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Region's natural beauty is a tourism resource for many localities
reporterA lazy day on the river is better to many than a day at work. And, it's this serentity Botetourt County has decided to capitalize on. . "The Upper James River Water Trail started in Botetourt in about 2008. We officially opened up the trail in 2010,"...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Environmental Issues, James River, Investments
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Public meeting Tuesday night for Cripple Creek cleanup plan
Cripple Creek is a small community in Wythe County, where families have lived for hundreds of years, but state officials say there's something in the water that has them concerned. The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, DCR, says parts...
Tags: Standards, Environmental Issues, Bodies of Water, Water, Rivers
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UPDATED: Rockbridge County brush fire is 70 percent contained
Multimedia JournalistThe U.S. Forest Service says firefighters have contained about 70 percent of a brush fire on Elephant Mountain near Buena Vista. Forest Service spokesman Michael Williams tells media outlets that it could take several days to extinguish the fire....Tags: Transportation Accidents, Environmental Issues, Air and Space Accidents, Fires
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Sequestration will cut services offered to local families and veterans
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistA local agency is taking a hit thanks to the sequestration. TAP, also known as Total Action for Progress, will lose out on more than $700,000 of its funding because of the budget cuts, according to its CEO Ted Edlich. Low-income families, veterans and...Tags: Environmental Issues, Head Start
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Martinsville and Henry County reach out to community to stay healthy
WDBJ7 ReporterHealth officials in Southern Virginia are not letting a recent ranking define access to health care in the region. We first told you last month about a report naming Martinsville and Henry County as two of the unhealthiest places in the state. Since...Tags: Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Environmental Issues, Henry County
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Thirteen new sites added to the Virginia Landmarks Register
The Department of Historic Resources announced the addition of 13 new historic sites to the Virginia Landmarks Register on Thursday. New listings among the 13 include sites in the counties of Amherst, Bath, Giles, Montgomery, Pittsylvania, and...
Tags: Credit and Debt, Christianity, Music, Arts and Culture, Architecture
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Danville grandparents raising grand kids find support system
WDBJ7 ReporterJoyce and John White have become more mom and dad then grandma and grandma. "It's been hard not knowing things. Not knowing where to go or what to do," Joyce White said. They're grandparents raising their grand kids in Danville. "I had five children...Tags: Environmental Issues
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Governor McDonnell declares state of emergency for Virginia
Nearly 400,000 people in Virginia are currently without power. #vawx — Bob McDonnell (@BobMcDonnell) March 6, 2013 Gov. Bob McDonnell has declared a state of emergency in Virginia, as snow continues to pile up and knock out power to electric...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Government, Regional Authority, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Motorvehicle Accidents
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Southside Virginia listed as one of the top ten endangered places in the Southeast
Southside Virginia is listed as one of the top ten endangered places in the Southeast. That's according to the Southern Environmental Law Center, an advocacy organization for the environment. It says the push to lift Virginia's longstanding ban on...
Tags: Metal and Mineral, Crime, Law and Justice, Water, Agriculture, Wildlife
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Local members of Virginia school safety task force react to recommendations
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefSchool has never felt dangerous to Jill McGarrity, but recent events have changed her perspective. "Sandy Hook was a big eye-opening experience for everyone," said McGarrity, a junior at Lynchburg College who is training to be a teacher. She's working...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Environmental Issues, Bob McDonnell, Health and Safety at School
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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: Medical Procedures and Tests, Ken Cuccinelli, Crime, Law and Justice, Botetourt County, Behavioral Conditions
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Governor McDonnell offers modest spending increase in budget speech
Live Video app for Facebook by UstreamGov. Bob McDonnell's cautious revisions to Virginia's two-year budget target modest spending increases for indigent health care, conditional raises for teachers and a $128 million deposit into the state's rainy day...
Tags: Health Insurance, Budgets and Budgeting, Civil and Public Service, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Human Interest
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