Ben Jones

Named 323 times. These are the 269 blocks the name was read from, in the order the paper printed them.

Mar 22, 2000 mtimm mtimm Photo courtesy of Ben Jones READY FOR BUSINESS: Ben Jones (Cooter) and his wife Alma Viator have reopened Cooter’s.
Mar 22, 2000 Cooter’s Place in Sperryville reopened today, Wednesday, March 22 ...and entertainment. “Last year we were delighted with the response to Cooter’s,” says Ben Jones, co-proprietor along with his wife Alma Viator of the Dukes of Hazzard theme store on U.S. 211. “We had visitors from every state in the...
Apr 12, 2000 The Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad’s annual Miss Rappahannock Pageant ...This is a major fund raising activity for the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad. Ben Jones a.k.a. Cooter will be emcee of the program. The pageant is open to all single female residents of Rappahannock, ages 2 to 19, in the...
Apr 19, 2000 Cooter’s Place, the popular Dukes of Hazzard theme shop ...best in Virginia Bluegrass music every Sunday afternoon from 1 to 4 p.m. Ben Jones, who played Cooter on the hit television show, says that the store will feature top bluegrass pickers every Sunday until Christmas. “The music is mighty...
May 17, 2000 Party at Cooter’s ...Cooter’s Place in Sperryville is going to throw a party for the occasion. Ben Jones, who played Cooter the mechanic on the show, will be hosting a watch party with big screen TVs, free popcorn and peanuts and live music....
May 17, 2000 The Dukes of Hazzard - Hazzard in Hollywood, a ...a good oP mess. James Best (Roscoe P. Coltrane), Sonny Shroyer (Enos Strate), Ben Jones (Cooter) and Rick Hurst (Cletus) also reprise their series roles in the film. And, world-renowned General Lee, the souped up 1969 Dodge Charger, reprises its...
May 17, 2000 on Broadway opposite Bernadette Peters as “Frank Butler” in ...developed her own line of clothing and jewelry, which is currently available overseas. Ben Jones recent movie roles include “Primary Colors” and Joe Gould’s Secret.” In addition to appearances in “Sliders” and A1 Franken’s “Lateline” Ben can be regularly seen...
May 17, 2000 Ben Jones had a long and distinguished career in Ben Jones had a long and distinguished career in entertainment and political life. He grew up in a railroad shack by a freight yard in. Portsmouth. While attending the University of North Carolina he began acting professionally in summer stock...
May 17, 2000 Anthony Hopkins, Eva Marie,_ Saint, Richard Pryor, John— Travolta, Anthony Hopkins, Eva Marie,_ Saint, Richard Pryor, John— Travolta, James Earl Jones and.. Mike Nichols. He has appeared on stage at the Grand 01’ Opry, and ^ has entertained on television with Loretta Lynn, Row Orbison, ■.> Mickey Gilley, Jerry...
Jul 5, 2000 Daisy Duke ...A poster of Ms. Bach quickly became an international best seller in 1980. Ben Jones, proprietor of Cooter’s said he is delighted that Ms. Bach is coming to Sperryville. “Cathy has been a buddy of mine for almost 22 years...
Aug 9, 2000 Actor and singer, John Schneider, who portrayed good ol' ...Dukes museum and live entertainment. The proprietor is non other than Cooter' himself, Ben Jones, the former Congressman who portrayed the trusty sidekick to the Duke boys. On Saturday afternoon, Cooter's Garage Band will perform and Sunday afternoon will feature...
Aug 23, 2000 The Theatre at Washington this fall. Other performances include ...the Axelrod String Quartet (in the Smithsonian at Little Washington series), Celtic music, Ben Jones and Alma Viator in "Love Letters," a concert of operatic arias, and a classical piano recital by Haskell Small. The season will end with a...
Sep 6, 2000 • Saturday, Sept. 9 at 8 p.m., Bertoncini and ...p.m., "Love Letters". The Briarpatch Players production of A.R. Gurney's "Love Letters" with Ben Jones and Alma Viator. • Sunday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m., Lambert Orkis, fortepiano recital. With longtime recital partner violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lambert Orkis performed over...
Sep 20, 2000 tion to its headquarters located on Gay Street in tion to its headquarters located on Gay Street in Washington. "Cooter" is really Ben Jones, the former "Dukes of Hazzard" television star and two-term Georgia Congressman. He and his wife Alma Viator, a public relations specialist,
Oct 18, 2000 David Olney is finally getting his due. One of ...part to the rave reviews of his latest album, "Omar's Blues." Former Congressman Ben Jones of Rappahannock County
Nov 1, 2000 Alma Viator and Ben Jones are both looking forward Alma Viator and Ben Jones are both looking forward to “getting back home,” returning to the stage after many years and some very interesting detours. The Rappahannock couple, who will perform A. R. Gurney’s “Love Letters” at the Theatre at...
Nov 1, 2000 Photo courtesy of Alma Viator TO PERFORM: Alma Viator Photo courtesy of Alma Viator TO PERFORM: Alma Viator and Ben Jones will be appearing in A.R. Gurneys “Love Letters” at The Theatre at Washington on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m.
Nov 1, 2000 Lloyd Webber,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Miss Saigon,” ...peacetime history. “Alma has more energy than a power plant,” says her husband, Ben Jones. He met Viator when he was serving as a Georgia Congressman in 1989. “It was like putting a match to dynamite,” he says now. They...
Nov 8, 2000 Alma Viator and Ben Jones are both looking forward Alma Viator and Ben Jones are both looking forward to "getting back home," returning to the stage after many years and some very interesting detours. The Rappahannock couple, who will perform A. R. Gurney's "Love Letters" at the Theatre at...
Dec 27, 2000 Blue Moon Cafe was built on ...anyone else who wanders west on US 211. A little bit further west, Ben Jones (who played Cooter in "Dukes of Hazzard") and his wife Alma opened up Cooters—a "Dukes" museum and gift shop, and a great spot Preoid phc...
Feb 21, 2001 By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer The Good Lord By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer The Good Lord must love fools and surely He suffers them gladly, for He made a whole lot of them, myself included. I once wandered around the house looking for my glasses while wearing...
Mar 7, 2001 By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer “Up in the By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer “Up in the Hollow” will be an occasional piece of writing that I hope you will find readable if not thoughtful or logical. It gives me the opportunity to wax ineloquent (and sometimes inelegant)...
Mar 21, 2001 I really appreciated the “Up in the Hollow” article I really appreciated the “Up in the Hollow” article by Ben Jones from March 7. I remember back when I was a young man and the nation was going through the Nixon scandal. I could not understand why many Republicans...
Mar 21, 2001 By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer If ever there By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer If ever there was evidence needed of the cultural gap in America between the so called “elites” and us great unwashed oht here, I have it in the form of an e-mail from a...
Apr 11, 2001 By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer First a few By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer First a few showed up. Then they brought their cousins. Next the whole extended family was brought in, and then came all their neighbors and all their friends. Pretty soon the siege began. Now...
Apr 11, 2001 Ben Jones Surely this qualifies as plague. First the Ben Jones Surely this qualifies as plague. First the frogs, then the hail, then the boils and the locusts, now this! Which one of the local pharaohs is responsible for this? At first, I would just vacuum the little boogers...
Apr 18, 2001 By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer In the hollow By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer In the hollow the goldfinches flock to the thistle, the pastures are suddenly green; the tulips strain to be born again in fullness, and the morning sun rises further up The Peak. The full...
Apr 25, 2001 Finally, someone brought to light, the fact, we are ...brought to light, the fact, we are being plagued with ladybugs, referring to Ben Jones’ column on April 11. Cute song, Ben, but not many smiles here in Gid Brown Hollow. Friends and neighbors in surrounding areas are also going...
May 2, 2001 By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer The longer I By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer The longer I live in Rappahannock County, the more I brag about it. We all have our favorite spots, our little rituals, and those special epiphanies of nature that seem to occur frequently in...
May 9, 2001 By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer This is the By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer This is the true story of two heroes. Max and Joe. It was the spring of 1963 and a beautiful spring it was in North Carolina. The magnolia, the honeysuckle and the wisteria perfumed...
May 9, 2001 ?V’" Photo courtesy of Alma Jonst HUNGRY? ‘‘Cooter* aka ?V’" Photo courtesy of Alma Jonst HUNGRY? ‘‘Cooter* aka Ben Jones, left, and Steve Butler were pleased with the grand opening this past weekend.
May 9, 2001 ■ .i . ii. .i —ii. mm, ■ —. ...Butler and the gang from Burgers N* Things. “Cooter” himself, also known as Ben Jones, gives the new menu rave reviews. “Local folks and our sightseeing visitors now have another first class place to picnic on the river,” says Jones....
May 16, 2001 By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer Some of the By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer Some of the boys from Port Norfolk Park got together the other day down in Fork Union to talk about Freddie Cobb. We are all paunchy and gray headed now, older than our fathers...
May 30, 2001 By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer She was the By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer She was the sister of a good friend. I only met her once. She was pretty, vivacious, bright and talented. She was funny and artistic. She was also a troubled alcoholic and a drug...
Jun 6, 2001 Sounds like Ben Jones is organizing a party of Sounds like Ben Jones is organizing a party of vigilantes to go out and string up stoners. I’m truly sorry about his friend's sister, but the chances are three to one that, in spite of what the death certificate said,...
Jun 6, 2001 By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer Odds and ends: By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer Odds and ends: It was 50, years ago that I saw Connie Mack. Not the recent Senator from Florida, but his grandfather, the more famous Connie Mack. His real name was Cornelius McGillicuddy and...
Jun 13, 2001 By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer I am concerned By Ben Jones Rappahannock News Writer I am concerned about my friend and neighbor Bill Tieckelmann. It seems that someone has written an idiotic, misguided, misinformed, and generally bubble headed letter to the editor of the Rappahannock News and has...
Jun 13, 2001 I was very happy to read “Up in the I was very happy to read “Up in the Hollow #9” by Ben Jones in your May 30th issue. A relative newcomer to our county, it seems as if Mr. Jones is one of those that do “really care” about...
Jun 13, 2001 Also, think about the children. These drugs would now ...* * 1 will be the ramifications ' i there? In reading Mr. Jones’ article, I find that he says “if you are using, get help, if you are dealing, get gone,” so I don’t understand Mr. Tieckelmann’s statement “like...
Jun 13, 2001 Carnival time ...their float and at the bottom, as always, you can count on “Cooter”, Ben Jones for participating in community events. This week, Wednesday through Saturday, the carnival scene will move to the village of Flint Hill. The parade will be...