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New additions coming to National D-Day Memorial to continue sharing stories of our heroes
BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - If you visited the National D-Day Memorial Sunday, you saw a large object covered with a brown tarp that stores thousands of stories from WWII. It’s one of several new attractions coming to the D-Day memorial in an expansion President and CEO of the National D-Day Memorial Foundation April Cheek-Messier calls “Phase One.”
Hardee’s Friday Night Blitz Preview: Amherst County
AMHERST, Va. (WFXR) – As we continue our Hardee’s Friday Night Blitz Previews we focus on the Amherst County High School football team. Chris Moore enters his second season at the helm of the Lancers football program. Last year Amherst County got off to a 2-0 start, but...
Cougars Clip Eagles in Benefit Game
The Pulaski County Cougars scored two second half touchdowns to upend the Franklin County Eagles, 21-20 in a benefit game held at Pulaski. Franklin County scored with 4:46 left in the opening quarter as Rashaun Hughey raced in from 24 yards out and Eduardo Vazquez-Resendiz kicked the point after to put them up 7-0.
Virginia Tech football rival announces a surprising starting QB
Last season, the Virginia Tech football team needed a win over Virginia in Charlottesville on Thanksgiving Weekend to become bowl-eligible. Seven days before the game and following a Cavaliers 30-27 upset of Duke at home, quarterback Anthony Colandrea decided to give Brent Pry and his team some posterboard material. Shortly...
Staunton man among 21 Virginia State Police Academy graduates
Graduates of the Virginia State Police Academy have received their first-duty assignments. Hayden Mick, 28, of Staunton, was among the 21 troopers who graduated from the 141st Basic Session on Friday in a ceremony in North Chesterfield County. Mick will be assigned near Staunton in Augusta County. During the 30...
32nd Annual SML Antique and Classic Boat Show
On Saturday September 14, 2024, please plan to attend the Smith Mountain Lake Antique and Classic Boat Society 32nd Annual Antique and Classic Boat Show. This free event will be held from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at Goodhue Boat Company – Blackwater in Moneta, Virginia. There will be over 40 beautiful antique wood, aluminum, […]
Former executive of Virginia benefit program charged with stealing $4.8 million
A Virginia man was arrested this week and charged with embezzling more than $4.8 million from a Virginia-based birth-injury program. John Hunter Raines, 38, of Providence Forge, was the chief financial officer and deputy director of the Richmond-based Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program. Raines was arrested Thursday and has...
State hands out ‘draft plan’ for cell phone-free education
We now have a better idea of what the state is looking for from school districts, when it comes to building a ‘cell phone-free’ education. The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) released its draft guidance for districts late on Monday, Aug. 19, detailing both what they’ve heard from residents over the last month and what […] The post State hands out ‘draft plan’ for cell phone-free education appeared first on Farmville.
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