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April 7, 2008
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n "Franklin County is home to the only ABC special task force in the state targeting illegal whiskey makers, and probably the only one in the country."

n "After three years and negotiations galore, the National Park Service finally obtained an easement from the city of Roanoke to protect the Appalachian Trail. City Council voted 5-2 Monday to sell 827 acres to the Park Service for $325,000. The four-mile stretch runs along the rugged terrain of the Carvins Cove Reservoir between Catawba Mountain and U.S. 220 near Daleville. It was the largest single stretch of the 2,100-mile trail left unprotected."

n The Memorial to All American Prisoners of War was dedicated at the ...

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