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Re-opening for Center in the Square
reporterAfter years of planning and hardwork, Center in the Square is open to the public. Roanoke's cultural center re-opened Saturday morning to lots of fanfare with a ribbon cutting by city and center leaders. Center in the Square closed down while a multi-...Tags: Science and Technology, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Arts, Arts and Culture
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50 years after her death, Patsy Cline receives fresh attention in her hometown
ReporterPatsy Cline was a trailblazer, a country music star whose homegrown talent was matched only by her determination. 50 years after her death, she's getting the recognition she deserves in her own hometown. Virginia Hensley was 16 years old when she moved...Tags: Labor Day, Human Interest, Radio Industry, Music, Entertainment
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Salem Museum exhibit lets kids explore a past life
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistLittle Carrie in 1896 had to feed the chickens and learn to sew by lamplight. Her son Jim in the 1920s listened to baseball games on the radio. Reggie, growing up in the nearby African American neighborhood in the 1940s, had to haul water from the town...Tags: Radio, Entertainment, Arts and Culture
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Scientists find cannibalism at American settlement in Jamestown
Scientists say they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists survived harsh conditions by resorting to cannibalism. On Wednesday, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and...
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Vintage locomotive to pull steam excursions from Roanoke this weekend
ReporterA vintage locomotive is on the rails in Roanoke, preparing for a weekend of steam excursions. The Southern 630 was restored by the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga. The museum has partnered with Norfolk Southern for the railroad's...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Norfolk Southern Corporation, Railway Transportation, Transportation, Travel
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Young artists show their talents in a special exhibit
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistJust in time for National Youth Art Month, the Salem Museum is hosting a special exhibit of student art. Students have entitled this exhibit "mARTch Madness". This display brings the works of members of the school's International Baccalaureate Art...Tags: Fine Artists, Artists, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Virginia Tech students show off skills at the STEM Expo
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistThe Virginia Tech Roanoke Center is sponsoring a 2013 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Expo at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. The STEM Expo is scheduled for Thursday, March 7th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm located at 303...Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Engineering, Technology, Virginia Tech
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Retired state agents share memories of Bedford's moonshine past
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefAn industry that once thrived in Bedford County is being remembered by the people who broke it up. Three retired agents from the Alcohol Beverage Control shared stories Saturday about Bedford's moonshining past. It was part of a panel discussion,...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Arts and Culture
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Rare fossils found in South Africa on display at Martinsville museum
WDBJ7 ReporterArchaeologists believe they found a link between primates two million years ago and modern day humans during a dig in South Africa five years ago. A rare cast of the bones are now on display at the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville....Tags: Museum of Natural History, Africa, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), South Africa, Arts and Culture
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Transportation Museum launches feasibility study of bringing back historic 611
WDBJ7 Senior ReporterThe Virginia Museum of Transportation announced Friday that it is launching a study whether or not to bring back the Norfolk and Western 611 steam locomotive. The Virginia Museum of Transportation launched the Fire Up 611 Committee to study the...Tags: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Arts and Culture
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Pittsylvania County train station gets new life
WDBJ7 ReporterIf the train tracks could talk, they'd tell days worth of stories about Pittsylvania County's transportation mecca. Glenn Giles, a historian and a Pittsylvania Historical Society board member, knows their history. "A model train diorama depicting the...Tags: Pittsylvania County, Museum Dioramas, Arts and Culture
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The Harrison Museum looks for fresh start in the "Center" of Roanoke
WDBJ7 Anchor/ReporterThere has been a void in the Roanoke community since the Harrison Museum closed to the public in 2009. By this summer, the place known for chronicling the African American experience, will get new life. "The desire is to create curiosity (so people...Tags: Arts and Culture
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