Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, July 16, 1995 TAG: 9507170018
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-6 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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RICHMOND - Nine proposals for private prisons, including the one submitted by Corrections Corporation of America for a 1,500-bed prison in Wythe County, will be evaluated by the state Department of Corrections between now and August.
The decision about which companies will get state contracts to build any private prison will be made by Ron Angelone, department director, after the evaluations are complete.
Radio station runs all night
WYTHEVILLE - Wythe County got its first 24-hour radio station July 3 when WYVE Radio went to a continuous format.
The station added a talk show featuring sports figure Pete Rose from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and a one-hour call-in sports show after that. A talk show hosted by Jim Bohannon runs from 10 p.m. to midnight; Bruce Williams from midnight to 4 a.m.; then Bohannon returns until the station starts its regular programming with the morning show.
The 45-year-old station's regular lineup during the day has included conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh for several years from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. It recently added former Gov. Douglas Wilder's show from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. It has CBS News at the top of every hour and award-winning local news and sports segments throughout the day.
New weekend features and expanded ESPN coverage also have been added.
WYVE is owned by New River Media, which also owns WNNI in Christiansburg, another AM station and two FM stations: WVMJ in Blacksburg and WPSK in Pulaski County.
Players to tell folklore tales
CHRISTIANSBURG - The Ferrum Jack Tale Players will be at branch libraries of the Montgomery County-Floyd Regional Library on July 24-25. The players will dramatize traditional folklore of the Blue Ridge Mountains with their presentation of the Jack Tales. The stories are entertaining, educational and encompass traditional stories and music of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The players are students at Ferrum College. The stories are collected, written and directed by Rex Stephenson of Ferrum College. The Jack Tale Players were organized in 1975 and have performed in 34 states and in England.
The program is free and will last approximately 45 minutes. Seating is limited and will be on a first-come, first-seated basis. The program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. For more information, call 382-6970.
The program schedule follows:
July 24, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the Christiansburg Headquarters Library.
July 24 at 3 p.m. at the Blacksburg Municipal Building (Town Hall).
July 25 at 4 p.m. at the Jessie Peterman Library in Floyd.
Tax issue stalled by supervisors
WYTHEVILLE - A move to eliminate the merchants' capital tax in Wythe County has been sidelined.
Supervisor Jack Crosswell sought its removal at last week's Board of Supervisors meeting, saying it could bring up to 150 new jobs through an expansion at Donnkenny Apparel Inc. A motion to table Crosswell's proposal ended with a 3-3 tie when board Chairman Mark Munsey refused to vote either way.
The expansion may not happen if the tax stays intact, although County Attorney Frank Slavin has issued an opinion that the tax does not apply to Donnkenny inventory. Commissioner of Revenue Mary "Sis" Cassell wants an opinion from the state attorney general's office.
Elimination of the tax would decrease county revenue by as much as $200,000 a year. County Administrator Bill Branson said revenue from new jobs created by the single expansion at Donnkenny would more than offset the loss.
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