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ROAD CLOSINGS: Low water bridge washed out in Giles Co.; Rockslide in Carroll Co.
A few creeks and streams across the New River Valley are overflowing their banks. The flooding has caused road closings in several areas:
GILES COUNTY
The Virginia Department of Transportation says Route 724, Old Wolf Creek Road, in Giles County will...Tags: Carroll County (Virginia), Floods, Virginia Department of Transportation, Bodies of Water, Disasters and Accidents
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Person who filed complaint over Ten Commandments in Giles Co. Schools isn't a parent
ReporterAn update to the Ten Commandments flap in Giles County Schools. The Freedom From Religion Foundation now says the person who originally filed a complaint doesn't actually have children in the school system and therefore can't be a plaintiff. Back in...Tags: Politics, Freedom of Religion, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice
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ACLU Says Giles County School Board's Decision to Post Ten Commandments Violates Religious Liberty
ACLU Says Giles County School Board's Decision to Post Ten Commandments Violates Religious Liberty Civil liberties group preparing for possible litigation if government officials refuse to reverse decision to post Ten Commandments in local schools....Tags: Lawyers, Elections, Politics, Government, Justice System
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1st Amendment lawyer says a Giles County Schools lawsuit would be intriguing
ReporterIn 1980, the United States Supreme Court ruled public displays of the Ten Commandments in schools were unconstitutional. A legal expert says that was then, but that doesn't mean that's the case now. Stan Barnhill is a first amendment lawyer at Woods...Tags: Lawyers, Local Government, Litigation, Politics, Justice System
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American Civil Liberties Union says it will consider legal action against Giles Co. School Board
ReporterThe American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia is watching the situation in Giles County, and the executive director says a lawsuit could follow if the School Board doesn’t reverse its decision to post the Ten Commandments in county schools. Kent...Tags: Civil Rights, Politics, Virginia, Freedom of Religion, American Civil Liberties Union
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Thousands without electricity in Giles County and West Virginia
Anchor/ReporterIt's going to be a long cold night even more so for thousand in Giles County. The electricity is off for customers in Rich Creek, Narrows and Glade after a transformer failed this afternoon. The outage affects about 1,800 customers in Giles County and...Tags: Appalachian Power Company, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), West Virginia, Virginia
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Ten Commandments lawsuit could cost thousands of dollars
ReporterWhat is it about Thou Shalt Not Kill and Thou Shalt Not Steal that bothers people?" asked Pastor Shahn Wilburn. The Ten Commandments are down, but they may not be out in Giles County. Some people there are still fighting to put the Ten Commandments back...Tags: Politics, Freedom of Religion, Human Interest
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Two Giles Co. families come forward to sue school system for posting of Ten Commandments
Weekend Anchor/ReporterTwo Giles County families have come forward to pursue legal action against the Giles County School system for the posting of the Ten Commandments in its schools. Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Freedom from Religion Foundation, confirmed the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Elections, Politics, Virginia, Wisconsin
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Proposed amendment to the Virginia Constitution stirs new debate about prayer in public schools
ReporterTwo weeks ago, the posting of the Ten Commandments in Giles County schools was generating headlines. Now, the issue is prayer in the public schools, and a state constitutional amendment proposed by a lawmaker from western Virginia. "The prayer was...Tags: Education, Elections, Laws, Politics, Justice System
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Is the Giles Co. school board breaking the law by hanging Ten Commandments?
ReporterIn a split decision, the Giles County school board voted to put the Ten Commandments back up in county schools. But is that decision legal? Can the Ten Commandments- even in a historical display- hang in public schools? The ACLU and Freedom from Religion...Tags: Education, Lawyers, Litigation, Politics, Justice System
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Rabies cases increase in New River Valley
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Rabies cases are increasing in the New River Valley.
The New River Health District said Tuesday that 15 cases have been confirmed this year. That matches the 15 cases confirmed in all of 2010.
Two cows and a bobcat are...Tags: Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rabies, Diseases and Illnesses, Preventative Medicine
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Police identify body recovered from the New River
State Police have identified the body of a man who drowned in the New River last weekend.
Police say 27-year-old Virginia Tech student Kevin Ocampo-Arias drowned Sunday near McCoy Falls in Giles County.
His body was recovered early Monday afternoon.
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