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so who really won tuesday?

November 10th, 2011 · 12 Comments · opinion, politics

Congratulations to Faye Barker, Joe Hale, Artie Hall, Tim Reeves, Gene Horney and Deborah Crigger. I sincerely wish each of you success when you assume your office in January. If you succeed, we all succeed. The answer to the question of who really won Tuesday is the people of Wythe County. For the first time [...]

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wythe county votes

November 8th, 2011 · 1 Comment · news, politics

At 10:00 am, voter turnout across the county stood at 11%. In 2009, the turnout at the same time was 14%.The total turnout in 2009 ended up at 43%. That contrasted with 41% in 2007. We can and should do better today. If you haven’t voted yet, I hope you plan to do so. I’ll [...]

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lennon counts and tomorrow

November 7th, 2011 · 4 Comments · opinion, politics

I plan to vote for Lennon Counts for the At-Large School Board seat tomorrow, and it may be the most important one that I cast. Last week Liza Field invited me to speak to one of her classes at Wytheville Community College.  The class is composed of a dozen or so students, the majority of [...]

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the pride of miller’s creek

November 5th, 2011 · 8 Comments · opinion, politics

As cynical as I tend to be about politics and politicians, once in awhile someone comes along who restores my faith in the system. Joe Hale, candidate for the Ft. Chiswell District Supervisor, is such a person. Joe Hale is a successful businessman who continues to meet a payroll. Through his architectural and environmental engineering [...]

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democrat slate set

July 19th, 2011 · 2 Comments · news

The Wythe County Democrat Party chose their candidates for the November elections last night. The nominees are: For Board of Supervisors- West Wytheville District – Mary “Sis” Cassell Fort Chiswell District – Joe Hale Speedwell District – Gene Horney (incumbent) Supervisor at Large – Wythe “Buckey” Sharitz (incumbent) Constitutional Officers- Commissioner of Revenue – Robert [...]

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