Monroe NewsLocal news for Monroe, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Top tickets: Some of the week's best live music - roanoke.com- June 26, 2008 Here's a testament to the power of Bill Monroe and proof that a hard-core Appalachian style of music can cross cultures but also receive new influences.http://www.topix.net/city/monroe-va/2008/06/top-tickets-some-of-the-weeks-best-live-music-... Health services application deadline extended- June 21, 2008 The application deadline for opting into the health service clinic commander and assignment selection process has been extended to July 15 to accommodate Nurse Corps, Medical Service Corps and Medical ...http://www.topix.net/city/monroe-va/2008/06/health-services-application-deadline-extended?... Man Believed To Be Inspiration For Kermit The Frog Dies- June 16, 2008 The man believed to be the inspiration for Jim Henson's proto-Muppet, Kermit the Frog, has died.http://www.topix.net/city/monroe-va/2008/06/man-believed-to-be-inspiration-for-kermit-the-... Amherst Co. man sentenced for setting Ex-Girlfriend's trailer on fire- June 14, 2008 A county man who lit a fire last summer that destroyed his ex-girlfriend's double-wide trailer was sentenced to serve five years in prison on Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/city/monroe-va/2008/06/amherst-co-man-sentenced-for-setting-ex-girlfr... Kennedy Bratton- June 12, 2008 SWOOPE - Wendy Lee Cook Bratton and Glenn Freeman Kennedy were married at 5 p.m. June 7 at the home of the mother of the bride.http://www.topix.net/city/monroe-va/2008/06/kennedy-bratton?fromrss=1 Voice your views on Fort Monroe ... now- June 10, 2008 N ow is the time to speak up about Fort Monroe 's future. Comments are being welcomed this month by both the Army and the Fort Monroe Authority.http://www.topix.net/city/monroe-va/2008/06/voice-your-views-on-fort-monroe-now?fromrss=1 Planning for Fort Monroe's future- June 8, 2008 Typically, when the Army leaves behind land, military officials come up with about four pages worth of rules guiding the future of the property.http://www.topix.net/city/monroe-va/2008/06/planning-for-fort-monroes-future?fromrss=1 |