Fourth of July travel

Washington Post: Fourth of July holiday travel

A discussion with AAA Mid-Atlantic's John Townsend on holiday travel. Highlights: New laws in Virginia ban texting while driving.

Also in the South:

ALABAMA: State challenges Georgia's peach dominance

ARKANSAS: Three UA students develop solar cell business

FLORIDA: State Supreme Court rejects Gov. Crist's request for minorities on list for judgeships

GEORGIA: State's peach crop celebrated

KENTUCKY: Residents to pay more for natural gas

LOUISIANA: Taxpayer "Tea Party" held in St. Tammany Parish

MISSISSIPPI: Budget crisis puts state mental health centers at risk

NORTH CAROLINA: GOP leaders criticize Gov. Perdue's budget remark

SOUTH CAROLINA: State has to pay back about $40 million to retirees

TENNESSEE: Four landfills in eastern part of state gain approval for coal ash test

VIRGINIA: Blessings -- and financial burden -- for 107-year old Virginia man

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