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A collection of news and information related to Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia) published by Tribune Company sources.
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•Phillip Staten is the new executive director of the Riddick's Folly House Museum in Suffolk. Previously, he was the director of finance for the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke. A native of that region, Staten said he came to the area with...Tags: Smithfield, Hampton Roads, Transportation, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Virginia
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Guard unit validated to help in event of attack
After months of training, the Virginia National Guard's special response force has received validation to provide support in the event of an attack with a weapon of mass destruction. The unit is known as CERF (Surf), for Chemical, Biological,...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Danville (Danville, Virginia), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Virginia
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Tara Wheeler crowned Miss Virginia 2008 in Roanoke
Now Tara Wheeler will find a new fact about herself when she types her name into Google: She's Miss Virginia 2008. This year's Miss Arlington admitted to Googling herself last week before the competition. Now she will represent Virginia at next year's...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Google Inc., Virginia
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Spiders add Hidden Valley's McGuire as assistant
The Richmond women's basketball program is adding an assistant coach with a track record of winning championships. The school says it has hired Mike McGuire, who led Hidden Valley High School in Roanoke to the last two Group AA championships in...Tags: Schools, Virginia
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• Pfc. Shane M. Burch, stationed at Ft.Carson, Colo., has completed Individual Readiness Training. He will be deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. A 2007 honor graduate of Phoebus High School, he is the son of Rhonda and Joe Burch of...Tags: James Wilson, Schools, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Injuries, Pocahontas
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White lightning
247-4783When southwest Virginia distiller J.H. de-Hart printed up a broadside called "Preparedness" in 1916, he wasn't talking about getting ready for the looming world war in Europe. Instead, he railed against the state's "coming prohibition drought," urging...Tags: North Carolina, History, Tourism and Leisure, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Virginia
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Around the state
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation recently praised the farm bill, enacted last month. The foundation applauded the legislation's authorization of funds to help clean up the bay. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation rates as one of our favorite groups; we, too,...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Sales, Tourism and Leisure, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Virginia
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Rising gas prices fuel Virginia tourism pitch
Virginia tourism officials are tapping into a trend inspired by ever-rising gas prices. The Virginia Tourism Corp. has created a Web site dedicated to "staycations"--travel destinations within the commonwealth. A Rand McNally survey found two-thirds...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Alexandria (Alexandria, Virginia), Virginia, Staunton (Staunton, Virginia), Prices
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No pilgrim, but progress
Bloomberg NewsA VOYAGE LONG AND STRANGE: Rediscovering the New World, by Tony Horwitz. Henry Holt, 464 pp., $27.50. Pity author Tony Horwitz. In search of the story, he braves sad and distant tourist sites, cheap motels, bad meals, re-enactors, evangelicals, zealots...Tags: North Carolina, History, Henry Holt, Virginia, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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V-Tech kin OK settlement
RICHMOND, Va. - Most families of the Virginia Tech massacre victims have agreed in principle to accept an $11-million settlement in exchange for agreeing not to sue the state. The families' decision to agree to a taxpayer-financed package of...Tags: John Edwards, Police Investigations, Virginia, Injuries, Police
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