Aug 16, 2011
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Founded: 1838
History:
Roanoke County was established by the Virginia Legislature. It was named Roanoke County because of the Roanoke River passing through the area. During early settlement Roanoke had many trains passing through this area. Later,...
Aug 16, 2011
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Founded: 1793
History:
In 1728, William Byrd went exploring for the border between Virginia and North Carolina, but when he camped over night in the area now know as danville, he fell in love with the scenery. He decided to settle in this area....
Aug 15, 2011
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As a Catholic, a 20-year member of the Virginia General Assembly, the author of Virginia's 2006 voter-approved one-man, one-woman Constitutional Marriage Amendment, and a graduate ofMaryland public schools, I take issue with Gov. Martin O'Malley's...
Sep 12, 2011
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Oscar-winning Actor Richard Dreyfuss, a Washington family history buff, will be on hand this weekend for Charles Town’s three-day Heritage Festival.
On Friday morning, Dreyfuss will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the grave of Charles...
Sep 16, 2011
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With just over six weeks until Election Day, the money is flowing to Virginia's General Assembly candidates. And high profile races in western Virginia are no exception
At the end of August, Delegate Ward Armstrong had raised more than 685- thousand...
Oct 18, 2011
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Gov. Bob McDonnell took a break Monday from back-to-back energy conferences in Richmond to visit the Eastern Shore.
His destination: NASA Wallops Flight Facility.
Interesting timing considering Virginia officials are feuding with Florida’s...
Oct 18, 2011
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Already sparring over an aircraft carrier, Florida and Virginia have locked horns on another issue: human spaceflight.
NASA announced in July that it would order an environmental review of Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's...
Nov 4, 2011
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If you don’t have your voter information card that was recently sent out, don’t worry.
You will still be allowed to vote on Tuesday, which is Election Day.
All you need to do is bring another form of identification, like a state driver&...
Jul 4, 2011
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Ed Zahniser said the best thing about Shepherdstown’s Fourth of July parade is it never lasts too long and he always sees a lot of people he knows marching in it.
The parade, which started to roll down German Street shortly after 3 p.m. Monday,...
Oct 10, 2011
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Gov. Martin O'Malley is planning to resume his fight for comprehensive tax reform during next year's regular legislative session. He is wise to do so.
The business of fixing Maryland's structural deficit is unfinished. The projected budget shortfall is...
Nov 8, 2011
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Here are a list of races that we have called:
- Republican Chris Head has won the 17th District House of Delegates seat.
- Republican Tom Garrett has won the 22nd District state Senate seat.
- Republican Ralph Smith has won the Virginia Senate 19th...
Aug 1, 2011
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Rod Snyder of Shenandoah Junction, W.Va., was re-elected president of Young Democrats of America at the organization’s biennial convention in Louisville, Ky.
Elected to a second, two-year term on Saturday, Snyder is only the second West Virginian...
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