[1-News-Head]
[ANCHOR=Teresa]
Ahead on NEWS 7 at six.
Area law enforcement are fighting more than just crime, they're fighting for their survival.
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[VO-NAT]
And, volunteers help a local neighborhood fight to spruce up the community.
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[Sports-head]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
On the way in sports, the Ravens Shannon Taylor talks about his surgically repaired shoulder, we'll meet heavy hitter Jorge Piedra of the Salem Avalanche and
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Roanoke's own Tyler Lumsden preps for his first appearance in the College World Series.
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[WX-Head]
[ANCHOR=Robin]
[SS=None]
It was quite a windy day around the region. Sunday looks to be very similar. I'll have your complete forecast coming up. [Video-Open]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=Video Open]
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[SOT 11:00]
[IN Q=Despite our jail being]
((FRANK CASSELL/HENRY CO. SHERIFF: DESPITE OUR JAIL BEING DOUBLE TO TRIPLE OCCUPANCY WE'RE GOING TO STILL PROVIDE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES THE COUNTY HAS BEEN USED TO.))
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[OUT Q=been used to]
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[VO-NAT - :04+]
Area law enforcement try to make the best of a bad situation.
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[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[GRAPHIC=News7at6]
Good evening, I'm Teresa Hamilton.
[Henry-Jail]
[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=6 PM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=02-21 TC-27:01]
[GRAPHIC=News 7 at 6]
Police and Sheriff's Departments in our area have to make some tough choices.
Less state and local aid is leading to overcrowded jails, no raises, and even possible lay-offs.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Teresa/Justin - BAM Set]
Justin McLeod is here now with one area department's plight. Justin?
Teresa, desperate times call for drastic measures.
[LIVE=Justin /FULL]
[SUPER=@Justin1; ]
It is a scenairo facing just about every law enforcement agency in our area.
In Henry County, the outlook is so bad the Sheriff says he may have to sue the state to get the money he needs.
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[SOT 24:42]
[IN Q=nat sound of opening jail door]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Charles Cobler/Inmate; :08]
[SUPER=01-Demetre Johnson/Inmate; :26]
[SUPER=01-T. Nelson Thomas/Chief Corrections Officer; :45]
[SUPER=01-Frank Cassell/Henry Co. Sheriff; 1:12]
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[OUT Q=I'M GOING TO HAVE TO]
((((NAT SOUND OF OPENING JAIL DOOR; 24:42))
When you walk into the Henry County jail, you'll notice right off the bat, they're cramped for space.
[SOT 28:54]
[IN Q=It's kinda inconvient]
((CHARLES COBLER/INMATE: IT'S KINDA INCOVENIENT. YOU ONLY HAVE ONE SHOWER. YOU KINDA HAVE TO WAIT FOR EVERYBODY TO TAKE A SHOWER.))
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[OUT Q=to take a shower]
Not easy when you consider this cell is made for just six people.
Currently, it houses 16.
Space is so tight in fact, several inmates have to sleep on the floor.
[SOT 29:53]
[IN Q=Yeah we got inmates]
((DEMETRE JOHNSON/INMATE: YEAH WE GOT BEDS ON THE FLOOR BUT EVERYTHING IS KOSHER WHEN A BED COME OPEN THE NEXT MAN IN LINE MOVES UP.))
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[OUT Q=line moves up]
It will probably be that way for awhile.
The jail was built to house just 67 inmates.
On average, the Henry County jail incarcerates nearly 180.
[SOT 33:31]
[IN Q=Your problems multiply]
((T. NELSON THOMAS/CHIEF CORRECTIONS OFFICER: YOUR PROBLEMS MULTIPLY, YOUR MEDICAL PROBLEMS MULTIPLY AND OVERALL COSTS OF OPERATING THE JAIL, IT GOES UP.))
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[OUT Q=it goes up]
And that has the Sheriff crunching numbers.
The department receives most of its funding from the county.
This year's budget calls for more than a hundred thousand dollars in cuts for the sheriff's department.
That will lead to fewer vehicles, cuts in the uniform allowance, and no raises for this year.
The state will also be sending less aid this year to law enforcement agencies across the state.
[SOT 13:04]
[IN Q=If the state doesn't]
((FRANK CASSELL/HENRY CO. SHERIFF: IF THE STATE DOESN'T STEP IN AND PICKUP WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSE TO AND PICK UP THEIR FAIR SHARE I DONT KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. I KNOW ONE THING I'M GOING TO DO IS SUE THE STATE, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO.))
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[OUT Q=to do that]))
[LIVE=Justin/FULL]
That may not be easy.
According to Sheriff Cassell, the state legislature last year passed a law preventing sheriff's from suing the state.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Teresa/Justin/BAM Set;]
So for now Teresa, Henry County will continue to make cuts but so far those cuts do not include lay-offs.
[Rockbridge-Fire]
[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=rle]
[TAPE#=02-22 TC-59:55]
[GRAPHIC=NONE]
A forest fire in Rockbridge County continues to burn out of control.
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[VO-NAT - :21]
[SUPER=03-Rockbridge Co./Yesterday;]
The fire in the James River Face Wilderness has burned more than 500 acres.
The fire started on June 5th from a lightning strike in the Devil's Marbleyard.
More than a hundred-fifty foresters from across the country are battling the blaze.
After their tour in Rockbridge County, many will be heading west to fight the massive fire in Colorado.
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[SOT - 18:59:22]
[IN Q=Colorado fire is the...]
((ALAN CRAFT/VA DEPT. OF FORESTRY; COLORADO FIRE IS THE ONE GETTING A LOT OF PRESS. BUT THERE ARE OTHER FIRES OUT WEST.
AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME OF THESE CREWS BEING SENT OUT WEST IS VERY LIKELY. AFTER A 14 DAY TOUR AND TWO DAYS REST, THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT AGAIN. ))
[SUPER=01-Alan Craft/VA Dept. of Forestry;]
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[OUT Q=opportunity to go out again.]
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[VO-NAT - :10+]
Two homes are threatened by the fire, but a bulldozed fire line is expected to keep them safe.
High winds are expected to increase the size of the fire, and the amount of smoke.
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[Fire-Training]
[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=6 PM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=02-11 TC-1:59:30]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Firefighters in Roanoke County say the forest fire in Rockbridge County is a good reason to be prepared.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
Today, the Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Volunteer Department held a variety of live burn training scenarios.
They included attacking a structure fire, as well as search and rescues.
Firefighters say the training is invaluable.
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[SOT 1:53:17]
[IN Q=The burn building]
((P.J. NAGEL/VOLUNTEER RESCUE CHIEF: THE BURN BUILDING THAT WE HAVE HERE AND THE REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER FOR ALL IN TENSE OF PURPOSES IS VERY LIFE LIKE. TEMPERATURES CAN EXCEED 1,000 DEGREES, ITS REAL FIRE, ITS REAL SMOKE. IT'S NOT A JOKING MATTER, IT'S NOT A GAME, IT'S AN ACTUAL REAL FIRE.))
[SUPER=01-P.J. Nagel/Volunteer Rescue Chief]
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[OUT Q=actual real fire]
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[VO-NAT]
More than fifty volunteer firefighters and E-M-S personnel participated in the all day training.
It took place at the Roanoke Valley Regional Training Center on Kessler Mill Road.
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[Health-Sciences]
[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=Six]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=none]
[GRAPHIC=none]
An educator from the University of Tennesee has been chosen to lead the College of Health Sciences in Roanoke.
Officials with Carilion Health System plan to announce the appointment on Monday when the new president meets with faculty and staff.
But sources say their choice is Carol Seavor, who currently serves as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee/ Knoxville.
She will succeed Harry Nickens who left the post at the end of December to lead the College Foundation.
[Blitz-Bloom]
[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=6 PM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=02-17 TC-1:11:09]
[GRAPHIC=none]
One Roanoke City neighborhood got a much needed facelift today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
The city and the community teamed up today to hold the first "Blitz to Bloom" project.
It is part of a city plan to revitalize specific neighborhoods.
Today, volunteers picked up trash and cut brush between Tazewell and Bullit Avenues in Southeast Roanoke.
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[SOT 10:50]
[IN Q=It's important because]
((MIKE ETIENNE/DEPT. OF HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES: IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE A STRONG NEIGHBORHOOD IS EXTREMELY A PART OF A HEALTHY CITY. AND WE THINK DEVELOPING A STRONG VIABLE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY OF ROANOKE WILL IMPROVE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE OF OUR RESIDENTS.))
[SUPER=01-Mike Etienne/Dept. of Housing & Neighborhood Services]
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[OUT Q=of our residents]
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[VO-NAT]
A three million dollar federal grant is helping to pay for the project.
Later this summer, workers will be back to start renovating old run down homes and businesses.
The city plans to target other neighborhoods in the coming years.
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[RR-Donnelley]
[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=02-16 TC-55:22]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A Roanoke County company is receiving top honors for its health and safety record.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
This week, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors congratulated R-R Donnelley for receiving Star Status with the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Voluntary Protection program.
[SUPER=@File;]
The Roanoke County printing facility is just the 16th company in Virginia to receive the award-- out of 160- thousand possible sites.
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[SOT 00:56:00]
[IN Q=I would also ]
((DON ROBB/VICE PRESIDENT/DIVISION DIRECTOR: I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNTY OF ROANOKE. YOU HAVE PARTNERED WITH RR DONNELLEY INCREDIBLY OVER THE COURSE OF OUR HISTORY HERE FROM THE PIECE OF LAND YOU MADE AVAILABLE TO US IN A WONDERFUL LOCATION TO THE OFFICES YOU MADE AVAILABLE TO US EARLY ON.))
[SUPER=01-Don Robb/Vice President/Division Director; ]
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[OUT Q=to us early on.]
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[VO-NAT]
R-R Donnelly is a Fortune 500- company and employs 235 people at its Roanoke County plant.
On June 24th the company will celebrate the award with its workers.
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[Tease#1]
[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[SS=NONE]
Still ahead on News 7 at 6, a local teen is hoping to hit all the right notes in a national competition.
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[VO-NAT]
and some local senior citizens prove that you don't have to play sports to find yourself in the Hall of Fame. More on that in just a minute, but first let's check in with Brent Watts in the WeatherCenter.
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[HOF-Seniors]
[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=tha]
[TAPE#=02-12 TC-1:49:12]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Three new members are inducted this week into Roanoke County's Senior Citizens Hall of Fame.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]
The Hall of Fame recognizes folks 60- years or older who've made the community a better place to live through their volunteer efforts.
This week-- the board of supervisors recognized Del Kirschner for his work with the Appalachian Regional Blood Services program and American Red Cross as well as other organizations.
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[SOT 01:09:10]
[IN Q=I think ]
[SUPER=01-Del Kirschner/Senior Citizens Hall of Fame Inductee; ]
((I THINK WE HAVE TO GIVE EVERYTHING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING AFTER 38 YEARS OF WORK IT'S TIME TO GIVE BACK.))
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[OUT Q=it's time to give back.]
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[VO-NAT]
The county also recognized Rose Allen for her many years of volunteer work with the Girl Scouts.
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[sot 00:53:46 ]
((ROSE ALLEN: IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO BE WORKING WITH SO MANY YOUNG LADIES, I HAVE SEEN THEM WHEN THEY'RE FIVE YEARS OLD, I'VE SEEN THEM GROW UP TO ADULTS AND COME BACK INTO OUR MOVEMENT AS LEADERS AND IT'S JUST A GREAT PROGRAM.))
[SUPER=01-Rose Allen/Senior Citizens Hall of Fame Inductee; ]
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[OUT Q= a great program.]
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[VO-NAT]
The board of supervisors was also proud to induct the Master Gardner Association into the Hall of Fame-- for the organization's work helping senior citizens and the disabled enjoy gardening.
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[sot 00:57:31]
[in q= It's the smiles they ]
((SHELBY SNIDER: IT'S THE SMILES THEY GIVE AND THEY SAY SOME OF THE SAY NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE BACK IN A GARDEN AGAIN AND I JUST DOES ME GOOD MAYBE MORE SO THAN THEM.))
[SUPER=01-Shelby Snider/Master Gardner Association; ]
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[out q= more so than them.]
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[ANCHOR=TERESA]
[SS=none]
This is the 17th year the county has inducted folks into its seniors citizens hall of fame.
[Corey-Brammer]
[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=6 PM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=02-19 TC-32:28]
[GRAPHIC=none]
A local teen will be on a national stage tonight.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Martinsville/April]
Lynchburg's 16 year old guitar prodigy Cory Brammer is one of the top finalists in the North American Rock Guitar Competition.
It is taking place tonight in Buffalo, New York.
Cory is one of just five finalists competing from across the country.
Each musician will play a ten minute selection in front of a live audience.
They'll be judged on technique, accuracy, and creativity.
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[Flag-Day]
[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=6 PM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=02-03 TC-2:00:15]
[GRAPHIC=none]
Old Glory also took center stage this weekend.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
In honor of Flag Day, the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in Roanoke held a special ceremony this afternoon.
It was a way of recognizing area veterans who make a point of recognizing other veterans when they die.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Association conducted military demonstrations for the nearly one- hundred people who attended.
The association also dedicated a mausoleum now open at the Memorial Garden on Airport Road.
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[Tease#2]
[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[SS=NONE]
Still ahead on News 7 at 6, Salem slugger (HOR-hay) Jorge (pe-AY-druh) Piedra is making waves in the Carolina league... Travis Wells will have more in sports.
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[VO-NAT]
and a local man is hoping it's not the end of the line for these pieces of railroad history. We'll have that story coming up.
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[Cabooses]
[ANCHOR=Teresa]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=TimeOff #4 - TC-11:47]
[GRAPHIC=none]
If you yearn for the romance of the railroad but don't have time to take a cross-country trip, a get-away in Carroll County may be just the answer.
In this week's Time Off Shannon Young takes us all aboard the Grassy Creek Cabooses.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=For the past couple years...]
[SUPER=03-Carroll Co.;:00]
[SUPER=01-Donnie Yow/Grassy Creek Cabooses;:08]
[SUPER=@Shannon2;:58]
[RUNS=1:43]
[OUT Q=STD]
((For the past couple years, on a hillside in Fancy Gap, Donnie Yow's been working on the railroad.
[SOT 21:22:11-21:22:19]
[IN Q=I was gonna put cabins...]
((DONNIE YOW/GRASSY CREEK CABOOSES: I WAS GONNA PUT CABINS UP HERE BUT THERE'RE ALOT OF CABINS UP HERE. I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.))
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[OUT Q=wanted to do something different.]
A member of the Railroad Historical Society, Yow got a line on a couple Norfolk Western and Norfolk Southern cabooses...
[SOT 21:39:53-21:40:00]
[IN Q=You can see her eon the label...]
((YOW: YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE LABEL ON THE SIDE OF THE CABOOSE THAT THIS ONE WAS BUILT IN OCTOBER OF 1955 BY NICKLE PLATE ROAD.))
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[OUT Q=1955 by Nickle Plate Road.]
His plans back on track, Yow threw himself into renovations.
The first caboose features a full kitchen, private bath, queen size bed, tv, vcr and stereo.
But when he got to the second car, Yow made a switch.
[SOT 21:35:16-21:35:29]
[IN Q=Then I put in the jacuzzi...]
((YOW: THEN I PUT IN THE JACUZZI HERE , THEN WENT OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE AND PUT A LITTLE BREAKFAST NOOK, ALONG WITH A FRIDGE, MICROWAVE, TOASTER OVEN AND COFFEEMAKER.))
[RUNS= :13]
[OUT Q=toaster over and coffeemaker.]
A coat of red paint later, Yow was ready to roll.
For 95-bucks a night, experience the thrill of sleeping in an authentic railcar.
[SOT 21:24:15-21:24:19]
[IN Q=They were used by the engineer...]
((YOW: THEY WERE USED BY THE ENGINEER TO KEEP AN EYE ON TEH TRAIN ITSELF.))
[RUNS= :04]
[OUT Q=on the train itself.]
[SOT 21:24:39-21:24:42]
[IN Q=They cooked their meals...]
((YOW: THEY COOKED THEIR MEALS IN THERE. IT WAS THEIR OFFICE.))
[RUNS= :03]
[OUT Q=was their office.]
[SOT 21:24:49-21:24:54]
[IN Q=They used to have bunks in 'em.]
((YOW: THEY USED TO HAVE BUNKS IN 'EM, THREE TO FOUR BUNKS DEPENDING ON THE MAKE OF THE CABOOSE.))
[RUNS= :05]
[OUT Q=depending on the make of the caboose.]
There's plenty to do in the area but that many guests choose to stay put.
With a view of the Blue Ridge Parkway and a gently blowing breeze, Yow says a Grassy Creek Caboose is the perfect place to blow off steam.
[SOT 21:27:16-21:27:18]
[IN Q=You can see thousands...]
((YOW: YOU CAN SEE THOUSANDS OF STARS AT NIGHT.))
[RUNS= :02]
[OUT Q=of stars at night.]
[SOT 21:27:22-21:27:25]
[IN Q=And we have some of the best...]
((YOW: AND WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST SUNSETS YOU'VE EVER SEEN.))
[RUNS= :03]
[OUT Q=sunsets you've ever seen.]
[SOT 21:29:10-21:29:15]
[IN Q=Sit in the log rockers...]
((YOW: SIT IN THE LOG ROCKERS OR SIT IN THE LOG SWING AND JUST READ A BOOK AND ENJOY YOURSELF.))
[RUNS= :05]
[OUT Q=and enjoy yourself.]
Shannon Young, News 7, Carroll County.))
[Sports tease]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
Coming up, Shannon Taylor talks about his offseason shoulder surgery, plus plenty of notes from the baseball diamond, as
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intern reporter Bekkah Warburton swings away with the Avalanche's Jorge Piedra.
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[S-Tyler]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-110 TC159]
[GRAPHIC=Baseball]
Last night in Omaha, the Clemson Tigers used six different pitchers in a marathon 11 to 10 win over Nebraska in the College World Series.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Clemson, SC; :00]
Roanoke's Tyler Lumsden didn't see any action. That's because he's scheduled to start game three for the Tigers. Last summer the former Cave Spring star was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 5th round of the amateur baseball draft, but opted for Clemson instead. Choosing the books over the bucks was not an easy decision.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=first audio.]
[SUPER=01-Tyler Lumsden/Clemson Pitcher; :00]
[RUNS=:27]
[OUT Q=..kept going forward."]
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[ANCHOR=travis]
[GRAPHIC=Baseball]
This afternoon in the College World Series Stanford knocked off Notre Dame 4 to 3.
[S-Piedra]
[ANCHOR=steve]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-104 TC11220]
[GRAPHIC=Avalanche]
The Salem Avalanche continues its final series of the Carolina League's first half tonight in Myrtle Beach. Salem's team batting average has hovered around the top of the league most of the season. Intern reporter Bekkah Warburton introduces us to Jorge Piedra, one of the Salem sluggers who is doing serious damage.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=first audio...]
[SUPER=03-Salem; :00]
[SUPER=01-Stu Cole/Avalanche Manager; :19]
[SUPER=01-Bekkah Warburton/News 7 Sports; :38]
[SUPER=01-Jorge Piedra/Avalanche Outfielder; :52]
[RUNS=1:24]
[OUT Q=...in sports"]
((He stands six feet and packs a mean punch at the plate. California native Jorge Piedra's incredible batting average of .333 is ranked second in the Carolina League. He's third in the league in triples. Whether he is slugging at the plate or catching pop flies in the outfield, Piedra is delivering for the Avalanche.
((STU COLE/AVALANCHE MANAGER:))
((BEKKAH WARBURTON/NEWS 7 SPORTS:))
((JORGE PIEDRA/AVALANCHE OUTFIELDER:))
While Piedra is proving how quick a player's fortunes can turn, he is hardly caught up in his own success. When the game is over, he makes sure to give credit where credit is due.
((JORGE PIEDRA/AVALANCHE OUTFIELDER:))
Jorge teams with Carolina League batting leader Brad Hawpe to make one of the most dangerous tandems this season. Bekkah Warburton, News 7 Sports:))
[S-Hillcats]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-122 TC1814]
[GRAPHIC=Baseball]
Sticking with the Carolina League, the Lynchburg Hillcats find themselves even with Wilmington after last night's loss to Kinston. The same two teams meet tonight in the Hill City. The Cats need to win one more game than Wilmington to assure a playoff spot.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=first audio..]
[SUPER=01-Pete Mackanin/Hillcats Manager; :00]
[RUNS=:29]
[OUT Q=..way we approach it."]
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[S-Mets]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-121 1750TC ]
[GRAPHIC=MLB]
In the big leagues today, Roger Clemens faced the Mets for the first time since beaning Mike Piazza nearly two years ago.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-New York, NY/Fox Sports; :00]
Shawn Estes hadn't forgotten though. He throws this pitch behind Clemens during his first at-bat. That brought warnings for both teams from the home plate umpire.
Estes and Piazza got a measure of revenge at the plate though. Both took Clemens deep this afternoon, and the Mets hammer the Yankees by a final of 8 to nothing.
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[S-Shannon]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-124 1115]
[GRAPHIC=Football]
Shannon Taylor's football and cheerleading camp rolled on today at Patrick Henry High School.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
While Shannon is giving back this weekend here in his hometown, he's also gearing up for training camp with the Ravens in just a few weeks. Taylor is coming off shoulder surgery and expects to be as good as new by the time the season starts.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="My shoulder..]
[SUPER=01-Shannon Taylor/Ravens Linebacker; :00]
[RUNS=:21]
[OUT Q=..my family and friends."]
by SS