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Program explored American history through stories told in song
A group of Richmond musicians sang and played their way through 400 years of American history in downtown Hampton last week. The program "Singing the News: Broadsides and Ballads" was put together by Gregg D. Kimball of the Library of Virginia. Kimball,...
Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Entertainment, Music, Music Industry, Robin Hood
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UPDATE: Virginia House of Delegates passes transportation bill; Senate to vote Saturday
WDBJ7 ReporterThe State Senate adjourned Friday afternoon, leaving the vote on a transportation compromise until Saturday, the final day of the General Assembly session. Earlier, members of the House of Delegates approved the legislation, the first major infusion...Tags: Regional Authority, Services and Shopping, Philosophy, Rockbridge County, Hybrid Vehicles
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Sandy Adams is a ‘Public Safety Professional’ for Romney
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelOutgoing U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams, R-Orlando, the former Orange County sheriff's deputy defeated in a bitter primary last month by U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, has been named an honorary co-chair of “Public Safety Professionals” for Mitt... -
Calling for help: Child abuse reports now funneled through Indy
South Bend TribuneThe Perley fourth-grader was well known to the adults who work there, who had knitted their eyebrows in worry several times over the years with how dirty and smelly the little girl was when she arrived at school. The girl was overweight and suffered...Tags: Lawyers, Health, Juvenile Delinquency, Child Abuse, Crime, Law and Justice
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Buried in space? Virginia may help pay for it
Want to be buried in space?
Virginia will help pay for it, according to proposed legislation that aims to boost the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island.
The bill, which the Virginia state legislature will debate next year, would provide...Tags: Timothy Leary, Wallops Island (Accomack, Virginia), Companies and Corporations, Space Programs, Economy, Business and Finance
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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.
The Virginia Department of Education made the announcement Thursday. The accreditation is based on performance of students on Standards of Learning and...Tags: Science, James City County, Charles City (Charles City, Virginia), Colonial Heights (Colonial Heights, Virginia), Shenandoah County
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Updated: Road conditions in the News7 viewing area
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: Road Transportation, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Bland County, Weather Statistics, Weather
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State police issue an endangered missing child alert for missing teenager in Scott County
REPORTERState police have issued an endangered missing child alert. The Scott County Sheriff's Office is looking for 16 year old Hope Lashae Calhoun. She's described as five feet three inches tall, weighing 100 pounds with blue eyes and straight brown hair....Tags: Missing Persons, Social Issues
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Plan a fall foliage getaway
Daily PressThere are several options for seeing more than 800 miles of reds, oranges and yellows during Virginia's annual show of fall foliage. The picturesque Blue Ridge Parkway follows the Appalachian Mountain chain for 469 miles, taking you past meadows, streams...Tags: Festive Events, Nelson County, Family, Pumpkin, Beef Brisket
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