http://www.headlineva.com/index.php/news/ Virginia News en scottb@vpa.net Copyright 2012 2012-02-10T23:00:00+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/10/federal-freeze-bank-account-could-shut-down-saltvi-ar-1677726/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/10/federal-freeze-bank-account-could-shut-down-saltvi-ar-1677726/#When:06:00:00Z During an arraignment, squad business manager and President Eddie Wayne Louthian Sr., of Chilhowie, and member Monica Jane Hicks, of Meadowview, pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding insurance companies. Bristol 2012-02-10T06:00:00+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/10/bristol-va-mayor-included-new-book-ar-1677766/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/10/bristol-va-mayor-included-new-book-ar-1677766/#When:06:00:00Z The reasons an impoverished childhood shaped Bristol, Va., Mayor Ed Harlow’s political viewpoints are included in a new book about U.S.  politics and culture. Bristol 2012-02-10T06:00:00+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/10/bluff-city-officials-approve-ordinance-outlaws-syn-ar-1677885/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/10/bluff-city-officials-approve-ordinance-outlaws-syn-ar-1677885/#When:06:00:00Z The Bluff City ordinance makes the sale, manufacture or possession of “bath salts” and synthetic marijuana against the law. Bristol 2012-02-10T06:00:00+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/10/researcher-speaks-holstonia-vi-college-ar-1677868/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/10/researcher-speaks-holstonia-vi-college-ar-1677868/#When:06:00:00Z They’re an ancient nation, and recent research has shed new light on a history tribal members say they’ve honored all along. Bristol 2012-02-10T06:00:00+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/10/post-office-tri-cities-regional-airport-closing-ar-1677731/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/10/post-office-tri-cities-regional-airport-closing-ar-1677731/#When:05:00:00Z The U.S. Postal Service notified the airport that the facility will cease operations March 26. The post office has operated a facility at the airport for 32 years, according to a news release from the airport. Bristol 2012-02-10T05:00:00+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/10/bristol-blotter-02-10-12-ar-1677741/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/10/bristol-blotter-02-10-12-ar-1677741/#When:04:00:00Z Two men were “clowning around” on State Street. Bristol 2012-02-10T04:00:00+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/10/breaking-admissions-appalachian-christian-village--ar-1677327/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/10/breaking-admissions-appalachian-christian-village--ar-1677327/#When:22:11:18Z Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner suspended new admissions of residents to Appalachian Christian Village effective February 8th. Bristol 2012-02-09T22:11:18+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/consumer-reports-valentines-day-chocolates-ar-1678009/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/consumer-reports-valentines-day-chocolates-ar-1678009/#When:21:43:20Z Americans spend more than $700 million on chocolate for Valentine’s Day, according to the National Confectioners Association. But what’s the best tasting chocolate for the money? Consumer Reports taste testers have sampled more than 30 boxes of gift chocolates to help you. Bristol 2012-02-09T21:43:20+00:00 http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2012/feb/09/startup-store-may-come-danville-downtown-ar-1677680/ http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2012/feb/09/startup-store-may-come-danville-downtown-ar-1677680/#When:18:32:05Z Board members of the Industrial Development Authority of Danville on Thursday approved financial help to renovate space downtown so a small startup technology-based company could lease it. Danville 2012-02-09T18:32:05+00:00 http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2012/feb/09/danville-designed-battery-passes-go-kart-test-ar-1677673/ http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2012/feb/09/danville-designed-battery-passes-go-kart-test-ar-1677673/#When:18:17:49Z On Thursday, LiFeBatt USA in Danville tested a prototype battery pack on an electric go-kart inside Dan River Grand Prix on Riverside Drive. Danville 2012-02-09T18:17:49+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/teachers-look-author-help-classroom-environment-ar-1677638/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/teachers-look-author-help-classroom-environment-ar-1677638/#When:18:12:07Z As Tennessee teachers face their first year of new state evaluations, many are seeking the advice of a local professor and author about how to make the most of their classroom. Bristol 2012-02-09T18:12:07+00:00 http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2012/feb/09/danville-man-not-guilty-murder-gets-17-years-other-ar-1677609/ http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2012/feb/09/danville-man-not-guilty-murder-gets-17-years-other-ar-1677609/#When:17:59:57Z The man who was on trial for the shooting death of Johnny Flando Calloway in what the state called a “drug robbery gone bad” was acquitted of murder Thursday but got 17 years in prison for robbery and firearms charges. Danville 2012-02-09T17:59:57+00:00 http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2012/feb/09/kitchen-fire-damages-danville-home-ar-1677573/ http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2012/feb/09/kitchen-fire-damages-danville-home-ar-1677573/#When:17:38:59Z A Thursday afternoon fire blamed on unattended cooking damaged a home in North Danville. Danville 2012-02-09T17:38:59+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/elizabethton-man-arrested-identity-theft-simple-po-ar-1677287/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/elizabethton-man-arrested-identity-theft-simple-po-ar-1677287/#When:15:08:46Z On Wednesday, Feb. 8 at approximately 10 p.m. officers of the Johnson City Police Department arrested Joshua D. Campbell of Elizabethton, Tenn. charging him with identity theft and simple possession.  Bristol 2012-02-09T15:08:46+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/gray-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-30k-elderly-ar-1677248/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/gray-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-30k-elderly-ar-1677248/#When:14:41:26Z A Tennessee woman who spent more than $30,000 of an elderly woman’s money pled guilty this morning in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon. Bristol 2012-02-09T14:41:26+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/tva-realignment-supports-competitive-rates-energy--ar-1677203/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/tva-realignment-supports-competitive-rates-energy--ar-1677203/#When:14:13:47Z The Tennessee Valley Authority announced Thursday an organizational realignment to deliver on its Vision to be a leader in providing low cost, cleaner energy. Bristol 2012-02-09T14:13:47+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/hwy-75-construction-worker-injured-passing-car-ar-1677197/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/hwy-75-construction-worker-injured-passing-car-ar-1677197/#When:14:11:10Z A passing car collided with a construction worker on Highway 75 this afternoon in Sullivan County. Bristol 2012-02-09T14:11:10+00:00 http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2012/feb/08/2/murder-trial-goes-jury-pittsylvania-county-ar-1674421/ http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2012/feb/08/2/murder-trial-goes-jury-pittsylvania-county-ar-1674421/#When:14:05:20Z Jerry Wayne Gwynn Jr. was sentenced to 17 years in prison Thursday by a Pittsylvania County Circuit Court jury. The jury previously found him not guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Johnny Flando Calloway. Danville 2012-02-09T14:05:20+00:00 http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2012/feb/09/caswell-county-man-wanted-drug-charges-ar-1677127/ http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2012/feb/09/caswell-county-man-wanted-drug-charges-ar-1677127/#When:13:51:13Z The Caswell County, N.C., Sheriff’s Office is looking for county resident Gregory Lea, who is wanted on numerous drug and firearms charges. Danville 2012-02-09T13:51:13+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/06/1/trial-kingsport-man-accused-killing-his-landlord-b-ar-1668763/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/06/1/trial-kingsport-man-accused-killing-his-landlord-b-ar-1668763/#When:11:48:26Z James Greenwell was found guilty today on all counts in a Sullivan County courtroom. Bristol 2012-02-09T11:48:26+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/woman-charged-child-neglect-ar-1676720/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/woman-charged-child-neglect-ar-1676720/#When:11:36:29Z A Bluff City, Tenn., woman has been charged with felony child neglect after a baby was left in a car at a grocery store. Bristol 2012-02-09T11:36:29+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/verizon-plans-more-4g-lte-improvements-2012-ar-1676303/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/verizon-plans-more-4g-lte-improvements-2012-ar-1676303/#When:08:43:51Z Verizon Wireless announced today it invested nearly $155 million in 2011 to improve and expand access to its wireless broadband and voice service in Tennessee.  Bristol 2012-02-09T08:43:51+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/tennessee-joins-agreement-financial-institutions-ar-1676296/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/tennessee-joins-agreement-financial-institutions-ar-1676296/#When:08:37:28Z Tennessee will participate in the $25 billion agreement with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers, according to Attorney General Bob Cooper.  Bristol 2012-02-09T08:37:28+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/08/1/men-charged-johnson-county-double-murder-court-tod-ar-1673810/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/08/1/men-charged-johnson-county-double-murder-court-tod-ar-1673810/#When:07:59:50Z The motive in a double murder in Johnson County last week is now becoming clearer, according to Sheriff Mike Reece and he says it all centers around Facebook. Bristol 2012-02-09T07:59:50+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/bristol-public-library-announces-2012-discovery-se-ar-1674893/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/bristol-public-library-announces-2012-discovery-se-ar-1674893/#When:07:00:00Z The Bristol Public Library’s Discovery Series will have a more serious tone in 2012, with one very prominent exception: author Adriana Trigiani. Bristol 2012-02-09T07:00:00+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/landore-repay-theft-hiltons-post-office-government-ar-1674882/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/landore-repay-theft-hiltons-post-office-government-ar-1674882/#When:07:00:00Z “It’s quite a surprise that someone who steals all this money from the government gets to retire with a pension,” Judge James P. Jones said. “There ought to be a law.” Bristol 2012-02-09T07:00:00+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/blountville-man-facing-child-abuse-child-neglect-a-ar-1674875/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/blountville-man-facing-child-abuse-child-neglect-a-ar-1674875/#When:06:00:00Z Toby Edward Douglas, 20, of the 500 block of state Route 75, has been charged with two counts of aggravated child abuse, and one count each of aggravated child neglect and aggravated child endangerment, according to court records filed in Sullivan County. Bristol 2012-02-09T06:00:00+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/local-komen-chapter-says-national-debate-hasnt-imp-ar-1674914/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/local-komen-chapter-says-national-debate-hasnt-imp-ar-1674914/#When:06:00:00Z “The political implication of the issue doesn’t apply here,” said Curt Rose, president of the board of Komen’s Tri-Cities affiliate. Bristol 2012-02-09T06:00:00+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/sullivan-county-law-enforcement-officers-sporting--ar-1674922/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/sullivan-county-law-enforcement-officers-sporting--ar-1674922/#When:05:30:00Z The Sheriff’s Office recently changed from their longtime tan and green uniforms to all black uniforms. Bristol 2012-02-09T05:30:00+00:00 http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/bristol-blotter-02-09-12-ar-1674867/ http://www2.tricities.com/news/2012/feb/09/bristol-blotter-02-09-12-ar-1674867/#When:04:00:00Z A “bald” and “drunk” man was found “lying in the lobby” of a Mary Street building. Bristol 2012-02-09T04:00:00+00:00 http://www.headlineva.com/index.php/news/