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Pittsylvania County farmers rush to plant tobacco
WDBJ7 ReporterTobacco farmers are wishing today's rain never came. Recent storms have kept them from planting on time, now they're using all farm hands before it's too late. Ray Emerson and his crew were out early this morning planting rows of tobacco at his...Tags: Weather, Weather Reports
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New academy offers Pittsylvania County high school students college credit, internships, work certificate
WDBJ7 ReporterA new program in southern Virginia is helping students get ready for the real world, even before graduating high school. Pittsylvania County schools are introducing a new Academy for Engineering and Technology this fall. Students can earn college...Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Virginia State University, Science and Technology
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Chatham Hall employee retires after 62 years
WDBJ7 ReporterAn all girls school in Pittsylvania County is losing its longest working employee. Curtis Jackson is retiring from Chatham Hall after working there for 62 years. He started in the 1950's when he was 22, milking cows then moved to maintenance where... -
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office expanding after mold, water damage repairs
WDBJ7 ReporterMold and water damage forced county workers out of their offices last year in Pittsylvania County. Now renovations are underway to make the building safer and ready to handle more foot traffic. The Pittsylvania County Sheriffs Office is expanding...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employees
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BRIEF: Guilty plea entered in fatal 2012 accident
Danville Register & Bee, Va.Brian Keith Cole, the Axton man indicted in a fatal hit-and-run, pleaded guilty Thursday in Pittsylvania County Circuit Court. Cole, 39, pleaded guilty to felony hit-and-run. The incident occurred Sept. 15 and left Thomas Lewis Bradner dead on the...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals
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Two groups join forces against uranium mining
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Two Southside Virginia voices against uranium mining are joining forces. The Roanoke River Basin Association says it has welcomed CommonHealthVA as a part of its family. The group is among several that advocated for keeping the...
Tags: Bob McDonnell, Metal and Mineral, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Mining
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Anti-uranium groups in Virginia join forces
Two Southside Virginia voices against uranium mining are joining forces. The Roanoke River Basin Association says it has welcomed CommonHealthVA as a part of its family. The group is among several that advocated for keeping the state's prohibition on...
Tags: Bob McDonnell, Metal and Mineral, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Mining
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Ceremony honors local officers who died in the line of duty
Danville Register & Bee, Va.Family and friends of fallen police officers packed the sanctuary of Chatham Baptist Church on Monday night to celebrate National Police Week by honoring the lives of officers who died in the line of duty. Officers from the Danville Police Department,...Tags: Memorial Day, Bob McDonnell, Human Interest, John F. Kennedy
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Chamber recognizes local achievement
Danville Register & Bee, Va.Monday's awards dinner for the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce had a record turnout, with 440 people attending to recognize achievement in education, leadership and business. Chamber President Laurie Moran said people love positive...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Human Interest, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
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Study: Gap seen for manufacturing workers in Southside
Danville Register & Bee, Va.Demand for additional manufacturing workers across Virginia's former Tobacco Region will reach nearly 7,000 by 2017, according to a study paid for by the Virginia Tobacco Commission. However, there will be a supply gap of 1,045 medium-skilled,...Tags: Boston, Students, Lee County, Employment, Career and Workplace
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Museum of the Confederacy opens new Gettysburg exhibit
Richmond Times-DispatchEight Confederate battle flags from Pickett's Charge in the Battle of Gettysburg are on display at the Museum of the Confederacy in a new exhibit, "Gettysburg: They Walked Through Blood." The flags from Maj. Gen. George Pickett's Virginia Division...Tags: Museums, Arts and Culture
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After two-year ordeal, man looks to change perception of 'billion dollar business'
Danville Register & Bee, Va.It has been more than two years since Maurice Lorin Raynor Jr. opened Internet sweepstakes businesses in Martinsville and Pittsylvania County -- businesses he was later arrested for operating. He had no way of knowing that his vigorous attempts to...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Business, Lawyers
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