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    Nov 6, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  1. 5TH DISTRICT RACE: Hurt wins another term

    Congressman Robert Hurt has been voted into a second term in the 5<sup>th</sup> Congressional District.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    Congressman Robert Hurt has been voted into a second term in the 5th Congressional District.  It didn't take voters long for voters to decide they wanted Congressman Hurt in office. Hurt made his acceptance speech feel more like a fireside chat than a...

    Tags: Elections, Robert Hurt, Voting, John Wade, Politics

    2. Nov 2, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. Virginia State Police probe fatal shooting by deputy in Fauquier County

    Virginia State Police say they are investigating a fatal shooting by a deputy sheriff in Fauquier County.
    Virginia State Police say they are investigating a fatal shooting by a deputy sheriff in Fauquier County. Authorities say the incident occurred early Friday after deputies from both Fauquier and Stafford counties responded to a report of a crashed and...

    Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Shootings

    3. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  3. 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.
    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: Accomack County (Virginia), Stuart, Galax (Galax, Virginia), Lunenburg County, Orange County (Virginia)

    4. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  4. Candidates fight for 5th district congressional seat in Danville

    &quot;It's kind of funny he keeps calling me mister. It's General Douglass. Okay folks?" said 5th district democratic candidate General John Douglass during a hot debate in Danville Wednesday night.
    WDBJ7 Reporter
    "It's kind of funny he keeps calling me mister. It's General Douglass. Okay folks?" said 5th district democratic candidate General John Douglass during a hot debate in Danville Wednesday night. In the first public meeting between Douglass and current...

    Tags: Elections, Metal and Mineral, Mining, Politics

    5. Mar 27, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Mary Elizabeth "Becky" Lipp, homemaker

    Mary Elizabeth &quot;Becky" Lipp, a homemaker who studied genealogy, died of pneumonia March 24 at the Charlestown Retirement Community. She was 101 and had lived in Govans.
    Mary Elizabeth "Becky" Lipp, a homemaker who studied genealogy, died of pneumonia March 24 at the Charlestown Retirement Community. She was 101 and had lived in Govans. She was born Mary Elizabeth Barrett while her mother was traveling on a railroad...

    Tags: Anglicanism, Religion and Belief, Govans, Towson, Pneumonia

    6. Apr 8, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  6. Photo in ad solves Civil War mystery

    Karen Thatcher knew when she saw it that a photograph of a tintype of a young Confederate soldier was of David Miller Thatcher, her husband Larry Thatcher&rsquo;s great-great uncle, who died in the Civil War in 1863.
    richardb@herald-mail.com
    Karen Thatcher knew when she saw it that a photograph of a tintype of a young Confederate soldier was of David Miller Thatcher, her husband Larry Thatcher’s great-great uncle, who died in the Civil War in 1863. “It was the hands,” she...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Arts, Library of Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Photography

    7. Apr 24, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  7. Attorney General sues White House party crasher

    Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has sued White House party crasher Tareq Salahi, claiming Salahi cheated customers who purchased wine tours in northern Virginia.
    Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has sued White House party crasher Tareq Salahi, claiming Salahi cheated customers who purchased wine tours in northern Virginia. The lawsuit filed Monday in Fauquier County Circuit Court accuses Salahi and his Virginia...

    Tags: Tareq Salahi, Litigation, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Ken Cuccinelli

    8. Feb 1, 2012 |Story| Daily Press
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    9. Sep 23, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  9. Governor announces conservation grant for Roanoke River Greenway in Salem

    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The City of Salem is receiving a grant from the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation to acquire nine acres to complete the Roanoke River Greenway project between Rotary Park and the city line.&nbsp; Another grant was awarded to the city for the trail construction.
         The City of Salem is receiving a grant from the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation to acquire nine acres to complete the Roanoke River Greenway project between Rotary Park and the city line.  Another grant was awarded to the city for the trail...

    Tags: Equestrian, Tourism and Leisure, Whitehall, Orange County (Virginia), Wildlife

    10. Mar 2, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  10. Millions of dollars headed to local school systems to help with construction projects

    Millions of dollars are headed to local school systems to help with new construction, renovations and expansion projects.&nbsp;
    Millions of dollars are headed to local school systems to help with new construction, renovations and expansion projects.  The Virginia Department of Education announced Wednesday the allocation of $229,551,000 in Qualified School Construction Bonds. ...

    Tags: Leesburg, Crossroads, Lunenburg County, Blacksburg, Buena Vista (Buena Vista, Virginia)

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