Dublin NewsLocal news for Dublin, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Axle plant to begin work in Roanoke- June 29, 2008 A Kentucky-based automotive components company announced Thursday it will invest about $2.5 million and create about 60 jobs to assemble truck axles in a renovated plant in Roanoke.http://www.topix.net/city/dublin-va/2008/06/axle-plant-to-begin-work-in-roanoke?fromrss=1 Curtain rises on theater project- June 27, 2008 Fries proposes utility tax hike Residents of Fries could pay more for water and sewer service beginning July 1 - ' but the increase is minimal.http://www.topix.net/city/dublin-va/2008/06/curtain-rises-on-theater-project?fromrss=1 Cooking for Crowds- June 25, 2008 The VA Cooperative Extension and New River Valley Health District will be teaching a six hour "Cooking for Crowds" Food Safety Course, June 23rd and 24th from 6:oopm to 9:00pm at Heritage Church in Dublin, Va.http://www.topix.net/city/dublin-va/2008/06/cooking-for-crowds?fromrss=1 Jury: Minister abused girl - roanoke.com- June 23, 2008 After a trial that lasted late into the night Friday, a jury found a minister from Radford guilty of sexually abusing a girl in 2000 when she was 8 years old.http://www.topix.net/city/dublin-va/2008/06/jury-minister-abused-girl-roanoke-com?fromrss=... View Contestant Bios- June 21, 2008 Jonathan, 34 from Dublin VA, grew up in Farmville, VA moving to Dublin when he was 5. Jonathan is married and has two children ages 16 and 14.http://www.topix.net/city/dublin-va/2008/06/view-contestant-bios?fromrss=1 Pic: Mack Trucks Employees Honor American Heroes With '08 Ride for Freedom- June 19, 2008 Each year over the Memorial Day weekend, Mack Trucks employees at the New River Valley Plant in Dublin, Va., gather for a Memorial Day ceremony.http://www.topix.net/city/dublin-va/2008/06/pic-mack-trucks-employees-honor-american-heroe... Rafting Trip Nearly Takes a Dangerous Turn- June 17, 2008 Kevin Comer, 25, of Dublin, Va. fell overboard Saturday. That's when Pamela Walker, 24, of Peterstown dove into the water, swam over 30 feet to rescue her friend from drowning.http://www.topix.net/city/dublin-va/2008/06/rafting-trip-nearly-takes-a-dangerous-turn?fro... NRRA: Please recycle- June 16, 2008 The staff at the New River Resource Authority Waste Management Facility is taking an active approach to preserving the life of their landfill.http://www.topix.net/city/dublin-va/2008/06/nrra-please-recycle?fromrss=1 Who will be next 'Star of Blue Ridge'- June 14, 2008 Local crooners and songbirds, start warming up your vocal chords. It's the return of the "Star of the Blue Ridge" contest! In its third year, the Star of the Blue Ridge is a performance-based contest open to ...http://www.topix.net/city/dublin-va/2008/06/who-will-be-next-star-of-blue-ridge?fromrss=1 More charges against Jeffrey Young- June 12, 2008 It was in the parking lot of Slaughter's Supermarket just outside of Floyd in late January where 30 year old Jeffrey Young is accused of hitting a young woman with his vehicle.http://www.topix.net/city/dublin-va/2008/06/more-charges-against-jeffrey-young?fromrss=1 |