[Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
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[VO-NAT]
More than 37- million dollars in state funding will give Interstate 81 a new look, and safer features.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And the town of Vinton has a new FACE... a new police chief has been appointed.
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
(ad lib weather)
[ANCHOR=Steve]
(ad lib live tease)
[2-shot]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Start your day with us-- News 7 Mornin' is coming up.
[11-I-81]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=00-30 TC1:06:05]
[GRAPHIC=Interstate 81 Safety]
Interstate 81 is getting a new look in some places.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;]
Transportation officials plan to use 37 and a half million dollars in state funding to upgrade the highway.
Plans include lengthening the acceleration lanes where 581 joins North and Southbound 81.
Similar improvements will take place at exits 109, 114 and 162 near Buchanan.
Road crews will also be installing median guardrails in hopes of lessening the number of crashes involving vehicles that cross the median into oncoming traffic.
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[SOT 00:44:24]
[IN Q=The guardrail]
((CHIP NOTTINGHAM/TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER: THE GUARDRAIL YOU'LL SEE OUT THERE IN THE FUTURE WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER, IT WON'T BE JERSEY BARRIERS, SOME PEOPLE WERE WORRIED THIS WAS GOING TO BE CONCRETE BARRIERS, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SIMILAR TYPES OF GUARDRAIL THAT YOU SE ON OUR PARKWAYS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA.))
[SUPER=01-Chip Nottingham/Transportation Commissioner;]
[RUNS=17]
[OUT Q=northern Virginia.]
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[VO-NAT]
Additional rumble strips and message boards will also be installed as well as fences to prevent loose rocks from tumbling onto the highway.
Officials also hope to begin broadcasting road conditions for motorists over the radio.
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[Hurricane-Debby]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Hurricane Debby]
Hurricane Debby is keeping forecasters guessing as she flirts with the Florida coastline.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Collier Co., FL;]
Florida residents aren't taking any chances.
They're putting their hurricane preparations into high gear, stocking up on emergency supplies.
Hurricane experts say Debby could be on a collision course with the state by Friday.
Meanwhile, the minimal hurricane barely missed Puerto Rico, skirting to the north of the island.
Debby became the first Atlantic hurricane this season to make landfall, causing little damage to several small Caribbean islands.
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[11Radford-Ax]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=00-24 TC1:02:02]
[GRAPHIC=Accident Invest.]
A Radford University student who was injured after being hit by another student's car- is in critical condition.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Radford;]
20-year-old junior Stephanie Kidd was leaving class walking to her car when she was accidentally hit by a fellow student.
21-year-old Hilary Brooke Hunt has been charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
Signs along that part of the street instruct motorists to stop for anyone in the crosswalk.
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[11Vinton-Chief]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=mce]
[TAPE#=00-34 TC07:16]
[GRAPHIC=Vinton Police New Chief]
The town of Vinton has a new Police Chief.
As Meredyth Censullo reports, Pulaski Police Chief Herbert Cooley will take the helm in Vinton-- and try to put a positive spin on a department that's seen its share of problems.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Vinton; :00]
[SUPER=01-Don Davis/Vinton Mayor; :14]
[SUPER=01-Herb Cooley/New Vinton Police Chief; :31]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/July; :36]
[SUPER=@Meredyth2; 1:12]
[RUNS=1:24]
[OUT Q=New7, Vinton.]
((Vinton Mayor Don Davis welcomes new Police Chief Herb Cooley - who brings more than 30 years of experience to the force.
For the past 6 years, he's headed up Pulaski's police department.
[SOT @ 8:22:48 - 8:22:56]
((VINTON MAYOR DON DAVIS: HE'S GOT THE POLICE EXPERIENCE, THE EDUCATION AND HE'S DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB IN PULASKI - SO WE FEEL HE'S GONNA MAKE US A GREAT CHIEF.))
[RUNS:08]
Cooley's job to protect and serve has an added element in Vinton - to shine up the image of a department that's been tarnished in the past year.
[SOT@8:28:23 - 8:28:29]
((HERBERT COOLEY/NEW VINTON POLICE CHIEF: I'M NOT HERE FOR ONE ISSUE, I'M HERE TO MOVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FORWARD IN A POSITIVE MANNER.))
[RUNS:06]
[VO-NAT@99-59 TC 1:49:56]
Former Chief Ricky Foutz resigned in November - amid a Virginia State Police investigation of guns and drugs missing from the department's evidence room.
A grand jury did NOT hand up any indictments against him.
Foutz is now suing Vinton for more than 10 million dollars.
[VO-NAT Cooley]
Cooley says he's aware of the town's problems, but won't let them affect the way he does his job.
[SOT@8:29:18 - 8:29:31]
((COOLEY: I'M NOT HERE TO DWELL OR TO BRING SWEEPING CHANGES. I'M HERE TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY - I THINK IN DOING SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD AN IMAGE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE THAT'S A POSITIVE IMAGE.))
[RUNS:13]
Cooley says he'll focus on community policing - and plans on working with Vinton residents and town council to best serve their interests.
His first day on the job will be September Fifth.
Meredyth Censullo, News7, Vinton.))
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[11Willis-Stacey]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The headmaster at North Cross School has announced his resignation.
Will Stacey has been the Head of School for seven years.
Stacey plans to continue his career at another school, and says North Cross will be left in excellent condition.
His resignation will take effect next year.
[TWA-800]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Federal investigators have closed the book on the fatal crash of T-W-A Flight 800.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Off Long Island, NY/July 1996;]
National Transportation Safety Board officials say there's no doubt in their minds that an explosion within the plane's center fuel tank brought down the plane and killed the 230 people on board.
Officials aren't sure-- but suspect a wiring problem led to the explosion.
Federal authorities are also trying to put to rest conspiracy theories regarding the crash.
An investigator says a bomb or a missile
would have left a distinct pattern on the wreckage -- and the pattern wasn't found.
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[Reform-Party]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=Reform Party]
More rowdiness within the Reform Party--
Pat Buchanan's allies have asked a federal judge in Lynchburg to bar an opposing faction from using the party's name.
The motion, filed , was for a temporary restraining order against backers of Buchanan's rival, John Hagelin.
A U-S district judge will conduct a hearing on the request August 30th.
Buchanan's supporters say the party could lose members, votes, and future funding if the Hagelin group keeps conf
using people with its claims.[11Majeus]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=00-25 TC1:10:36]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A Roanoke bank robber was given a 10-year sentence in federal court.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-Bank Surveillance Photo]
In October, 1998, Yvon Majeus went into the First National Exchange Bank wearing a mask.
At gunpoint he ordered the nine employees and two customers onto the floor while he gathered up more than 5-thousand dollars.
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/November 2]
He and a 17-year old accomplice robbed the same bank less than a month later.
A teller testified yesterday she's STILL afraid.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[SS=None]
Majeus told the Judge he found the true meaning of life in jail and he wants to go to Seminary when he gets out.
[11Martin]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=tte]
[TAPE#=00-19 TC1:43:57]
[GRAPHIC=Virginia Supreme Court]
An appeal from a woman who plotted to kill her husband has been denied by the state Supreme Court.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Botetourt Co./June;]
[TAPE#=99-23 TC 25:23]
Dorothea Martin must spend ten years in prison for planning to murder her husband, with the help of her lover, Thomas Gray.
Gray took the fifth amendment in court but the judge accepted comments he'd made out of court, admitting to the crime.
Dorothea Martin says that should NOT have been allowed -- but the Supreme Court disagreed and her sentence stands.
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[Health-Check]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Morn]
[WRITER=chr]
[TAPE#=NET]
[GRAPHIC=Mornin Health Check]
In medical news, a prescription drug may help people who are genetically predisposed to alcoholism.
Bobbi Harley has that story and more in this morning's Health check.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Bobbi Harley/Reporting; :00 ]
[RUNS=1:26]
[OUT Q=CBS News, New York.]
((Information:
(BOBBI)
ONCAM=BOBBI
THERE'S NEW HOPE TODAY FOR PEOPLE WITH GENETICALLY PREDISPOSED
ALCOHOLISM.
(VO)
VT=VO
RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SAY THE DRUG ZOFRAN....PRESCRIBED
TO CONTROL NAUSEA AFTER SURGERY..REDUCED A PERSONS URGE TO DRINK.
IN A STUDY OF SO CALLED BIOLOGICAL ALCOHOLICS.....PATIENTS GIVEN THE
DRUG INCREASED ABSTINENCE BY FORTY PERCENT COMPARED TO SUBJECTS WHO TOOK
A PLACEBO.
SCIENTISTS SAY THE DRUG APPEARS TO BLOCK SEROTONIN RECEPTORS IN THE
BRAIN, THUS DECREASING THE CRAVING FOR ALCOHOL.
ONCAM=BOBBI
((on cam))
LOOKING TO CUT FAT AND BUILD MUSCLE? YOU MAY WANT TO TRY A POPULAR
DIETARY SUPPLEMENT. ITS CALLED CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID OR C-L-A.
RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT MADISON PUT 80 OVERWEIGHT
PEOPLE ON A WEIGHT LOSS AND EXERCISE REGIMEN.
THEY THEN DIVIDED THE GROUP IN TWO. ONE HALF WAS GIVEN A PLACEBO, THE
OTHER C-L-A.
AFTER 6 MONTHS, ALL PARTICIPANTS LOST WEIGHT BUT A THIRD OF THE
C-L-A GROUP ALSO GAINED MUSCLE MASS.
SCIENTISTS ALSO SAY C-L-A MAY HELP CONTROL ADULT DIABETES.
VT=VO
((vo))
RESEARCHERS ARE RECOMMENDING ALL NEW PARENTS TEST THEIR BABIES FOR
AUTISM AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS.
AUTISM.. WHICH AFFLICTS ABOUT ONE IN EVERY FIVE HUNDRED AMERICAN
CHILDREN AFFECTS THE AREAS OF SOCIAL INTERACTION AND COMMUNICATION IN
THE BRAIN.
SCIENTISTS SAY EARLY INTERVENTION MEANS BETTER LONG TERM OUTCOMES.
THE GUIDELINES ARE PUBLISHED IN THIS WEEKS JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
((ON CAM))
((BOBBI))
AND THAT'S A LOOK AT THE DAY IN HEALTH. I'M BOBBI HARLEY, CBS NEWS, NEW
YORK.))
(ad lib to weather)
[2-HEADLINES]
[2-shot=KMC/SYO]
[SUPER=#4049; Morning Headlines]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Here's a look at today's top stories.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Puerto Rico barely felt her presence, but Hurricane Debby could be on a collision course with Florida.
Forecasters say the storm could dump heavy rain on the Sunshine State as early as Friday.
We'll have the latest.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
It'll soon be safer to drink the water in Axton--
Henry county officials have broken ground on the Axton Water Project.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And he was a familiar face on W-D-B-J for more than three decades--
"Atlantic Weatherman" Hal Grant passed away Monday at the age of 78.
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[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
And that's what's making news on this Wednesday, August 23rd .
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
News 7 Mornin' will be right back.
[2-Hurricane-Debby]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=Hurricane Debby]
She's bypassed Puerto Rico, but Hurricane Debby could make a beeline to Florida--
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[VO-NAT]
Officials there are keeping a close eye on the storm's progress.
The main question is whether Debby will stay on her current path, heading into the Gulf of Mexico or steer northward to South Florida.
Forecasers say it could reach the Sunshine State by Friday with heavy rain and high winds.
[SUPER=03-Collier Co., FL;]
Florida residents are preparing for the worst, stocking up on food and emergency supplies just in case.
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[WIPE WIPE WIPE][Typhoon-Bilis]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=wipe]
[WIPE WIPE WIPE]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Taiwan;]
On the other side of the globe, Typhoon Bilis slammed into Taiwan yesterday.
Winds topped 118- miles- per-hour, killing one man and knocking out electricity.
A worker at a garbage site outside Taipei died in a landslide triggered by the heavy rain.
Meanwhile, residents were lining up at supermarkets for food, flashlights and batteries.
The storm hasn't lost its punch yet--
Officials at the typhoon warning center in Hawaii say it's capable of producing wind gusts up to 200 miles- per- hour.
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[11Axton-Water;]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=sch]
[TAPE#=00-29 TC53:23]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Some Axton residents have been dealing with dirty drinking water for years.
Surae Chinn has more on a project that will hopefully solve the problem.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Brenda White and]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co.;]
[SUPER=01-Brenda White/Resident; :15]
[SUPER=01-Elva Gilley/Resident; :50 second appearance]
[SUPER=@Surae2; 1:12]
[RUNS=1:16]
[OUT Q=News7, Henry County.]
(( Brenda White and her family would not dare drink their water.
It turns their faucets and showers to rust.
[SOT 5:48:52]
((BRENDA WHITE/RESIDENT: FOR COOKING, DRINKING OR ANYTHING ELSE I USE OTHER WATER. I GET IT FROM MY MOTHERS OR I BUY IT. I DO NOT USE MY WATER.))
[RUNS:07]
While Brenda White has too much dirty water--Elva Gilley doesn't have enough.
[SOT 5:42;18]
((ELVA GILLEY/RESIDENT: IT WASN'T THAT MY WATER IS BAD IT JUST WASN'T THERE.))
[RUNS:05]
After years of searching for a solution, Henry County broke ground on the Axton Water Project. (nats of groundbreaking.)
Brenda White and about 350 residents will soon have clean drinking water flowing from their faucets.
Elva Gilley has lived with the water problem for 50 years.
[SOT 5:43:44]
((ELVA GILLEY/RESIDENT: WE WE'RE HOPING TO LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO GET WATER. MY HUSBAND IS 79. NOW WE'LL MAKE IT.))
[RUNS:10]
The project will take about 6 months. But for these residents that's not much time at all after years of waiting. Surae Chinn News7, Henry County.))
[11County-Grant]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=00-23 TC1:28:14]
[GRAPHIC=Roanoke Co. Schools]
Construction of the new south county high school could begin by the end of September.
Yesterday, Roanoke County and state officials unveiled a storm water management project that should control flooding in the area.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
The heavy equipment was hard at work yesterday afternoon, as county officials accepted a 230- thousand dollar state grant that will help pay for the 900- thousand dollar project.
The work is designed to preserve water quality, and control flooding along mud lick creek.
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[SOT 39:47]
[IN Q=Probably the most important thing]
((PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO THE REGION AND TO ME PARTICULARLY IS GOING TO BE THE CONTROL OF FLASH FLOODING. BUT PROBABLY JUST AS IMPORTANT IS GOING TO BE THE WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE FROM THIS.))
[SUPER=01-John Boon/Woods End Neighbor;]
[RUNS=:18]
[OUT Q=going to see from this.]
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[VO-NAT]
Site preparations for the new high school are now well under way.
Construction of the buildings should begin this fall.
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[11Hal-Grant]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=00-28 TC1:01:26]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A Roanoke radio and television pioneer has died.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-1980]
Hal Grant is most often remembered as the "Atlantic Weatherman."
For more than a decade the Atlantic Refining Company sponsored his weather reports on Channel 7.
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[SOT 49:15]
[IN Q=Well, it's beginning to get]
[RUNS=:07]
[OUT Q=Cindy up here.]
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[VO-NAT]
The weather was just a part of a career that spanned 35 years on W-D-B-J Radio and Television.
Hal had his own country music show called "Rhythm Roundup." He was the M-C of "Wrestling from Roanoke." He was a commercial pitchman in the early 1960's.
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[SOT from the Beta tape]
[IN Q=Here's how to get]
[RUNS=09]
[OUT Q=hexacloraphine.]
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[VO-NAT]
On the air or off, Hal Grant always had a smile.
He died Monday at the age of 78.
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[Russian-Sub]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=Mornin]
[WRITER=kmc]
[TAPE#=net]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Today is an official day of mourning in Russia for the 118 sailors who died aboard the sunken nuclear submarine.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Murmansk, Russia;]
Flags have been lowered to half- staff and candles are lit in churches to honor the dead.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has returned to Moscow, despite expectations that he would remain in Murmansk for the day of mourning.
Earlier, Putin met with relatives of the dead crewman and listened to their complaints about the way Russia handled the rescue operation.
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[11-ITT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=jmi]
[TAPE#=00-22]
[GRAPHIC=ITT]
A local company has won a 43 million dollar Navy contract.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
[TAPE#=500-16 11:29]
I-T-T Industries is now contracted to supply 13 million dollars worth of night vision goggles next year.
The company furloughed 70 salary and hourly workers in June.
Despite the new contract, I-T-T has no plans to re-hire those workers.
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[11E-toys]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=sch]
[TAPE#=00-35]
[GRAPHIC=E-Toys]
E-toys has more money to play with these days.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co.;]
That's because Pittsylvania County handed over a 400 thousand dollar check yesterday afternoon. The money came from state and county government funds.
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[SOT 54:24]
[IN Q=It's a real]
[SUPER=01-Coy Harville/Board of Supervisors Chairman]
((COY HARVILLE/PITTSYVLANIA CO. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAIRMAN; IT'S A REAL EXCITING TIME BECAUSE OF ECOMMERCE. IT BENEFITS THE CITIZENS ALL OVER THE COUNTY. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.))
[RUNS=:25]
[OUT Q=a great opportunity.]
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[VO-NAT]
Etoys is using the money to improve its facility in Blairs.
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[11Mayo]
[ANCHOR=shannon]
[NEWSCAST=morn]
[WRITER=sch]
[TAPE#=00-26 TC1:14:03]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Students are back in class in Henry County...
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co.;]
and Corey Mayo started high school yesterday.
For him, the day meant reliving a near death experience.
A car hit him while he walked to the bus stop one year ago.
He suffered severe injuries including brain damage.
He walks with a limp and he has scars that won't let him forget about that day.
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[SOT 1:47:13]
[IN Q=My arm hit]
((COREY MAYO: MY ARM HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND CUT ME UP. I HAD A CRUSHED LARYNX.))
[SOT 2:00:07]
((LINDA MAYO/COREY'S MOM: I DEFINITELY WANTED TO BE OUT HERE. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE HE GOT ON THE BUS SAFELY.))
[SUPER=07-Corey Mayo;]
[SUPER=01-Linda Mayo/Corey's Mom; :12]
[RUNS=:20]
[OUT Q=the bus safely.]
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[VO-NAT]
Henry County has moved Corey's bus stop from across the street to in front of his driveway.
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[Local-Recap]
[SUPER=#4059;Local Recap]
[2-Shot=Kmc/Syo]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Now here's another look at today's top local stories:
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
20-year-old Radford University junior Stephanie Kidd is in critical condition after being hit by a car Monday night.
Kidd was leaving class walking to her car when she was accidentally hit by a fellow student.
21-year-old Hilary Brooke Hunt has been charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
The town of Vinton has appointed Herbert Cooley as its new Police Chief.
Cooley says he'll focus on community policing - and plans on working with Vinton residents and town council to best serve their interests.
His first day on the job will be September Fifth.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
ITT Industries has landed a 43 million dollar Navy contract.
The company is now contracted to supply 13 million dollars worth of night vision goggles next year.
Despite the new contract, ITT has no plans to re-hire workers who were furloughed in June.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
(Shannon mic hot)
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(Shannon ad lib weather)
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[2-SHOT]
[ANCHOR=Kimberly]
Now here's Keith Humphry with a preview of News 7 at Six.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=It's back]
[RUNS=21]
[OUT Q=on News 7 at 6.]
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[Desk=Kimberly/Shannon and Steve]
(toss)
(live ad lib, tease tomorrow)
(ad lib bye)
by SS