FROM THE RADIO NEWS DEPARTMENT

A Crowed Of 6-Thousand Plus People Welcomed Presidential Hopeful Mitt Romney To Abingdon Friday Afternoon During His Coal Country Rally. The Former Massachusetts Governor Stopped Off At Carter Machinery Off Interstate 81. Romney Told The Crowd He Doesn’t Believe In Putting Our Coal Underground Forever. Instead, We Should Take Full Advantage Of It, Put American’s Workers Back To Work, And Use A Resource That Abundant And Cheap And Can Be Burned In A Clean Way. Carter Machinery Is Connected To The Coal Field Industry And Has 23 Employees. The Visit Mark’s Romney’s First Stopover In The Area Since Becoming The Republican Nominee.