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Learning foreign language has advantages outside Martinsville High School classrooms
WDBJ7 ReporterThursday, Ana Santiago, a native Spanish speaker, showed her English speaking friends how to bargain. "We're mostly making a traditional Mexican or Hispanic culture Market," Santiago said. Martinsville High School called Thursday, Dia de Mercado, or...Tags: Language, Teaching and Learning, Education, Arts and Culture, Students
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Rev. Jonathan Falwell to give invocation prior to NASCAR's Sprint Cup race at Martinsville
The Reverent Jonathan Falwell will give the invocation before NASCAR’s April 7 Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. Jonathan Falwell is the senior pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg. He is the son of Jerry Falwell, who died...
Tags: NASCAR, Stock Car Racing, Christianity, Auto Racing, Religion and Belief
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Jeff Gordon hasn't forgotten three-wide debacle at Martinsville
NASCAR Wire ServicesWith all the talk about controversy between Joey Logano and Tony Stewart — not to mention between Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin — the incident that lit the fuse between Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon has been shoved into the background. Â ...Tags: NASCAR, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Auto Racing
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Substitute driver Brian Vickers can empathize with Denny Hamlin
NASCAR Wire ServicesIn picking Brian Vickers to substitute for Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing got a driver who can empathize with what Hamlin is feeling while he waits to return to his car. Â Vickers will start a stint of indeterminate length in the No. 11 Toyota...Tags: NASCAR, FedEx Corporation, Denny Hamlin, Auto Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing
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Martinsville man arrested for giving false ID, several outstanding felony gun and drug charges
A wanted Martinsville man was arrested on Friday for giving false identity to police in addition to a host of outstanding felony drug and gun charges. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office searched a Ridgeway apartment on Friday and found the suspect,...
Tags: Theft, Crimes, Firearms, Crime, Law and Justice, Police Arrests
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Penske: Time to move on from Logano-Hamlin dustup
AP Sports WriterRoger Penske says Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin have exchanged text messages since their final-lap crash at Fontana last weekend that left Hamlin with a fractured vertebra. Penske said he's also sent text messages to Hamlin, who's expected to miss at...Tags: NASCAR, Denny Hamlin, Auto Racing, Tony Stewart, Joey Logano
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Virginia to dedicate historical marker in Danville for NASCAR pioneer Wendell Scott
The state of Virginia will issue an historical marker in honor of NASCAR pioneer and Danville native Wendell Scott on April 5. The dedication will be at noon April 5 at the marker’s location at 118 Wendell Scott Drive in Danville. In 1963 Scott...
Tags: NASCAR, Stock Car Racing, Auto Racing, Local Government, Human Interest
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Who'd be ideal coach for UCLA basketball?
Calipari or Smart David Teel Daily Press Three Final Fours but no banner in 10 years like Ben Howland? Not good enough at UCLA. Befitting the Hollywood aura, the ideal candidate is an A-list personality with an oversized ego, designer wardrobe...Tags: John Calipari, Ole Miss Rebels, Southeastern Conference, Georgetown, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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Martinsville Speedway gives fresh feel to Spring race
WDBJ7 ReporterMartinsville is getting a glimpse of Hollywood next month. It's just one part of a combination of changes to freshen up the look and approach to racing at Martinsville Speedway. The STP Gas Booster 500 is just two weeks away and it already has the...Tags: Services and Shopping, Survivor (tv program), Auto Racing, Mario Lopez, Roma Downey
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Martinsville, Henry County homeless rate rises
WDBJ7 ReporterMore people are becoming homeless in Martinsville and Henry County. That's according to a survey from the West Piedmont Better Housing Coalition. The group surveyed the homeless who are getting food from shelters and crisis management centers like Grace... -
Martinsville keeps top jobless rate in January
The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in January. The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 16.9 percent, up from 15.2 percent in December and 18.1 percent a year...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Labor Markets, Arlington County, Employment, Unemployment
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Tony Stewart pays a visit to Martinsville
WDBJ7 ReporterRace weekend at Martinsville is about two weeks away, and on Wednesday the speedway welcomed three-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart to the track. Stewart first spoke to the Chamber of Commerce, fielding questions from the group, and then met with...Tags: Services and Shopping, Vehicles, Auto Racing, Tony Stewart
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