The Crooked Road
Along the Appalachian Mountains of southwestern Virginia is a 480-kilometer long route called The Crooked Road, Virginia’s official heritage music trail.
The Crooked Road connects venues where traditional mountain music is played. Part of a plan to promote tourism and give audience to the music of the Appalachia’s, the trail has been a major success, bringing over 20,000 visitors and $13 million dollars each year.
The project has also created over 500 jobs. With those jobs comes a higher population and with a higher population, unfortunately, comes more crime.
By having an ADT Security system professionally installed, you can rest assured that your family’s safety is in good hands and enjoy The Crooked Road.
Five Radical American Muslims Charged With Terror Conspiracy
Terrorism isn’t something we have to deal with much in Virginia, but just knowing about the five young Virginian Muslims between the ages of 19 and 25 who were charged with conspiracy to organize a terror plot in Pakistan brings on the stark reality that even on our own soil we can’t be certain of anybody else’s motives.
The trial ended on Thursday June 24th, with all five being sentenced to 10 years each in prison and an undisclosed fine.
The case highlights the radicalization of American Muslims and Pakistan’s lure to Jihad wanna-be’s from all over the world. It could happen anywhere, in any state, in any neighborhood.
ADT home security systems are a great way to protect those we love most and bring peace of mind in these uncertain times.
Jimmy Dean the Sausage King Dead At 81
Jimmy Dean, famous country music star and sausage king, died on Sunday June 13th, 2010 at the age of 81 in his Henrico County, VA home. He was to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this coming October.
The death came as a complete surprise to his wife, Donna Meade Dean, who indicated that Dean had some health problems but was still functioning well. Apparently he was eating in front of his television, perhaps watching a movie on DISH Network. Donna left the room for a bit and when she came back, Dean was unresponsive.
When Dean was a young boy, his family had been in the hog butchering business. Young Dean helped out by killing the hogs, then working with his brother, Don, to grind the meat that their mother seasoned.
It was, therefore, a natural direction for Dean to take when he started the Jimmy Dean Meat Co. in 1969 in his hometown of Plainview, TX. After just six months, the company was profitable. Sara Lee Corp. bought the company in 1984.
Dean is best known for his Grammy winning song "Big Bad John" and The Jimmy Dean show which ended in 1966. And, of course, the sausage.
Virginia Beach Hotels Come Clean
If the oil spill follows the path that researchers have laid out for it, it could reach Virginia beaches before everything is said and done. If you are headed to the East Coast this summer, be sure to do some homework and stay at a hotel that promises to be cleaner than the beach.
Virginia Beach’s Hotel Task Force conducts annual inspections of the cities hotels and motels. The team consists of staff from the fire marshall’s office, code enforcement, and the health department. Inspections start in January and go through Memorial Day, right before the summer holidays kick off.
This year’s inspection showed that while the vast majority of beach hotels are clean, a few had more than 10 sanitation violations, which ranged from dirty sheets to mold and pests. Two of the dirtiest hotels have been chosen by TripAdvisor.com users among the top 10 dirtiest hotels.
This year, cleanliness along beach front hotels will be paramount, because you may be spending time indoors watching shows about the ocean on DISH Network rather than swimming in one.
Virginia Fugitive Captured in California
Virginia renegade Paul H. Clouston, convicted child molester and cop-killer, was arrested in California after a 5 year hiatus from registering as a sex offender with the Virginia State Police. Clouston was added to the Marshals Service's list of 15 most-wanted fugitives on November 30, 2006.
Kevin Connolly, supervisory inspector with the U.S. Marshals Service's Fugitive Task Force in Richmond, said that his office received a tip from America's Most Wanted, which is aired by Fox on DISH Network. A viewer reported that Clouston had been living and working under the table as a maintenance man at a group home for the needy in Merced, California, for the past four years.
Clouston has a 50 year cross-country criminal career that includes the 1972 murder of police detective in California and convictions for abduction, aggravated sexual battery, and sodomy for assaulting juveniles in James City County.
