FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                        For more information contact:
September 6, 2005                                                              Leon Alder at (276) 963-1486

RICHLANDS, CEDAR BLUFF AND TOWN OF TAZEWELL TRANSIT SERVICE OPERATING TIMES MODIFIED FOR SEPTEMBER 2005

Four County Transit, operator of the Richlands, Cedar Bluff, and Town of Tazewell Transit Service, will have new operating hours during the month of September due to limited fuel.  Four County Transit is asking riders to bear with them as they make this temporary change due to limited supply of fuel to continue operating fifty hours each week. 

The new operating hours will be to begin at 8:00 a.m. and operate until 11:00 a.m. in the mornings and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the afternoons Mondays through Fridays. 

The Four Seasons Connection bus service connecting the three towns with Southwest Virginia Community College and the two Bluefields of Virginia and West Virginia will continue to operate during the same times.

Plans are to return to the regular operating hours of 7:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. in October when hopefully fuel will be more available.

Please contact Four County Transit at 963-1486 or toll-free if long distance at 1-888-656-2272 if you have any questions.

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