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Friday Frenzy: Week 2 High School Football Highlights
Visit the Friday Frenzy page on Sunday to cast your vote for the Week 2 Player of the Week! Meet Week 1’s Player of the Week: Maryville’s Matthew Covert. Friday Frenzy Game of the Week: Alcoa at Bearden York Institute at Grace Christian Farragut at Powell Gibbs at Halls Maryville at Central Clinton at West Karns at […]
13th Region Wrapup: Bobcats rally to even record at 1-1; M’boro, Pineville, Jackson County, & Harlan County fall
The Bobcats came from behind to knock off Boyd County, 36-31, evening their record at 1-1. The Yellow Jackets fell to 0-2 after dropping a 23-20 decision to the Golden Lions. The Generals took an early lead but couldn’t hold on, losing 43-28 while falling to 1-1. Rockcastle County...
HC, Harlan elementary runners dominate race in Pineville
The Harlan County and Harlan elementary cross country teams had outstanding performances Tuesday at Pineville. Harlan County’s girls and boys teams won their races with 30 and 36 points, respectively. Harlan finished second overall in both the boys race (48 points) and the girls race (80 points). “We were...
Dogs’ big-play attack too much for HC on the way to 33-0 victory
Hazard 6 0 20 7 — 33 Harlan County 0 0 0 0 — 0 H — Johnson 19 pass from Pelfrey (pass failed) H — Johnson 85 kickoff return (kick failed) H — Blankenship 21 run (Holbrook run) H — Fullwood 31 pass from...
Two early Jackson TDs propel Rockets to win over Pineville
The Pineville Mountain Lions continued their early swing of 3A competition with a 41-14 loss to Rockcastle County Friday night at Union Commonwealth University. The 2-0 Rockets jumped out to a blistering 28-0 lead after the first quarter and coasted the rest of the way for the victory. Rockcastle running...
Hampton-Johnson County Postponed To Monday, Sept. 2
Hampton and Johnson County are going to have to wait a couple more days to finish out their game. The game between Hampton and Johnson County has been postponed to Monday evening (Sept. 2) due to lightning and storms in the area. Kickoff in Hampton is set for 7p. Johnson...
Elizabethton and Morristown West Game Postponed
Mother Nature kept Elizabethton off the field on Friday night. The Elizabethton and Morristown West game has been postponed due to lightning and storms in the area. No make-up date has been set as of 9p on Friday night. The teams moved into a lightning delay just after 7p as...
Virginia school district expands to 200-day year
The hottest days of summer vacation are stopped cold in the capital of Virginia.While most schools nationwide are just starting the academic year, Richmond Public Schools opened the school year for some of its elementary schools on July 22. The city started to experiment with a longer school year in 2023 in an attempt to make up for learning loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.School officials said the first year was so successful that they expanded to more schools for the 2024-2025 school year.Student and parent reactionFairfield Court Elementary is one of the schools already in month two...
Savor the flavors of summer with Virginia-grown squash
BUCKINGHAM — While summer is almost over, there’s still plenty of time to enjoy the season’s bounty of Virginia-grown squash. Squash is plentiful in Virginia, with 401 farms growing squash on 726 acres in 2022, according to the most recent U.S. Census of Agriculture. While peak season for winter squash is right around the corner, several varieties of summer squash still are available at local farm stands and farmers markets through October.
$1M wedding gift! Prince William County dad gifts son winning lottery ticket
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — One dad in Prince William County gifted his newly married son a winning $1 million Virginia Lottery ticket. Virginia Lottery said Aaron Andrews got married in April. Since then, he and and his wife have lived in his father’s basement. His father, who is an avid lottery […]
North Anna gets federal OK to operate through 2060; more …
From elsewhere: Kennedy on Virginia ballot, but West disqualified. Mountain Valley Pipeline releases report on May 1 rupture. Changes afoot at Swannanoa mansion on Afton Mountain after series of deaths. The post North Anna gets federal OK to operate through 2060; more … appeared first on Cardinal News.
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