTT: THEY'RE GOING BACK IN TIME NOT 2000 YEARS BUT A COUPLE HUNDRED YEARS WHERE THINGS LIKE SLAVERY WERE POPULAR AND THEY USED THE BIBLE TO DO IT.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 10]
The Southern Baptist Convention's reason to NOT allow women to be pastors was based on scripture from the Bible that says men are the leaders of the church.
The decision will allow women to continue to be ordained but will have to serve below the senior pastor.
Reverend J. Michael Palmer of the Green Ridge Baptist Church says even though society has changed the role of women in the Bible hasn't.
[SOT 2:41:50]
[INQ=]
((REV. J. MICHAEL PALMER: I THINK IT'S THE FACT THAT CULTURE HAS CHANGED THE BIBLE HASN'T CHANGED AND SOUTHERN BAPTISTS ARE JUST TRYING TO BE FAITHFUL TO THE BIBLE.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 8]
Palmer says the Southern Baptist Church is not against women, they believe women have a place in the church just NOT as senior pastor.
Pastor Scott points to a passage in Acts Chapter two that says women should be the preacher of the church.
[SOT 2:32:29]
[INQ=]
((JEFF SCOTT: I THINK THIS WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO MORE CHURCHES LEAVING THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION AND BECOMING AFFILIATED WITH MORE MODERATE GROUPS LIKE THE COOPERATIVE BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP.))
[OUTQ=]
[RUNS= 13]
Most churches across the nation may not notice much of a change though, of the 40-thousand Southern Baptist Senior Pastors only 40 are women. Kate Weidaw News 7 Roanoke.))
[11Danville-Shooting]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=sch]
[TAPE#=00-16 TC1:03:28]
[GRAPHIC=Murder Suicide]
A school bus was at an intersection in Danville where a murder suicide was taking place.
But NO students were on board.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville;]
Authorities say 35 year old Dennis Tanner took his estranged girlfriend, 34 year old Lisa Mays at gunpoint.
He forced her into a car and drove toward the intersection of Piney Forest and Parker Road.
Police officers were already near the scene after responding to 911 calls.
But when they got there Tanner allegedly shot Mays twice and turned the gun on himself.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 2:02:06]
[IN Q=Immediatley they turned]
((MAJOR B.C. ELLIOTT/DANVILLE POLICE DEPT. : IMMEDIATELY THEY TURNED AROUND BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED THEY HEARD SHOTS...THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE.))
[SOT 1:56:56]
((RANDY KELLEY/ASST. SUPERINTENDENT FOR BUSINESS: WE ARRANGED FOR COUNSELORS BUT NO KIDS WITNESSED THE CRIME TO MY KNOWLEDGE.))
[SUPER=01-B. C. Elliott/Danville Police Department]
[SUPER=01-Randy Kelley/Asst. Business Superintendent]
[RUNS=:25]
[OUT Q=to my knowledge.]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Counselors will be on hand at Taylor Magnet school today. Authorities say the victims have three children that go to that school.
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[11Moment-Silence]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=equ/sbu]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Virginia's attorney general says the Education Department is not avoiding a controversy over a moment of silence.
Mark Earley says at the beginning of the school year, students and parents will be informed of their right to pray during the moment of silence.
(XXXXXXXXXXXXX)
[TAKE PINNACLE PAGE HERE]
Superintendent Jo Lynne DeMary says teachers should say "As we begin another day, let us pause for a moment of silence."
The attorney general's office says that will avoid Constitutional problems.
(-------------)
[TALENT=Kimberly]
[SS=None]
But some lawmakers are upset over the wording, saying prayer should specifically be mentioned as an option.
The Attorney General's office says that IF a student asks, he or she should be told they CAN pray silently if they want.
[11L'burg-Downtown]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=00-11]
[GRAPHIC=none]
When Virginia celebrates the 400th anniversary of Jamestown in 2007, another city along the James River hopes to cash in on the excitement.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
Efforts are already underway in Lynchburg to revitalize the city's riverfront to attract more tourism to the area.
City leaders gathered for an economic development forum yesteraday.. they say it will take a combination of public and private investment.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 1:24:53]
[IN Q=We need to]
((RACHEL FLYNN/PLANNING DIRECTOR: WE NEED TO MAKE SOME HARD DECISIONS AND THE CITY HAS TO INVEST, AND IF YOU LOOK AT WHETHER IT'S ROANOKE OR CHARLOTTESVILLE OR RICHMOND OR CHARLESTON OR SAVANNAH, THE CITY MADE MAJOR INVESTMENTS AND THEN THE PRIVATE SECTOR CAME IN. WE CANT JUST KEEP THINKING THE PRIVATE SECTOR WILL DO THAT, IT'S NOT REALLY FAIR TO THEM, BECAUSE WHAT HAVE WE DONE?))
[SUPER=01-Rachel Flynn/Planning Director]
[RUNS=17]
[OUT Q=have we done?]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Lynchburg is spending a million dollars to overhaul its Ninth Street corridor this summer.
A children's museum there will open in October.
(------------)
[11Storms-Damage]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=00-05 TC2:01:21]
[GRAPHIC=Severe Weather]
Yesterday's stormy weather did some damage- destroyed farm equipment and a barn full of hay.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co.]
Lightning is blamed for the fire that burned more than 2-thosuand bales of hay.
Route 811 in the New London area was closed for a time while firefighters put out the blaze.
[SUPER=03-Danville]
In Danville, high winds blew a tree onto a house.
One man was taken to the hospital, but was not seriously hurt.
(------------)
[Cuban-Boy]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=AM]
[WRITER=dal]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=]
Today is the deadling for Elian Gonzalez's Miami relatives to file an appeal.
The family says it will ask all 12 judges on a federal appeals court to rehear their case, as they try to prevent the six-year-old from being taken back to Cuba.
Time is running out in the case. Unless the judges grant more time -- a court order keeping Elian in the U-S will run out by the end of the month.
[11Hedrick]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=00-17 TC48:24]
[GRAPHIC=Legal Scales]
A Pittsylvania County man convicted of manslaughter and D-U-I won't spend any time in jail.
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./October 1999]
In October 1999, Kenneth Wayne Hedrick crossed the center line on Mount Cross Road and hit an oncoming car.
The driver of that car died at the hospital.
(------------)
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[SS=Legal Scales]
A jury found Hedrick guilty last night but did not recommend any jail time-- just a 500 dollar fine.
[11New-Building]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=00-21 TC26:18]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Roanoke's Best Products building will be gone by the end of the week --
(-----------)
[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
to clear the way for a new WDBJ-7 facility.
From here, News7 will be broadcast on several different channels, thanks to digital technology.
But this area off Interstate 581 is sprouting all kinds of new buildings.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT 9:40:15]
[IN Q=We're going]
((WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF NEIGHBORS ... PROBLEM FOR NOBODY.))
[SUPER=01-Bob Lee/WDBJ General Manager;]
[RUNS=:18]
[OUT Q=problem for nobody]
(------------)
[VO-NAT]
Construction should start on the WDBJ building in about three months and wrap up in about a year and a half.
The company will also knock down the nearby vet clinic and replace it with a park.
(------------)
[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=DAL/AFR]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
Funeral services for Roanoke City Police officer Connie Ray Lee will be held today. The 31 year old died early Sunday morning after he got into a motorcycle accident Saturday night.
Lee's funeral will be at one in the afternoon at High Street Baptist Church.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
The town of Vinton has started the process of finding a new police chief.
The town has received 35 applications, 11 of those are from out of state.
Town council is reviewing the applications and will begin interviewing the candidates in about two weeks.
(----------------)
[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Denise]
The Department of Environmental Quality issued a new air permit allowing Intermet New River Castings to operate again ... under stricter air pollution standards.
The new air permit requires New River Castings AND the New River Foundry to drastically reduce dust emissions.
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[ANCHOR=Andrew]
(Andrew mic hot)
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[Double Boxes=Andrew and Denise]
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