CenturyTel of the Gem State CenturyTel of the Gem State CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc. is a telephone operating company providing local telephone services in Idaho and northern Nevada owned by CenturyLink. The company was established in 1901 as the Gem State Utilities Corporation. The company was acquired by Telephone Utilities in 1966 as the first company TU would acquire to expand its footprint. The state of Nevada approved the company's request to provide telephone service in the state in 1973. The company became CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc. in 1998. The company was part of Pacific Telecom until 1997, when it was
Virginia State Route 82 Virginia State Route 82 State Route 82 (SR 82) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for most of its length as Cleveland Road, the state highway runs from SR 600 and SR 661 in Cleveland to U.S. Route 19 Business (US 19 Business) in Lebanon. SR 82, which provides a mountain crossing connecting the two towns in central Russell County, was established in the early 1930s. SR 82 begins at US 19 Business (Main Street) at the west end of downtown Lebanon. The two-lane road heads northwest as Cleveland Road. The state highway crosses