"He's a steady guy with a good pedigree, and I think he can get a lot of runs for us, " selector Bryan Jones said of the county's new professional.

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"I think cities and counties are very open-minded about what they're willing to work out and how the system might be streamlined, " said Delna Jones, county commissioner of Washington County, Ore.

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In northwestern South Carolina, a tornado knocked a home off its foundation and blew part of the roof off, said Taylor Jones, director of emergency management for Anderson County.

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