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Students work to beautify historic downtown Lynchburg
ReporterPaint-by-numbers meets puzzle pieces. The City Arts Outreach Mosaic Project takes shape one broken tile at a time. Amazement Square's art project is keeping kids busy, having fun, and learning this summer. Imagine art combined with geometry,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Arts
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History is made in Old Southwest Roanoke
ReporterHistory was made at Roanoke's Highland Park in Old Southwest Wednesday. It happened at the historic Alexander/Gish house in Highland Park. It was built in 1838. From 1900 through the early 1970's, it was the home for Superintendents of Highland Park....Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Your Feedback
Here are some of your emails on issues in the local news or local news coverage. *** I just watched your reporter on the 11 o'clock news interview the Mayor of Roanoke re: the U.S. Postal Service plan to eliminate 35,000 jobs. The mayor dramatically...Tags: National Hockey League, Osama bin Laden, Laws, Wages and Pensions, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Roanoke Main Library to host Civil War Day Saturday
ReporterCivil War Day at the Roanoke Main Library is Saturday March 19, 10:00am-3:00pm. The event is free and open to the public. Do you have letters, diaries, maps or drawings created during the Civil War? The Library of Virginia wants to scan...Tags: African Americans, Arts and Culture, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Booker T. Washington, American Civil War (1861-1865)
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"Historic Icon" in Blacksburg will be restored
An icon of Blacksburg history will undergo a $3 million restoration project.
The Alexander Black House was built in 1897 by a descendant of the Black family.
The Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation announced Thursday that it's kicking off a $1.5...Tags: Blacksburg, Arts and Culture, Culture, Elections, Jamestown Settlement
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Science Museum of Western Virginia names new interim executive director
The Science Museum of Western Virginia has named its new interim executive director.
J. Andree Brooks joined the museum staff on March 1. Brooks will guide the museum through its transitional stage.
Among her duties, Brooks will work to carry out the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Education, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Science, Science and Technology
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Health history info important for detecting heart conditions in high school athletes
It's made national headlines - two high school athletes die within a week from undetected heart problems, right after competition.
Heart abnormalities lead to the sudden deaths of 1 in 100,000 athletes.
Doctor Joelle Miller, a pediatric cardiologist...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Arts and Culture, Symptoms, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Heart Problems
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Bath County Girls in new territory
Sports ReporterThe Bath County community is a tight knit group, currently the community is talking about the Girls basketball team that has advanced to the State tournament for the first time in school history. The journey to get to this point has been almost as fun...Tags: Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Cinderella (fictional character)
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Tiki Barber elected to Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
Former Virginia running back Tiki Barber has been elected to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2011.
Barber, the former Cave Spring and University of Virginia star, is the second all-time leading rusher in Cavalier history. He...Tags: Education, New York Giants, Johnny Newman, Elections, Tiki Barber
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Roanoke's ARB board says it gets a bad rap
ReporterRoanoke's Architectural Review Board is either loved or hated. Supporters say the A-R-B, as its commonly known, preserves history. Opponents say the board is too much of a stickler for the rules. The ARB was formed in 1977. Its mission is to...Tags: Arts and Culture, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Human Interest, Homes
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Gov. Bob McDonnell gives his State of the Commonwealth speech
McDonnell urges lawmakers to trim government
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Gov. Bob McDonnell is urging legislators to make some tough choices to cut spending and restructure state government.
McDonnell said Wednesday night in his State of the Commonwealth...Tags: Thomas K. Norment, Jr., Economic Policy, University of Virginia, Employees, West Virginia
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Local Reaction to controversial changes to Huckleberry Finn
ReporterHuckleberry Finn was published in 1885. It was controversial then, it's controversial now. A Mark Twain scholar is coming out with a new version. Alan Gribben has replaced the N-word with "slave" in an effort not to offend readers. "It's such a shame...Tags: African Americans, Slavery, Arts and Culture, Roanoke County, Elections
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