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    Feb 6, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  1. HIGH SCHOOLS: Tuesday night scores

    <strong><span style="font-size: medium;">GIRLS BASKETBALL</span></strong>
    GIRLS BASKETBALL    Abingdon 57, Tazewell 49    Alleghany 44, Staunton River 35    Atlantic Shores Christian 32, Hampton Christian 19    Atlee 59, Lee-Davis 56    Bassett 31, Patrick County 27    Blacksburg 47, Christiansburg 41    Broad Run 53, Freedom...

    Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Buckingham County, Woodbridge, Wakefield (Sussex, Virginia), Falls Church (Falls Church, Virginia)

    2. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| AP Virginia

  2. HIGH SCHOOLS: Tuesday night basketball scores

    <strong><span style="font-size: medium;">GIRLS BASKETBALL</span></strong>
    GIRLS BASKETBALL    Albemarle 54, Mountain View 51    Alleghany 66, Rockbridge County 52    Altavista 54, Appomattox 16    Bassett 53, Magna Vista 31    Battlefield 45, Broad Run 44    Bayside 80, Ocean Lakes 74    Bishop O'Connell 72, Archbishop Carroll,...

    Tags: Buckingham County, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Prince Edward County, Radford (Radford, Virginia), Wakefield (Sussex, Virginia)

    3. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  3. Nearly 70 percent of Virginia schools meet new education benchmarks

    Virginia education officials say 68 percent of the state's public schools met new annual benchmarks in reading, mathematics and graduation.
    Virginia education officials say 68 percent of the state's public schools met new annual benchmarks in reading, mathematics and graduation. The state Department of Education on Wednesday released results of the objectives aimed at reducing proficiency...

    Tags: King and Queen County, L. Douglas Wilder, Prince William County, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Fluvanna County

    4. Apr 23, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  4. Historic Pittsylvania County bridge to be replaced

    A piece of Virginia history could soon be in a junk yard. A one-lane bridge on Taylor's Mill Road in Pittsylvania County is nearly 100 years old.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    A piece of Virginia history could soon be in a junk yard. A one-lane bridge on Taylor's Mill Road in Pittsylvania County is nearly 100 years old. It was used in Orange County, Virginia near Fredricksburg then moved to Gretna in 1944. Virginia Department...

    Tags: Pittsylvania County, Virginia Department of Transportation

    5. Sep 23, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  5. Governor announces conservation grant for Roanoke River Greenway in Salem

    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The City of Salem is receiving a grant from the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation to acquire nine acres to complete the Roanoke River Greenway project between Rotary Park and the city line.&nbsp; Another grant was awarded to the city for the trail construction.
         The City of Salem is receiving a grant from the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation to acquire nine acres to complete the Roanoke River Greenway project between Rotary Park and the city line.  Another grant was awarded to the city for the trail...

    Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, Land Resources, Natural Resource Industry, Tourism and Leisure

    6. Sep 29, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  6. Ninety-six percent of Virginia schools reach full accreditation

    Ninety-six percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited for the 2011-12 school year.&nbsp;
    Ninety-six percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited for the 2011-12 school year.  The Virginia Department of Education made the announcement Thursday.  The accreditation is based on performance of students on Standards of Learning and...

    Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), History, Buckingham County, High Schools, Essex County

    7. Jul 19, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  7. Lynchburg School Board names interim superintendent

    The Lynchburg School Board has named a tempoary superintendent.
    The Lynchburg School Board has named a tempoary superintendent. Dr. Larry Massie will be the acting leader until the school board has the opportunity to search for a permanent replacement.  Dr. Massie will begin his post on August 1st.  ---------------...

    Tags: Human Interest, Education, Buckingham County, Curricula, Colleges and Universities

    8. Jan 26, 2011 |Story| AP Virginia

  8. Walmart store canned near Va Civil War battlefield

    Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is dropping plans to build a store near the Wilderness Battlefield in northern Virginia.
    Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is dropping plans to build a store near the Wilderness Battlefield in northern Virginia. Lawyers representing the Arkansas-based retailer made the announcement Wednesday in Orange County Circuit Court. The nation's largest...

    Tags: Virginia, Lawyers, Arkansas, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Justice System

    9. May 23, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  9. Wal-Mart wins praise for new Virginia store

    ORANGE, Va. (AP) -- Civil War preservation officials who battled Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for proposing a Supercenter near a northern Virginia battlefield are praising the retailer for selecting a new site miles from hallowed ground.
    ORANGE, Va. (AP) -- Civil War preservation officials who battled Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for proposing a Supercenter near a northern Virginia battlefield are praising the retailer for selecting a new site miles from hallowed ground. The Civil War Trust...

    Tags: Ulysses S. Grant, Virginia, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    10. Feb 25, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  10. O.C. couple convicted of stealing $330,000 from 89-year-old woman

    L.A. NOW
    A former husband and wife from San Clemente were convicted of stealing $330,000 for the man's 89-year-old mother, authorities said Monday....
    11. Feb 14, 2013 |Story| Daily Pilot

  11. Lee Chapin Sammis

    Lee Chapin Sammis passed away February 12, 2013, in his home in Newport Beach, CA, where he lived and built his business for the past 50 years.&nbsp; He was born on February 15, 1931 in Los Angeles to MIT graduates Ford Woodruff and Constance Sharp Sammis.&nbsp; His family lived all over the country during the depression until settling in Pasadena, CA where he graduated in 1949 from South Pasadena High School.&nbsp; The experience of frequently being the new kid in class shaped his scrappy nature and he became an inveterate reader, mechanical tinkerer and collector extraordinaire of many things.&nbsp; Ambition and tenacity being innate, he was a teamster in San Pedro at age 14 for 65&cent; an hour, had his driver&rsquo;s license at the same age, trained with legendary boxer Canto Robletto to win a Golden Gloves title as a teen, played football with distinction at South Pasadena High and won intramural track meets in the 100 yard dash, all while faithfully keeping a full social calendar.&nbsp; He often hitchhiked down to the beach at Balboa in those years to sail the family Thistle, swing at the Rendezvous Ballroom and attend Bal Week festivities.&nbsp; He attended UCLA and UC Berkeley where he was an active member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity and Skull &amp; Keys, amongst others.&nbsp; Lee also worked as a hasher in the Kappa House at Cal to supplement his diet and &ldquo;foster fraternal relations.&rdquo;&nbsp; After college he enlisted in the Army, being discharged in 1957 a 1st Lieutenant stationed at Fort Ord.&nbsp; He married his beloved wife, Joan Howard of Pasadena, in 1955 and they settled in their hometown in 1957.&nbsp; He worked in Los Angeles for RA Rowan and in 1962, the family moved to Newport Beach, where he was a founding member of the Orange County office of Coldwell Banker on PCH in Corona del Mar.
    Lee Chapin Sammis passed away February 12, 2013, in his home in Newport Beach, CA, where he lived and built his business for the past 50 years.  He was born on February 15, 1931 in Los Angeles to MIT graduates Ford Woodruff and Constance Sharp Sammis. ...

    Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Joint Ventures, Music Industry, Auto Trends, Culture

    12. Dec 4, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  12. Two Orange schools chosen to perform “Yes, Virginia,” the musical

    Sentinel School Zone - Orlando Sentinel
    The cast, crew and faculty of “Yes, Virginia the Musical” at Howard Middle School Two Orange County schools — Howard Middle School, home of a new performing and visual arts academy, and Andover Elementary School — are among 100...
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