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WDBJ7 goes one-on-one with Congressman Morgan Griffith
In our Election 2012 coverage, we focus on the 9th Congressional District. It is located in the southwestern portion of the state and it includes Montgomery, Pulaski, Giles, Floyd and Craig Counties and parts of Henry and Roanoke Counties. Incumbent 9th...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Lisa P. Jackson, NASA, Electricity Production and Distribution, Mitt Romney
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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. According to the VDOE, 96 percent of elementary schools and 88 percent of middle schools...
Tags: Standards of Learning, Pittsylvania County, High Schools, Bath County, Appomattox County
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New River Cleanup In Giles County
ReporterThey were "falling into the new" in Giles County today—literally It was all part of a massive cleanup effort on the New River. Two teams totaling 200 volunteers set out to clean 10 miles of the river. Kyle Higginbotham is a Boy Scout and took...Tags: Aquaculture, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Rivers, Bodies of Water
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Investor group agrees to purchase former Giles Memorial Hospital
ReporterA group of investors, including Roanoke Development Consultant Brian Wishneff, has agreed to purchase the former Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. The property currently houses a dialysis clinic, and the new owners envision a health campus that...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Dialysis, Real Estate Sellers, Realty, Credit and Debt
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Virginia Tech kicker Journell reinstated to football team
Virginia Tech kicker Cody Journell has been reinstated to the Hokies football team. Journell had been suspended indefinitely following an incident that involved Virginia Tech basketball player Dorenzo Hudson. In May, Journell pleaded guilty to one...
Tags: Virginia Tech Hokies, Trials
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UPDATE: Missing Radford woman found dead after car accident
Police found a missing Radford woman dead Wednesday morning inside her car following a car accident in Giles County. 27-year-old Stephany Akers was found dead off Route 100 near the Giles County/Pulaski County line, about 10 miles outside of Dublin. Her...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Radford (Radford, Virginia), Family, Transportation Accidents
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UPDATE: A look at the document that may be posted at Narrows High School in Giles County
We're getting our first look at what the Giles County School Board hopes will be a compromise when it comes to the controversial Ten Commandments display. This is it. The page comes from page 74 of an 11th grade history textbook used at Narrows High...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System, Lawyers, American Civil Liberties Union
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Settlement reached in Giles Co. Ten Commandments battle
UPDATE: July 2, 2012: The battle over the Ten Commandments in Giles County Schools is officially over. Both the school board and the anonymous family that sued have reached a settlement. WDBJ7 told you last week the display of historical American...
Tags: Schools, High Schools, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Judges
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Mountain Lake holds UVA biology lab
WDBJ7 ReporterMost of you may not know it, but deep in the heart of Mountain Lake in Giles County, the University of Virginia is doing some summer time research. The Research Experience for Undergraduates or REU has been going on for 20 years, part of the National...Tags: University of Virginia, Biology, Education, Virginia Tech, Colleges and Universities
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National equality group urges Roanoke County Board of Supervisors to end prayer
WDBJ7 ReporterStop praying in the name of Jesus or prepare for a lawsuit. That's the warning more and more local governments in our region are getting. This time a national equality group is targeting the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors. The Roanoke County...Tags: Government, Pittsylvania County, Crime, Law and Justice, Roanoke County, National Government
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UPDATE: Virginia Tech kicker and two other men charged with breaking into a Blacksburg home, Judge denies bond
Blacksburg police say three men were charged with breaking and entering Wednesday night including Virginia Tech kicker, Cody Journell. Also arrested were Matthew Dunton and Matthew Brady. All three men are in the Montgomery County jail.
Police are...Tags: Montgomery County (Virginia), Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Police Arrests
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Suspended Virginia Tech kicker's court appearance pushed back
The preliminary hearing for suspended Virginia Tech kicker Cody Journell has been continued until May 21, according to online court records. Journell was scheduled to appear in court Thursday. He has been charged with felony larceny for breaking and...
Tags: Court Preliminary, Theft, Trials
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