Short Takes (2012/2/3)

Bobby Osborne needn't have sung another note beyond "Rocky Top." When he and brother Sonny hit in 1968 with what became an anthem on several fronts, their place in music history was set.

marionvirginia: PARKING DECK INSTALLATION TO IMPACT DOWNTOWN MARION TRAFFIC BEGINNING MON, FEB 13 http://t.co/DXURRA0X (2012/2/3)

marionvirginia: PARKING DECK INSTALLATION TO IMPACT DOWNTOWN MARION TRAFFIC BEGINNING MON, FEB 13 http://t.co/DXURRA0X

Party ID On Ballot for Local Elections Fails in Senate (2012/2/2)

Yesterday, the Senate of Virginia rejected by a vote of 14-25 legislation that would extend party ID on the ballot to local elections.  This likely means the party ID legislation isn’t going anywhere this year.  If passed, this legislation would have identified candidates nominated for a political office at the local level (constitutional offices and local governing bodies) with an R or D after their name just like federal and state candidates.  Independents would be identified with an I. This failure of this legislation to pass is unfortunate and absurd.  It just makes sense that if a local political party is permitted to nominate candidates for an office, that their party ID should be on the ballot beside the candidate’s name. As I have referenced to in an earlier post, ...

marionvirginia: Let's Make the Movies in Marion! #constantcontact http://t.co/U8QugOJc (2012/1/31)

marionvirginia: Let's Make the Movies in Marion! #constantcontact http://t.co/U8QugOJc

marionvirginia: ROAD CLOSURE - CATRON STREET (PRESCOTT TO CHILHOWIE ST) DUE TO ROAD COLLAPSE http://t.co/pb421VfB (2012/1/31)

marionvirginia: ROAD CLOSURE - CATRON STREET (PRESCOTT TO CHILHOWIE ST) DUE TO ROAD COLLAPSE http://t.co/pb421VfB

news5wcyb: Lake Wind Advisory until 06:00 PM Sunday issued for Harlan-KY, Leslie-KY & Letcher-KY Counties. http://t.co/Hv7xZE59 (2012/1/28)

news5wcyb: Lake Wind Advisory until 06:00 PM Sunday issued for Harlan-KY, Leslie-KY & Letcher-KY Counties. http://t.co/Hv7xZE59

Party ID on Ballot For Local Elections Fails in House P&E (2012/1/27)

Unfortunately, on a vote of 10-12, the House of Delegates Privileges & Elections (P&E) Committee failed to advance HB769 (Landes) this morning to the full House. I believe that a lot of misinformation played a part in this.   Some local government interest groups were arguing that it would make local elections “partisan” and wasn’t needed.  Well, that simply was not the case.  This was purely a bill that would have added the R, D, and I designations to the ballots for all candidates.  Local elections in Virginia (except for school boards and soil & water conservation district directors, which state law prohibits party nominations for) are already partisan if a local political party decides to officially nominate a candidate.  In some parts of Virginia, l...

news5wcyb: Flood Watch until 04:00 AM Friday Cancelled for Harlan-KY, Leslie-KY & Letcher-KY Counties. http://t.co/Hv7xZE59 (2012/1/27)

news5wcyb: Flood Watch until 04:00 AM Friday Cancelled for Harlan-KY, Leslie-KY & Letcher-KY Counties. http://t.co/Hv7xZE59

news5wcyb: Flood Watch until 04:00 AM Friday Continued for Harlan-KY, Leslie-KY & Letcher-KY Counties. http://t.co/Hv7xZE59 (2012/1/26)

news5wcyb: Flood Watch until 04:00 AM Friday Continued for Harlan-KY, Leslie-KY & Letcher-KY Counties. http://t.co/Hv7xZE59

news5wcyb: Flood Watch until 04:00 AM Friday Changed in Area for Harlan-KY & Letcher-KY Counties. http://t.co/Hv7xZE59 (2012/1/26)

news5wcyb: Flood Watch until 04:00 AM Friday Changed in Area for Harlan-KY & Letcher-KY Counties. http://t.co/Hv7xZE59

news5wcyb: Flood Watch until 04:00 AM Friday Continued for Leslie-KY County. http://t.co/Hv7xZE59 (2012/1/25)

news5wcyb: Flood Watch until 04:00 AM Friday Continued for Leslie-KY County. http://t.co/Hv7xZE59

news5wcyb: Flood Watch until 04:00 AM Friday issued for Leslie-KY County. http://t.co/Hv7xZE59 (2012/1/25)

news5wcyb: Flood Watch until 04:00 AM Friday issued for Leslie-KY County. http://t.co/Hv7xZE59

Opry star Bobby Osborne to perform on Song of the Mountains (2012/1/25)

Grand Ole Opry legend Bobby Osborne and his band the Rocky Top X-press will be in concert for a taping of Song of the Mountains on Saturday, February 4th at the historic Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia .It is very difficult to fit into one paragraph a biography of Bobby Osborne.

news5wcyb: Dense Fog Advisory until 09:00 AM Tuesday Cancelled for Avery-NC County. http://t.co/Hv7xZE59 (2012/1/24)

news5wcyb: Dense Fog Advisory until 09:00 AM Tuesday Cancelled for Avery-NC County. http://t.co/Hv7xZE59

news5wcyb: Dense Fog Advisory until 09:00 AM Tuesday issued for Avery-NC County. http://t.co/Hv7xZE59 (2012/1/24)

news5wcyb: Dense Fog Advisory until 09:00 AM Tuesday issued for Avery-NC County. http://t.co/Hv7xZE59

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