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Welcome to www.Bland.Biz Posted by blandwebmaster
(2008/12/14)
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| Welcome to www.Bland.Biz - the "Web 2.0" website serving the communities of Bland County, Virginia. Watch this site as we roll out new features. Register as a user and take advantage of the opportunity we offer to promote your business, share news and announcements of your group or organization, interact with fellow residents of Bland County, Virginia via the internet, and keep abreast of whats going on in Bland County, Virginia.
This site will be primarily devoted to promoting local content contributed by local businesses, organizations and residents. If you are interested in being a contributor, contact us. We welcome the opportunity to provide you the ability to promote your local business, share the success of your local sports teams, promote your local club or charity. Register as a user and take advantage of the free opportunities we offer to promote your business, share news and announcements of your group or organization, interact with fellow residents of Bland County via the internet, and keep abreast of whats going on in Bland County, Virginia.
The first step to use our features is to register as a user on our site. Then, as you explore www.Bland.Biz let us know what feature or news you want to share. Upon verification, we can give you privileges to input and post your news instantly.
Local businesses may become "Link Partners" and receive free promotion via banners ads, links and the ability to post news and announcements. Local Businesses may also list themselves for free in our local Business Directory and grow their business via the world wide web.
Local organizations, charities, and contributing writers may even profit by contributing content as qualifying contributors can earn financial rewards via Google Adsense from clicks by visitors to the news, announcement and content you supply.
Bland.Biz is what is known as a "Web 2.0" website - i.e. a feature that is composed of contributions by those who view and participate in the site. Anyone can participate. In order to post, you must be a registered user of the website. Posting is subject to our Terms of Use as linked from the bottom of our Home Page. By posting, you adopt and agree to our Terms of Use and News and policies applicable to various features as a binding legal agreement. These include (i) a representation by you that the post is accurate, does not contain any copyright content of any third party unless you have the right to post it, (ii) a prohibition against any posting that is slanderous, illegal, containing "hate" material," (material expressing racial, religious, sexual orientation or other bigotry) or known to you to be untrue, and (iii) a representation by you that if posting on behalf of an organization or other person, that you have the right to make such posting. Violators are subject to loss of posting and/or website access privileges. If you observe any posting which violates our Terms of Use, please notify us via our contact link (on the Home Page) and report the abuse and we will endeavor to promptly investigate and remove if appropriate.
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[2009/11/8]
Sharon Lutheran Church and Cemetery - Excerpts from Nomination to National Register of Historical Places
Sharon Lutheran Church and Cemetery, are situated on the edge of the tiny village of Ceres in Bland County, Virginia and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The following excerpts from its nomination as submitted to the US Department of Interior, National Register of Historic Places, provide an overview of the historic site and its significance. For more information, read the full nomination, a copy of which is available in the "Downloads" feature of this website.
Like most of the German cemeteries of Southwest Virginia, Sharon Cemetery is set on a knoll amidst rolling farmlands. The present frame church probably dates from 1883, when it was built as a union...
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[2009/11/8]
Mountain Glen - Excerpts from Nomination to National Register of Historical Places
Mountain Glen (also known as the "Repass-Hudson House"), located in Bland County, Virginia is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The following excerpts from its nomination as submitted to the US Department of Interior, National Register of Historic Places, provide an overview of the historic site and its significance. For more information, read the full nomination, a copy of which is available in the "Downloads" feature of this website.
The farm at Mountain Glen is located in a hollow on the lower slopes of the northwest side of Walker Mountain in Bland County, Virginia, overlooking the valley watered by the North fork of the Holston River. The farm is centered...
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[2007/3/25]
"Articles, News & Announcements" versus "News & Announcements from the Community"
Understanding the difference between our "Articles, News & Announcements" feature and "News & Announcements from the Community."
"News & Announcements from the Community" is intended to be an organized community "blog" which enables all registered users to submit and self approve for posting news and announcements on a variety of topics relevant to daily life in our local region. That feature is unmoderated, thus registered users have the flexible ability to post news and announcements relative to the topic. Submissions to that category will be "pruned" after a reasonable period of time. We will, upon request, create a new topic category or subcategory for use by any regional...
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[2007/2/21]
Bland County Launches New Program to Assist Citizens Combat the Multiflora Rose
(Bland, Virginia - Media Release) – February 22nd, 2007, the Bland County Board of Supervisors, in cooperation with the Bland County Office of Virginia Cooperative Extension, is proud to announce the launch of the County’s new Multiflora Rose Program.
The Multiflora Rose Program is a cost-share program initialized to manage the plant’s nuisance population. More specifically, this program is designed to assist Bland County landowners with the purchase of pre-approved herbicides labeled for use in controlling the multiflora rose. The landowner would purchase the product and seek reimbursement for a percentage of the cost. The actual percentage is not yet determined, as the amount...
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Recent News & Announcements from the Community
- GOVERNOR KAINE ANNOUNCES 30 NEW JOBS IN BLAND COUNTY (2008/5/11)
GOVERNOR KAINE ANNOUNCES 30 NEW JOBS IN
BLAND COUNTY
~ ABB’s Bland County expansion one of two totaling $28.3 million in Virginia ~
RICHMOND- Governor Timothy M. Kaine announced today that ABB, the leading technologybased
provider of power and automation products, systems, solutions and services, will invest $3
million to expand its plant in Bland County. The facility, which produces dry and vacuum cast
transformers which are used by industrial manufacturing plants, hospitals, universities, the
military and utilities, will create 30 new jobs. Virginia successfully competed internationally
against China, South Korea and Spain for the project.
Governor Kaine also announced today ABB’s expansion plans at its Halifax County
facility. Combin...
- Terms of Use for User Posted News (2007/3/25)
The User Posted News portion of www.Bland.biz is made available as a public service. In order to post, you must be a registered user of the website. Posting is subject to our Terms of Use as linked from the bottom of our Home Page. By posting, you adopt and agree to our Terms of Use and User Posted News Policies as a binding legal agreement. These include (i) a representation by you that the post is accurate, does not contain any copyright content of any third party unless you have the right to post it, (ii) a prohibition against any posting that is slanderous, illegal, containing "hate" material," (material expressing racial, religous, sexual orientation or other bigotry) or known to you to be untrue, and (iii...
- How to make use of our News and Announcements from the Community feature (2007/3/25)
One exciting feature of the new www.Bland.com is our "News and Announcements from the Community" feature. This feature permits registered users of the website to submit and self approve news and announcements in a variety of categories. Available categories include "Community & Civic Organizations", "Churches & Religious Groups", "Charitable Organizations", "Local Business News", "Local Schools & Educational Institutions", "Sports & Recreation", "Death Notices & Obituaries", "Job Promotions, Awards & Honors", "Governmental", "Birth Announcements", "Marriages", "Fairs & Festivals", and "Local News." This feature also allows us, upon receipt of a request from you, to create a special subcategory for any individua...
- Hints for Use - Subcategories (2007/3/25)
We have the ability to create subcategories under each of our main categories. If your organization, business, sports team, or other group desires to make regular use of this website feature, please contact us and request that we establish a seperate subcategory under the appropriate category - this will aid visitors and your members to locate the latest news and announcements of your group. If you send us an electronic .gif or .jpg picture or image of your facility or logo, we can post that so that it appears with the Section devoted to your organization or group.
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Bland County Government website
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Bland County Messenger - loca print media newspaper
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Step back nearly 800 years in time and visit the Wolf Creek Indian Village and Museum in Bastian, Virginia. Located within 2 minutes of Interstate 77, this educational experience is situated in the beautiful mountains of Southwest Virginia. The recreated village is near the site of an actual archeological excavation. The Village is a living museum with hands-on exploration for visitors. Interpretive guides lead you on an exploration of the living skills used by the Eastern Woodland Indians.
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Museum of the Middle Appalachians (0.0)
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Museum of the Middle Appalachians The mission of the Museum of the Middle Appalachians is to research, interpret, and preserve the natural and cultural history of the Middle Appalachian Region. Visit the Geology, Ice Age, Woodland Indians, Civil War and Company Town exhibits. The Museum has a collection of more than 4,000 photos which can be viewed and purchased at the Museum Store.
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Personal & Hobby Websites & Blogs
Geneology project website devoted to Bland county; good history and heritage links.
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American Mine Research, Inc. (0.0)
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In 1975, Robert G. Graf founded American Mine Research, Inc. to support the mining industry's need for enhanced safety through the use of ground continuity monitors. Presently, American Mine Research has 30,000+ circuits of the pilotless monitor in operation throughout the world. In addition to the ground monitor, American Mine Research offers the total mining industry a variety of products ranging from environmental monitors and data acquisition systems to vacuum operated circuit breakers.
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Bradford Stuart Industries (0.0)
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Bradford Stuart Industries represents several quality mining and industrial oriented companies. We are the distributors in the Eastern United States for Startco Engineering, a Canadian manufacturer of Ground-Fault/Ground-Check monitors, Motor Protection Relays, Neutral Ground Resistor Monitors and many other high quality electrical safety products. In Virginia, Southern West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky and Alabama we represent Conspec Controls, a US/Canadian manufacturer of Mine Wide Monitoring Systems and Underground 2-Way Communication Systems. We also handle FireXonline fire suppression systems. And, BSI is proud to introduce our own line of Belt Monitoring and Control Systems, the SLC1, SLC2, SLM2, and the CCMS along with our line of Calibration Gas, Welder Voltage Reducers, Slip/Sequen ...
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Caravan Xpress Islamic Mall
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General Injectables & Vaccines, Inc. (0.0)
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GIV, a subsidiary of Henry Schein, one of the worlds largest and most respected medical supply companies, is located in Bastian, VA. We are a Fortune 500 company that has been in the business of providing pharmaceuticals and patient healthcare products directly to physicians for over 20 years. We are looking for qualified applicants to join our team of sales professionals in an effort to meet the ever growing demand in the health care field.
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