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SWVA Drug Court seeing some success
WDBJ7 ReporterDressed in what looks like their Sunday best, family and friends pack into pews. The scene resembles a church. Normally, the Russell County Courthouse is all about dispensing justice, but this day is different and Judge Michael Moore, says it clearly so...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Substance Abuse, Justice System, Prescription Drugs, Prisons
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Several area schools awarded honors from the Board of Education
WDBJ7 ReporterA few area schools received big honors from Richmond Wednesday. The Board of Education Excellence awards were given to 51 schools across the state. The only school in Roanoke City to receive the award was Crystal Spring Elementary. It met all...Tags: Caves and Caverns, Human Interest, Executive Branch, Amherst County, Charlotte County
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Obituary: Bessie Vanover
Bessie Vanover 1958-2013 LIBERTY — Besse Jean Luttrell Vanover, 54, of Liberty, died Wednesday. Born Dec. 13, 1958, in Russell County, Ky., she was a daughter of the late William and Ruby Luttrell. She was the widow of Kirmon Michael Vanover.... -
Nearly 70 percent of Virginia schools meet new education benchmarks
Virginia education officials say 68 percent of the state's public schools met new annual benchmarks in reading, mathematics and graduation. The state Department of Education on Wednesday released results of the objectives aimed at reducing proficiency...
Tags: Bristol (Bristol, Virginia), Highland County, John Adams, Northumberland County, Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia)
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Southwest Virginia man enters gambling plea
A southwest Virginia man has pleaded guilty to running a regular high-stakes poker game.
U.S. Attorney Timothy Heaphy says 61-year-old Shelby Mullins of Abingdon pleaded guilty Monday to operating an illegal gambling establishment and failing to file a...Tags: Trials, Gambling, Trials
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Suspect in Boyle home invasion pleads guilty, avoids trial
tkleffman@amnews.comA Stanford man pleaded guilty Monday just before he was to go on trial in Boyle Circuit Court on charges related to a Junction City home invasion in 2010. Shawn Durham, 25, entered an open guilty plea to two counts of first-degree robbery and burglary...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Court Preliminary, Theft, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Justice System
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Lynchburg School Board names interim superintendent
The Lynchburg School Board has named a tempoary superintendent.
Dr. Larry Massie will be the acting leader until the school board has the opportunity to search for a permanent replacement.
Dr. Massie will begin his post on August 1st.
---------------...Tags: Human Interest, Elections, Politics, Education, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Updated: Road conditions in the News7 viewing area
Here is a news release from VDOT:
BE ALERT TO SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 – 10 p.m.
BRISTOL –The Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) asks motorists to...Tags: Weather Reports, Trips and Vacations, Travel Alerts, Virginia Department of Transportation, Weather Statistics
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GOP Has Lock on South, and Democrats Can't Find Key
Times Staff WriterThe generation-long political retreat of Democrats across the South is disintegrating into a rout. President Bush dominated the South so completely in last month's presidential election that he carried nearly 85% of all the counties across the region --...Tags: John Edwards, Charlotte, Fairfax County, Primaries, Disasters
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