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Can March make up for lost snows this season?
Time is ticking and while some of you already have Spring fever, Mother Nature is still biting at the bit for some last-minute winter weather. We might just get another chance during the first full week of March. SNOW SO FAR The past three years...
Tags: Chincoteague (Accomack, Virginia), Floods, Natural Disasters, Southern U.S. Storms (2011), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Ash Monday? Observing the holiday a little early
WDBJ7 ReporterChristians across the world are celebrating Ash Wednesday today. The holiday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40 day period where many Christians examine and rededicate their faith. Normally, it's a day of prayer, but some churches have nothing but...Tags: Lent
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Local Christians mark the beginning of the season of Lent
Anchor/ReporterMillions of Christians around the world are celebrating the most sacred time leading up to Easter. In Roanoke, hundreds attended a noon service at St. Andrews Catholic Church to usher in the Lenten Season also known as Lent. The next 40 days will...Tags: Lent
Feb 28, 2013
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