Area divided over Obama victory
FRANKLIN – Pundits proclaimed Virginia to be a battleground state early in the Presidential campaigns, and for once, they were correct, as the local area saw a tightly contested, often heated race that boiled over into last Wednesday morning. Several restless voters went straight to the Wal-Mart late last Tuesday evening to wait in the long lines for what was necessary. With only two cashiers on hand, people waited 45 minutes or more to purchase shotgun shells, other ammunition, Budweiser, Andre Champagne and Magnum condoms.