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Cave Spring senior awarded Don Holliday Memorial Scholarship
The Don Holliday Memorial Scholarship is one of the largest golf-related scholarships in Southwest Virginia, and today the latest recipient collected a big paycheck. Cody Bushman, is the 26th recipient of the Holliday Scholarship, and was presented...
Tags: High School Sports, Landforms, Caves and Caverns
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William Byrd student walks into job interview, and walks out $10,000 richer
WDBJ7 ReporterRachel Dill of William Byrd walked into the Blue Hills Golf Club on Monday afternoon thinking she was there for a job interview in the pro shop. She walked out with a big check for $10,000. Dill is this year's winner of the King Family Memorial...Tags: Employment, Virginia Tech, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, William Byrd
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Roanoke Valley Wrestling Hall of Fame Inducts New Class
Sports DirectorThe Roanoke Valley Wrestling Association held its annual Hall of Fame ceremony Monday night. Four members made up the 2012 induction class. Bob Bowman was a standout wrestler at William Fleming and later a Southern Conference champion at...Tags: Virginia Tech, Wrestling, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), William Byrd
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Return to its roots for the Cosmo
Sports ReporterYou can call it a homecoming of sorts going on at William Fleming High School this weekend. The Cosmopolitan Invitational Track and Field meet is back where it all began 46 years ago. The very first Cosmo was held at Fleming in 1966. Over the past couple... -
Governor McDonnell releases vetoes, amendments to legislation
Gov. Bob McDonnell has vetoed at least seven bills passed by the 2012 General Assembly and amended dozens more. One of the amendments would allow cities, counties and towns to phase in 5 percent pay raises that teachers and local employees will have to...
Tags: Health, Companies and Corporations, Employees, Alternative Energy, Economy, Business and Finance
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Shalynda Toney died in 2009 but her memory lives on in Gospel Fest
reporter"She would watch me and we'd pick up my cousin and play with the camera all the time," remembers little brother 10-year-old Christian Toney. Pictures and memories are all the Toney family have left. "Shalynda was bubbly, she was fun, but yet had a quiet...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Health
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Nearly seven decades after fight in WWII, Botetourt County vet is honored by France
ReporterNearly 67 years after World War II, a local soldier is recognized. Joe Johnson has been honored for his service by the U.S. government several times. Monday, he was recognized by France at The Glebe retirement community in Botetourt County. A...Tags: France, World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest
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Patrick Henry soccer star overcomes obstacles
Sports ReporterThe first thing you notice about Max Davidson are his feet; lightning fast but with touch, and balance. "How quick I can move my feet and how technical I can be with the ball are my biggest strengths," says Davidson. The Patrick Henry captain is so...Tags: Patrick Henry, Frostbite, College Sports, Soccer, Birth Defects
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Schools from Roanoke City and Franklin County recognized by U.S. Department of Education
Two local schools have received the first-ever U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award. Fishburn Park Elementary School in the City of Roanoke and the Gereau Center in Franklin County received the award, along with 76 other schools across...
Tags: Asthma, Health, Environmental Issues, U.S. Department of Education, Franklin County (Virginia)
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Radford University men's basketball team hit with two-year probation penalty
The NCAA handed down penalties Friday to the Radford University men's basketball program for violations that took place under the watch of former head coach Brad Greenberg.
The school was hit with two years probation and a $2,000 fine. In addition, the...Tags: University of Missouri , Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, College Sports, Financial Aid, Conference USA
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Alan Jackson to perform at Roanoke Civic Center
A night after Elton John performed at the Roanoke Civic Center, the arena announced that another big act is coming to town.
Alan Jackson will perform at the Roanoke Civic Center on May 18.
Tickets start at $42.50 and go on sale starting at 10 a.m. March...Tags: EMI Group Ltd., Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Entertainment, Singles Skating, Philadelphia Flyers
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NCAA hits North Carolina football team with one-year postseason ban
The NCAA infractions committee has hit North Carolina's football program with a one-year postseason ban, a reduction of 15 scholarships and three years of probation following an investigation into improper benefits and academic misconduct.
In a ruling...Tags: College Sports, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Financial Aid, Sports, Football
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