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153rd Pennsylvania Infantry: 'Brave Beaver' falls at Gettysburg
The men of the 153rd Pennsylvania Infantry marched through the town of Gettysburg around noon on July 1, 1863, to the music of military bands and the cheers of the townspeople. They headed north to the Alms House, a small stone building less than a mile...
Tags: Music, Entertainment, Career and Workplace, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Northampton County (Pennsylvania)
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A British trophy from the 1813 sack of Hampton
Among the most evocative artifacts I've seen while preparing an upcoming series of stories on Hampton Roads and the War of 1812 is a rifle left behind by an American sharpshooter fleeing the field of a hopeless battle. Not only does this rare marked...
Tags: Hampton Roads, Elizabeth City, War of 1812
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Mary L. Horst, 84
Mary Louise (Horst) Horst, 84, of Hagerstown, Md., died at 11:56 a.m. Saturday, June 8, 2013, at the Mennonite Fellowship Home in Hagerstown. Born Feb. 15, 1929, in Greencastle, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Benjamin B. and Martha (Lehman) Horst....Tags: Religion and Belief, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Middletown, Mennonite, Christianity
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Grand Home Furnishings to buy West Virginia stores
Assignment ManagerRoanoke-based Grand Home Furnishings will buy four West Virginia stores from a competitor. Grand will consolidate some of the stores with its existing locations in West Virginia. Here is the complete announcement from Grand: Grand Home Furnishings,...Tags: Furniture, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Services and Shopping, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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Phoebus' Kennedy King wins Group AAA state long jump championship
Phoebus’ Kennedy King upset favored Felecia Majors of South County to win the girls long jump in the Group AAA state track meet. King jumped 19 feet, 7 inches, Majors 19-4 ˝. In the preliminaries for Saturday’s final, Hampton’s Chantal...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Track and Field, Manufacturing and Engineering, Phoebus (Hampton, Virginia), Minor League Baseball
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College graduates
South Bend TribunePiedmont College Demorest, Ga. Maria C. Carter, of Granger, bachelor’s degree Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs , N.C. Lauren Davis of Nappanee, associate’s degree Butler University, Indianapolis Emily Blanche, of South...Tags: Education, Colleges and Universities, Creighton University, Warsaw (Poland), Butler University
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Road rage leads to shooting on Interstate 81
Virginia State Troopers arelooking for who shot a tractor trailer driver Saturday morning along Interstate 81 near Harrisonburg. Police say a tractor trailer was driving on the southbound lanes when another driver shot the passenger side of the...
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Police: WWII artillery device found in near New Market harmless
Virginia State Police say a World War II artillery device found near New Market didn't have any explosives in it. Media outlets say the device was a mortar round. State police say a man approached a state trooper on Wednesday in a parking lot in...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions
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Danville named one of the top small-town business districts in the South
Danville has been named one of the “Ten Wonderful Small Town Central Business Districts in the South” by Southern Business & Development magazine. Danville was featured in SB&D’s annual Top Tens Edition for the Winter 2013 issue. ...
Tags: Georgetown
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Republicans select statewide candidates for November election
Virginia Republicans are selecting their candidates for Campaign 2013. The party is meeting in Richmond Saturday to pick its nominees for the state's top three offices. E.W. Jackson, a minister and retired marine, beat out six other hopefuls to become...
Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Mark D. Obenshain, Government, Executive Branch, Ken Cuccinelli
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Cuccinelli acceptance speech for GOP nomination for governor
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli gave the following remarks in accepting the Republican nomination for governor at the Republican Party of Virginia nominating convention in Richmond Saturday: "I think you now have a better sense of why I’m one of...Tags: Laws, Environmental Issues, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), The Washington Post, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia)
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Fairfax on a roll in straw polls
Justin Fairfax, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for attorney general, won his third straw poll in less than a week Wednesday. The straw poll was taken at a candidates forum featuring Fairfax and his opponent - state Sen. Mark Herring of Loudoun...Tags: Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Interior Policy, Justice System, Personal Weapon Control
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