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More Than Football: The Power of Coaching
APPOMATTOX COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Faith, family, and football are three words that could sum up the delightfully kind former Appomattox High School football coach Doug Smith. If you want to talk about football, you could also call him a champion, as he led the Raiders program to four state titles in five years.
Lynchburg Police in search of armed robber
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - The Lynchburg Police Department is asking the public for help locating and identifying a man involved in a Saturday armed robbery at a Walgreens store. Police say a man entered a Walgreens on 2004 Wards Road at 8:50 a.m., displaying a knife and demanding money from an employee before leaving the store.
Back-to-school brew: teachers, administrators can get a free cup of coffee from Wawa
Wawa is providing teachers and administrators in the Mid-Atlantic with the perfect post Labor Day back to school pick-me-up in the form of a free cup of coffee. Here's when and how teachers and admins can get their free cup of coffee this week. ...
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...
Harvest season for ginseng, a highly-regulated plant in Virginia, is almost here
Ginseng harvest season in Virginia begins on Sept. 1. For those interested in collecting this valued plant, there's several regulations to be aware of -- because violating them could result in hefty fines, jail time or both.
A Federal Push for Offshore Wind Energy Could Impact Delmarva's Coast Once Again
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. -- The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management(BOEM) now has it's eyes set on a massive area in the Atlantic Ocean. The feds are looking to open up more lease areas for potential projects. BOEM made the announcement earlier this month, highlighting it's efforts to meet the Biden-Harris administrations...
Patrick Henry shuts out Brookville, 42-0
Mark Lineburg took the field for the first time as a Brookville Bee since 1997. They traveled to Patrick Henry to face Allan Fiddler and his squad. During the first quarter, Patrick Henry made its way to the endzone, with Demarion Perdue running in a score, 7-0 Patriots. Cameron Hairston...
Lynchburg Sheriff's Office warns of phone scam demanding $3,000 for missed jury duty
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — TheLynchburg Sheriff's Office is warning residents about a recent phone call scam. First Sergeant Todd Hunley said one resident took a call from someone claiming to be a warrant officer named Daniel Jones with the Lynchburg Sheriff's Office. The scammer told the resident that they...
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