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    Nov 21, 2011 |Story| AM News

  1. Looking Back: Reeds travel to Ky. to research Reed, Clemens and Caldwell ties

    Thomas Reed and his family, of Missouri, recently came to Danville to investigate and find information about his relationship to Kentucky pioneer Thomas Reed.
    Contributing Writer
    Thomas Reed and his family, of Missouri, recently came to Danville to investigate and find information about his relationship to Kentucky pioneer Thomas Reed. Thomas began his family search in 1961 with records in Missouri and he learned about the pioneer...

    Tags: Mark Twain

    2. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Daily Press

  2. Colonial Virginia gentry embraced stranded North African

    As the political epicenter of British America’s richest and most populous colony, the town of Williamsburg played host to a rich cross-spectrum of humanity during the 1700s. Planters, merchants and tradesmen of all shades and stripes came from...

    Tags: Colonial Williamsburg, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), England, Culture, Government

    3. Dec 23, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  3. 3 adults, 1 child dead in Augusta Co. fire

    The Virginia State Police are investigating the fire deaths of three adults and a 9-year-old child in the Shenandoah Valley.  
    The Virginia State Police are investigating the fire deaths of three adults and a 9-year-old child in the Shenandoah Valley.   Churchville Deputy Fire Chief Craig Williams said the four died late Friday when fire destroyed their trailer home. The...
    4. Oct 4, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  4. Mitt Romney to deliver speech at VMI on Monday

    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will deliver a foreign policy speech Monday at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington.
    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will deliver a foreign policy speech Monday at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. According to a news release from the Romney campaign, the former Massachusetts governor will share his vision for a...

    Tags: Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Politics, Elections, Paul Ryan

    5. Sep 26, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  5. Virginia Department of Education releases SOL results

    Ninety-three percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited, according to numbers released Wednesday afternoon by the Virginia Department of Education.
    Ninety-three percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited, according to numbers released Wednesday afternoon by the Virginia Department of Education. According to the VDOE, 96 percent of elementary schools and 88 percent of middle schools...

    Tags: Middle Schools, Standards, Science, Students, Northampton County (Virginia)

    6. Jul 4, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  6. Fourth of July Events

    <strong></strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Sunday, July 1</strong></span>
    Digital Intern
    Sunday, July 1 Bedford County: Moneta FireWORX Fest Where: Downtown Moneta (Rt. 122 and White House Road) When: Gate opens at 5:30 p.m.; music by The WORX Band starts at 6 p.m.; fireworks start at about 10 p.m. Cost: $5 a person; children 10 and under...

    Tags: Nelson County, Bedford County (Virginia), Henry County, Carroll County (Virginia), Grayson County

    7. Mar 27, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  7. Buena Vista mother and her three sons sentenced on meth charges

    A Buena Vista mother and her three sons have been sentenced for their role in a methamphetamine ring.
    A Buena Vista mother and her three sons have been sentenced for their role in a methamphetamine ring. 50-year-old Camilla Ramirez, also known as "Momma" has been sentenced to 96 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release. Also, 30-...

    Tags: Rockbridge County, Buena Vista (Buena Vista, Virginia), Trials, Methamphetamine (drug), Prisons

    8. Mar 17, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  8. Katherine B. Stonesifer, 91

    Katherine B. (Auxt) Stonesifer, 91, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at her home in Verona, Va. Born March 6, 1920, in Chambersburg, Pa., she was the daughter of George and Harriet (Pugh) Auxt. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by sister,...

    Tags: Staunton (Staunton, Virginia), Woodrow Wilson, World War II (1939-1945), Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Religion and Belief

    9. Sep 29, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  9. Ninety-six percent of Virginia schools reach full accreditation

    Ninety-six percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited for the 2011-12 school year.&nbsp;
    Ninety-six percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited for the 2011-12 school year.  The Virginia Department of Education made the announcement Thursday.  The accreditation is based on performance of students on Standards of Learning and...

    Tags: Science, Students, Bedford County (Virginia), Northampton County (Virginia), Essex County

    10. Jun 15, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  10. Rock climber dies on the Blue Ridge Parkway

    LYNDHURST, Va. (AP) --
    LYNDHURST, Va. (AP) -- An Alabama man has fallen to his death while rock climbing on Virginia's Blue Ridge Parkway. Augusta County Fire Chief Carson Holloway says the victim died Wednesday afternoon at the Ravens Roost overlook. Authorities didn't...

    Tags: Climbing, Tourism and Leisure, Virginia, Travel, Gardens and Parks

    11. Mar 2, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  11. Millions of dollars headed to local school systems to help with construction projects

    Millions of dollars are headed to local school systems to help with new construction, renovations and expansion projects.&nbsp;
    Millions of dollars are headed to local school systems to help with new construction, renovations and expansion projects.  The Virginia Department of Education announced Wednesday the allocation of $229,551,000 in Qualified School Construction Bonds. ...

    Tags: Bristol (Bristol, Virginia), Dickenson County, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Essex County, Frederick County (Virginia)

    12. Jan 22, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  12. Missing MD teens could be heading through Roanoke Valley

    Press Release:
    Press Release: Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Family Crimes Division continue to investigate the whereabouts of two missing Olney teenagers.  Today, detectives learned from Virginia State Police that the vehicle driven by the male teen,...

    Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Montgomery County (Maryland)

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