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The day after playing Sands Event Center, country star has higher-profile gig
Lehigh Valley MusicThe day after Alan Jackson plays the new Sands Bethlehem Event Center, the country music megastar will be headed to an even higher-profile gig. Alan Jackson After playing just the fourth show at the new the Sands Event Center –...... -
Virginia to receive earthquake aid after all
Nation NowThe Virginia county that was at the epicenter of the rare East Coast 5.8-magnitude earthquake will receive federal aid after all... -
Louisa man charged with scamming Hamilton's ex-wife for pardon
YORK — A man is facing felony charges in York County of bilking an ex-wife of former state delegate Phil Hamilton by promising to get him out of prison through a pardon from President Barack Obama. Joseph J. Yancey, 52, of Louisa County, faces six...
Tags: Crimes, Judges, Barack Obama, Television Industry, Personal Weapon Control
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Virginia senators debate education reform that would allow state takeover of failing schools
WDBJ7 ReporterThe debate over transportation funding has overshadowed other proposals during the final days of the General Assembly session. But other issues, including education reform, are coming into focus. Thursday in the State Senate, a forceful debate over...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Executive Branch, Politics, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Franklin County (Virginia)
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Several area residents on Governor McDonnell's Task Force of School and Campus Safety
Nearly four dozen people -- including several locals -- have been named to a Virginia panel reviewing school policies and procedures. The panel will also review funding and resource challenges, to ensure the safety of students and educators. Gov. Bob...
Tags: Health, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Employment Opportunities, Bob McDonnell
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Earthquake hits Louisa County, Virginia
WDBJ 7 Anchor/ReporterThe earth moved in again in Louisa, Virginia, but this time it was just another aftershock. The U.S. Geolocical Survey says a 2.0 magnitude earthquake hit Louisa yesterday. That is the same area a 5.8 quake shook much of the east coast back in August,...Tags: Natural Disasters
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This weekend's football scores (updated through Friday night)
FRIDAY (from VirginiaPreps.com): Mostly public schools Amherst County 46 Liberty (Bedford) 14 Annandale 28 R.E. Lee (Springfield) 21 Bassett 20 Magna Vista 19 Bath County 27 Pendleton County (WV) 14 Battlefield 40 Patriot 20 Briar Woods 45 Loudoun...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Chincoteague (Accomack, Virginia), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Huguenot, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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This weekend's high school scores
THURSDAY Warwick 35, Heritage 14 Lafayette 25, York 20 Bethel 32, Menchville 7 Arcadia 36, Northampton 0 FRIDAY (From VirginiaPreps.com): Mostly publicAmelia County 26 Cumberland 14 Amherst County 17 E.C. Glass 0 Atlee 51 Armstrong 24 Bassett 51...Tags: Deep Creek, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Chincoteague (Accomack, Virginia), Huguenot
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Rebuilding of quake-damaged Va school to begin
Louisa County officials are preparing to break ground for a new elementary school that will replace one severely damaged by the 2011 earthquake. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is scheduled for 4:30 p.m....
Tags: FEMA, Elementary Schools, Schools
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Earthquakes: Learn how to protect home and family through Virginia's Emergency Management Department
The ground starts shaking – it’s an earthquake! What do you do? Drop, Cover and Hold On! If you’ve never heard this before, the York County Department of Fire and Life Safety encourages you to visit www.shakeout.org/southeast to learn...
Tags: Natural Disasters, York County (Virginia), York (York, Pennsylvania)
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Roanoke City, several other area students practice earthquake preparation
Reverberations from the August 2011 earthquake in Louisa County were felt in our area. Thanks to "The Great Shakeout", some people in our area will be better prepared if another earthquake hits. People thought earthquakes that strong are rare on the...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Students, Natural Disasters, Business, Teaching and Learning
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Baltimore County's new schools chief won over skeptics in Houston
In the crowded glass and steel lobby of the Houston school headquarters, Principal Susan Monaghan paused briefly to touch the shoulder of her boss, a man with far less experience in the education field and young enough to have been her student.
"I am OK,...Tags: Baltimore County, Human Interest, Chesterfield County, Students, Catonsville
Apr 15, 2012
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Nov 5, 2011
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May 9, 2013
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Feb 21, 2013
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Nov 2, 2012
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Oct 26, 2012
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Oct 22, 2012
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Oct 18, 2012
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Oct 18, 2012
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Apr 7, 2012
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