WDBJ 7 morning news AM cutins for 08/25/04

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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
Areas of fog this morning will give way to partly cloudy skies.
Look for highs today in the lower 80s.
Metereologist Leo Hirsbrunner has the full forecast, coming up.

[7-Alleghany-Fatal]

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State police say a single vehicle accident late last night left one person dead. It happened around 11:40 on Route 42 just south of Route 630 in Alleghany County. Troopers say 50 year old Wallace Eugene Carter of Millboro, ran off the right side of the road, hit the guardrail, drove across the roadway and hit a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

[7-11Howard-Funeral]

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The family of a Marine lost in Iraq laid him to rest yesterday.
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Staff Sergeant Ryan Howard died two weeks ago, when his helicopter went down near Baghdad.
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Yesterday, nearly 300-people paid their last respects to the Marine at his funeral in Covington. Family and friends say they will always remember Howard as a good provider and a great Marine.
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((EDNA CRAIGHHEAD/FAMILY FRIEND; AND I KNEW RYAN WHEN HE WAS GROWING UP...AND ALL OUR YOUNG MEN HAVE MADE 57))
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Howard was on his SECOND tour of duty in Iraq when he died. He was buried near the Presbyterian church, where he grew up. The 26-year-old leaves behind a wife and two step children.
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[7-VOBGolf-Course]

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Plans to develop farmland in Roanoke County into a golf course got the go ahead last night.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.]

Golf Designer Lester George plans to build a 250 acre golf course on Pitzer Road in the Mount Pleasant Community.
Last night, the Board of Supervisors rezoned the property and granted the developer a special use permit.
The project also calls for the construction of up to forty homes around the golf course.
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((LESTER GEORGE/GOLF DESIGNER: DEPENDING ON WHO ARE DEVELOPER PARTNER IS AND WE HAVE ONGOING DISCUSSIONS WITH THREE OF FOUR INTERESTED PARTIES IT COULD BE SOMETHING APPLIED FOR RIGHT AWAY OR IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T SEE ANY ACTION UNTIL THE GOLF COURSE IS BUILT AND OPENED.))
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Many nearby residents support the project because the way the property was zoned it could have meant the construction of up to 250 homes.
The golf course should be up and running by summer of 2006.
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[55-WXHeads]

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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
A mix of sunshine and clouds with highs warming into the lower 80s.
Metereologist Leo Hirsbrunner has the five day forecast, up next.

[55-5Troutville-Expansion]

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It's been years since it was first proposed, but now, officials are going ahead with expansion plans in Troutville.
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Town officials are talking about expanding town boundaries. While it's something that was first introduced nearly four-years ago, officials are just getting the ball rolling on the project. A Virginia Tech group, which recently helped Fincastle with its boundary adjustment, has been contacted and is expected to start working on a proposal after the first of the year. Some residents who currently live in the county and would be affected by the proposal say they don't mind.
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((BARBARA FRALIN/BOTETOURT CO. RESIDENT: WAIT AND SEE, LIKE I SAID, I LIVE ON STONEY AND I THINK THE BOUNDARY WOULD BE GOING DOWN THERE, SO BASICALLY THAT'S ALL I KNOW.)) ((LOUIE CORBETT/BOTETOURT CO. RESIDENT: I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE A BIG ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE TO ANYONE. IT'S JUST TIME MOVING ON..))
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Fincastle announced its expansion proposal earlier this year to mixed reviews.

[55-11Chateau-Morrisette]

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One of Virginia's largest vineyards will soon be able to get even bigger.
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Floyd County's Chateau Morrisette needs a new water system. The winery's insurance company threatened to cancel the insurance or quadruple the rates if a new system wasn't constructed. Congressman Rick Boucher announced yesterday a federal loan of more than 175-thousand dollars will help. The 26 year old vineyard attracts more than 150-thousand visitors each year and employs more than 85 people in Floyd and Patrick counties. The new water system will be up and running next week.
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A Roanoke County farm is set to become the area's newest golf course.
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Golf Designer Lester George plans to build a 250 acre golf course on Pitzer Road in the Mount Pleasant Community.
Last night, the Board of Supervisors rezoned the property and granted the developer a special use permit.
The project also calls for the construction of up to forty homes around the golf course.
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((LESTER GEORGE/GOLF DESIGNER: DEPENDING ON WHO ARE DEVELOPER PARTNER IS AND WE HAVE ONGOING DISCUSSIONS WITH THREE OF FOUR INTERESTED PARTIES IT COULD BE SOMETHING APPLIED FOR RIGHT AWAY OR IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T SEE ANY ACTION UNTIL THE GOLF COURSE IS BUILT AND OPENED.))
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Many nearby residents support the project because the way the property was zoned it could have meant the construction of up to 250 homes.
The golf course should be up and running by summer of 2006.
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[8Wx-Headline]

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Good morning, I'm Kimberly McBroom......
Starting out foggy, but the sunshine will return for most of the day.
Metereologist Leo Hirsbrunner has the mid- week forecast, coming up.
But first, we have some traffic information to pass along to you.
An accident is affecting traffic on Electric Road in Roanoke.
Authoriteis say two cars are involved in the accident in front of Tanglewood Mall.
A wrecker is on the scene.

[8-11Henry-Martinsville]

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After one study -- Martinsville city and Henry county officials are asking for another one on a possible school merger.
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Both school boards today voted to create a new committee to research what members see as the three main obstacles to combining school systems. The Chairman of the city school board says the results of the *last* study were not comprehensive enough for either side to make a decision to merge. The first obstacle includes funding and budgets.
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((JIM JOHNSON/CHAIRMAN, MARTINSVILLE SCHOOL BOARD: MARTINSVILLE HAS DIFFERENT SCHOOLS THAN THE COUNTY THAT ARE IN DIFFERENT STATES OF DISREPAIR OR REPAIR... AND THEN, WHO'S GOING TO FUND, HOW MUCH THE CITY WILL BE ASKED TO FUND, HOW MUCH THE COUNTY WILL BE ASKED TO FUND.))
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The second area of study will address the makeup of the merged school board. Members of the city board are currently appointed while county members are elected. The third obstacle to be researched will cover salaries and benefits. The committee will be made up of members of both boards and will hire a consultant to facilitate.

[8-11Bond-Cote]

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A Pulaski Company that treated military tents and tarps with a toxic chemical has paid the government one- point- seven million dollars.
Yesterday, an employee was sentenced to probation.
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In May 2003, criminal investigators searched the BondCote facilities in Pulaski and Dublin.
Later they filed charges against the company for certifying its fabric was free of toxic materials.
While the health risk to soldiers was low, a chemical the company used to prevent fading can cause cancer.
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Bondcote technical manager Darrell Wayne Holden was described as a loyal employee who had no intention of harming anyone. He was sentenced to two years probation and fined one- thousand dollars.