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    Apr 25, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  1. SWVA Drug Court seeing some success

    Dressed in what looks like their Sunday best, family and friends pack into pews. The scene resembles a church. Normally, the Russell County Courthouse is all about dispensing justice, but this day is different and Judge Michael Moore, says it clearly so everyone can hear, "April [Martin] is one of the stars of our program.  She's been clean for a year."
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    Dressed in what looks like their Sunday best, family and friends pack into pews. The scene resembles a church. Normally, the Russell County Courthouse is all about dispensing justice, but this day is different and Judge Michael Moore, says it clearly so...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs, Justice System, Judges, Substance Abuse

    2. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. Several area schools awarded honors from the Board of Education

    A few area schools received big honors from Richmond Wednesday.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    A few area schools received big honors from Richmond Wednesday. The Board of Education Excellence awards were given to 51 schools across the state. The only school in Roanoke City to receive the award was Crystal Spring Elementary. It met all...

    Tags: Regional Authority, Human Interest, Politics, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Bob McDonnell

    3. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| AP Virginia

  3. First storm-related death for Virginia reported in Russell County

    Virginia has recorded its first storm-related death.
    Virginia has recorded its first storm-related death. State police say a 22-year-old Russell County man was killed early Thursday after his vehicle ran off Route 632 in southwest Virginia, went over an embankment and landed upside down in a creek....

    Tags: Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents

    4. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  4. 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: Sussex County (Virginia), Clarke County (Virginia), Page County, Spotsylvania County, Charles City (Charles City, Virginia)

    5. Jan 9, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  5. Southwest Virginia man enters gambling plea

    A southwest Virginia man has pleaded guilty to running a regular high-stakes poker game.
    A southwest Virginia man has pleaded guilty to running a regular high-stakes poker game. U.S. Attorney Timothy Heaphy says 61-year-old Shelby Mullins of Abingdon pleaded guilty Monday to operating an illegal gambling establishment and failing to file a...

    Tags: Gambling, Trials, Trials

    6. Jul 19, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  6. 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: Colleges and Universities, Human Interest, Politics, Buckingham County, Orange County (Virginia)

    7. Jan 26, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  7. Updated: Road conditions in the News7 viewing area

    Here is a news release from VDOT:
    Here is a news release from VDOT:   BE ALERT TO SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA Wednesday, January 26, 2011 – 10 p.m.   BRISTOL –The Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) asks motorists to...

    Tags: Weather Statistics, Virginia Department of Transportation, Trips and Vacations, Salem (Salem, Virginia), Carroll County (Virginia)

    8. Jan 31, 2013 |Story| AM News

  8. Obituary: Bessie Vanover

    Bessie Vanover 1958-2013 LIBERTY — Besse Jean Luttrell Vanover, 54, of Liberty, died Wednesday. Born Dec. 13, 1958, in Russell County, Ky., she was a daughter of the late William and Ruby Luttrell. She was the widow of Kirmon Michael Vanover....
    9. Jan 31, 2012 |Story| AM News

  9. Suspect in Boyle home invasion pleads guilty, avoids trial

    A Stanford man pleaded guilty Monday just before he was to go on trial in Boyle Circuit Court on charges related to a Junction City home invasion in 2010.
    tkleffman@amnews.com
    A Stanford man pleaded guilty Monday just before he was to go on trial in Boyle Circuit Court on charges related to a Junction City home invasion in 2010. Shawn Durham, 25, entered an open guilty plea to two counts of first-degree robbery and burglary...

    Tags: Prosecution, Justice System, Judges, Lawyers, Prisons

    10. Dec 15, 2004 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. GOP Has Lock on South, and Democrats Can't Find Key

    Times Staff Writer
    The generation-long political retreat of Democrats across the South is disintegrating into a rout. President Bush dominated the South so completely in last month's presidential election that he carried nearly 85% of all the counties across the region --...

    Tags: Mississippi, Politics, John Kerry, Avalanches and Landslides, Civil Rights

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