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Lake & More Weekly Calendar: July 24th - 30th
Placement in Lake & More Weekly Events is free for public events taking place in the Smith Mountain Lake community, the surrounding counties of Bedford, Franklin and Pittsylvania, and the communities of Moneta, Huddleston, Goodview, Hardy, Wirtz, Burnt Chimney, Penhook and Union Hall. Submit a brief paragraph about your event via email to smcclintic@womackpublishing.com. Events will be listed once before the event. The deadline for submissions is noon on Fridays.
Long & Foster agent named to Va. real-estate regulatory body
Gov. Youngkin has appointed René Fonseca, an agent from Long & Foster Real Estate’s McLean office, as a member of the Virginia Real Estate Board. Fonseca leads the Fonseca Group at Long & Foster with his wife, Deborah DeMoss Fonseca, and son Daniel. “René’s appointment to the Virginia...
Gary Allen Burks: Vietnam War Gold Star Veteran from Virginia
On April 29, 1967 Private First Class Gary Allen Burks was declared a casualty of the Vietnam War. He served with honor in the United States Marine Corps. He is remembered by the people of Virginia. May his positive example inspire us. Working together towards peace, mutual respect and equality for all. Casualty date: April […] The post Gary Allen Burks: Vietnam War Gold Star Veteran from Virginia appeared first on The Virginian Review.
COW Program Completes 38th Year
The College Orientation Workshop, Inc. (COW) program returned to Virginia Military Institute this summer, marking its 38th year of transforming the lives of promising, male, minority and at-risk high school students. This year, 29 students from eight states, and the District of Columbia, participated in the four-week program that offers...
26th Beach Music Festival Saturday
The Bank of Botetourt Beach Music Festival returns to Glen Maury Park in Buena Vista this Saturday, July 27. Three top-notch bands will be performing Saturday and a Friday evening pre-festival concert by another talented group will kick off the music weekend. The festival begins at noon Saturday with Gary...
VMI Pitchers Riley, Wilkerson Drafted
A pair of Virginia Military Institute baseball pitchers heard their names called during the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft in Arlington, Texas last week. Pitchers Will Riley and Holden Wilkerson were selected on Monday and Tuesday of last week, days two and three of the draft, marking the first time multiple Keydets were drafted in the same class since 2018. Since 1980, 36 Keydets have been drafted to the league, and last week was the first time VMI has had a draftee since 2019.
New portion of the Downtown Renewal Construction Project begins
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — You might have to take a few detours as you travel through downtown Lynchburg for the next two years. The Downtown Renewal Construction Project is beginning a new section on Main Street. This part of the Main St. revitalization project is focused on five blocks,...
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