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Border Collie Rescued from Pipe

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 15, 2009 in In Brief. 1 Comment

A puppy was rescued from a drainage pipe by the CVFD after being stuck in there for 20 hours.  #

Laundry Water Clean Enough to Drink

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 14, 2009 in In Brief. 1 Comment

A county laundromat owner is having a tough time harvesting rainwater, because he’s supposed to meet potable water standards.  #

Businesses Agree to Sponsor Future July 4 Celebrations

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 14, 2009 in Entertainment. 7 Comments
Fireworks at McIntire Park
Fireworks explode over the tree line between CHS and McIntire Park.

Gray Television and StellarOne have agreed to sponsor a local Independence Day event for the next two years, The Daily Progress reports. Gray Television—owner of ABC-16, CBS-19, and Fox-27—will organize and sponsor the event, while the bank will pay for the fireworks. It’s not clear from the coverage right now, but I gather that StellarOne has signed up for just a two-year hitch, but that Gray intends to continue overseeing the event indefinitely. If that’s true, this will end the limbo that the celebration has occupied for since the Jaycees stopped putting on the event, as they had for some years.

“Bicentennial Ballad” Discussion

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 14, 2009 in In Brief. 1 Comment

Don’t miss the comments in response to the Bicentennial Ballad article—Rey Barry and Steve Ashby are educating us about local music and media history.  #

Vinegar Hill Demolition Illustrated

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 13, 2009 in In Brief. Closed

PHA’s illustration of the portion of Vinegar Hill is really informative.  #