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Virginia business to give away complete wedding for a soldier
If you're a soldier living in Smyth County, Virginia you could win a free wedding. A business in Marion Virginia is giving it away. There are some exceptions, though. You must be from or currently live in Smyth County. You have to be...
Tags: Weddings, Family, Marriage, Hotels and Accommodations, Trips and Vacations
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Police chase in Smyth County leads to arrest of wanted 16-year-old
A police chase in Smyth County on Tuesday afternoon involving a 16-year-old wanted for questioning by the Connecticut State Police resulted in an arrest and a felony charge. According to a news release, a Wythe County deputy patrolling the Rural Retreat...
Tags: Prisons, Juvenile Delinquency, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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UPDATE: About 3,600 CVEC, 1,300 Appalachian Power customers without power
10 a.m. UPDATE: 1,262 CVEC members remain without power. ============================ 9 a.m. UPDATE: Around 3,600 Central Virginia Electric Cooperative members are without power from Wednesday's storms. There is a downed wire affecting the Piney...
Tags: Nelson County, Bedford County (Virginia), Roanoke County, Amherst County, Montgomery County (Virginia)
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UPDATE: Number of Appalachian Power customers without power at 95,000 in Virginia
WDBJ7 Reporter2:25 p.m. update: There are about Appalachian Power 95,000 customers without power. -------------------------------- Noon update: There are still 107,000 Appalachian Power customers without power in Virginia. Appalachian Power says the outages...Tags: Roanoke County, Bland County, Montgomery County (Virginia), Pulaski County (Virginia), Appalachian Power Company
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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: Students, High Schools, Human Interest, Alleghany County (Virginia), Nelson County
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Firefighters injured during high school bonfire in Marion
Three volunteer firefighters were injured after a debris pile exploded during a high school bonfire in Marion, Virginia Thursday evening, Authorities say students and supporters had gathered for the annual homecoming bonfire. The firefighters who were...
Tags: Salem (Salem, Virginia)
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Congestion causing backup on I-81 North in Smyth County
According to VDOT, the congestion has cleared.
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According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, the backup is now at 1.5 miles.
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According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, there is a five-mile...Tags: Traffic, Virginia Department of Transportation, NASCAR, Bristol (Bristol, Virginia), Auto Racing
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Two West Virginia Men Wanted in Tree Service Scam
Blacksburg Police are trying to track down two West Virginia men who are accused of targeting elderly people in a tree service scam.
Investigators say Shane McCoy and Frank Stanley of Princeton, West Virginia conned two older people into writing them...Tags: Blacksburg
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Blacksburg Police looking for tree service fraud suspects
Blacksburg Police are trying to track down two West Virginia men accused of targeting seniors in a tree service scam.
Investigators say the Princeton, West Virginia duo conned people into writing them checks for cutting down trees.
Shane Allen McCoy and...Tags: Corporate Crime, Fraud, Blacksburg
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Top 5 local weather stories of 2011
The following are the top five local weather events in 2011 as voted on by the staff of the Blacksburg National Weather Service Office. You'll notice nearly all of the events were storm related, specifically tornadoes.
1. (Tie): The April 27th-28th...Tags: Holidays, Labor Day, Carroll County (Virginia), Blacksburg, Rockbridge County
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9/11 Memorial Events
Don't see your memorial, click here to submit it. September 9 Lexington Virginia Military Institute - 4:35 p.m. on the VMI Parade Ground - Parade is open to the public free of charge. - Two plaques honoring alumni who have died in service to...Tags: Human Interest, Marketing, Firearms, Ten Years (music group), Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama)
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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.
The Virginia Department of Education made the announcement Thursday. The accreditation is based on performance of students on Standards of Learning and...Tags: High Schools, Students, Spotsylvania County, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), West Point
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