Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will visit Southwest Virginia's coal country on Tuesday to hold a town hall meeting at Lebanon High School.

Obama will discuss his plans for righting the U.S. economy, ending dependence on foreign oil and creating jobs, his campaign said. It will be the Illinois senator's fourth trip to the Old Dominion. He visited Bristol and Prince William County immediately after securing the nomination in June and made a swing from Martinsville to Lynchburg to Chester and Chesapeake before heading to the Democratic National Convention in Denver where he accepted the nomination. Obama’s running mate, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, made a campaign visit to Virginia Beach this week.

Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Pallin, are expected to visit Virginia this fall, as both political parties consider Virginia and its 12 electoral votes as up for grabs despite Virginia’s solidly Republican voting record in presidential contests since 1968. Details of any McCain-Palin visits have not yet been released by the campaign.

Doors will open at the Lebanon High School, located at 1 Pioneer Drive, at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. The town hall meeting begins at 4:30 p.m.

According to the Obama campaign, free tickets are available beginning at 5 p.m. today at these locations:
 
-- Big Stone Gap Campaign For Change Office
301 E Wood Ave Suite D
Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
Available: Saturday, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday, Noon-9 p.m.

-- Castlewood Virginia Campaign For Change Office
2 Right Miners Drive
Castlewood, VA 24224
Available: Saturday, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday, Noon-9 p.m.

-- Congressman Rick Boucher's Campaign Office
137 South Court St.
Abingdon, VA 24210
Available: Saturday, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday, Noon-9 p.m.