Rockbridge County

HIGH SCHOOLS: Tuesday girls and boys basketball scores

GIRLS BASKETBALL    Atlantic Shores Christian 33, Stonebridge Christian 25    Atlee 56, Hanover 48    Bassett 60, Martinsville 29    Bayside 44, Frank Cox 34    Bethel 49, Hampton 35    Blacksburg 65, Pulaski County 47    Booker T. Washington 37,...

Tags: Windsor (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Mathews (Mathews, Virginia), Bath County, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Woodstock Festival (1969)

HIGH SCHOOLS: Tuesday's girls and boys basketball scores

GIRLS BASKETBALL    Albemarle 58, Stafford 44    Altavista 51, Chatham 33    Appomattox Regional 63, Franklin 14    Bishop Sullivan 42, Kempsville 32    Broad Run 55, Osbourn 51    Brookville 67, Liberty-Bedford 43    Bruton 57, York 30    Central...

Tags: Windsor (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Booker T. Washington, Yorktown (York, Virginia), Woodstock Festival (1969), High School Sports

Roy Stanley Memorial Shootout being held February 2 in Salem

The 2013 Roy Stanley Memorial Shootout will be held February 2 at the Salem Civic Center. The tournament is a fundraiser for the Roy Stanley Memorial fund and the Kiwanis Club of Salem. Tickets can be purchased on the day of the tournament, or through...

Tags: Radford (Radford, Virginia), Human Interest, Carroll County (Virginia)

HIGH SCHOOL BAKSETBALL: Tuesday's boys and girls scores

GIRLS BASKETBALL    Altavista 72, Gretna 27    Amelia County 60, Randolph Henry 44    Amherst County 58, Rockbridge County 44    Appomattox Regional 47, Windsor 25    Bayside 44, Tallwood 41    Bethel 80, Denbigh 9    Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot 63,...

Tags: Greenbrier, Mathews (Mathews, Virginia), Woodstock Festival (1969), Surry County, Deep Creek

UPDATE: Tractor-trailer accident blocking I-81 South in Rockbridge County

It may take four or five hours to move the tanker that is blocking Interstate 81 South in Rockbridge County, according to Rockbridge County Emergency Management Coordinator Robert Foresman. The tanker that overturned is carrying soap. Crews have to wait...

Tags: Traffic, Virginia Department of Transportation, Disasters and Accidents

State lawmakers to target texting while driving

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Hit the highway, and hope the other drivers have their eyes on the road. That's becoming a common concern as more people are tempted to text behind the wheel. Now, Virginia lawmakers are eyeing tougher restrictions. "I've seen one too many friends...

Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System

Rescue crews in Rockbridge County attempting to rescue injured hunter

Crews in Rockbridge County are trying to rescue a hunter who was injured after falling from a rock. The hunter fell in a remote are in the Petites Gap part of the County. Rescue crews are still trying to reach the hunter. A deputy from the...

UPDATE: Tractor trailer truck hits guard rail, spills fuel in Rockbridge County

UPDATE: 8:00 a.m. The Virginia Department of Transportation says the accident has been cleared. -------------------------------------------------------------- We're following a traffic alert out of Rockbridge County. Emergency Management...

Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation

Amherst County killer to be executed Jan. 16

A Virginia prisoner who killed his cellmate and strangled another inmate in the state's highest security prisons, and vowed to keep killing unless put to death, will be executed in January. A Wise County judge on Tuesday set a Jan. 16 execution for 42-...

Tags: Judges, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Amherst County, Murder

WEEK 10 SCORES - October 26, 2012

WEEK 10 SCORES  William Fleming 18, Halifax County 17          Patrick Henry 42, Franklin County 7   Lord Botetourt 38, Alleghany 32   Staunton River 19, William Byrd 14 Rockbridge County 7, Northside 3   Amherst County 17,  E.C. Glass 0  ...

Tags: Bath County, Floyd County, Covington (Covington, Virginia), Salem (Salem, Virginia), Carroll County (Virginia)

UPDATE: Woman killed in crash on I-81 South in Pulaski County identified by state police

Virginia State Police have identified the woman who was killed in a three-vehicle accident Thursday on Interstate 81 South in Pulaski County. The victim has been identified as 47-year-old Sharon Tate of Alexandria, Virginia. She died at the scene of...

Tags: Alexandria (Alexandria, Virginia), Traffic, Montgomery County (Virginia), Accidental Death, Virginia Department of Transportation

WEEK 8 SCORES - October 12, 2012

WEEK 8 SCORES George Washington 14, William Fleming 0 Halifax County 37, Franklin County 36          Martinsburg, WV 22, Patrick Henry 10 William Byrd 48, Alleghany 0 Lord Botetourt 16, Rockbridge County 14      Northside 42, Staunton River...

Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Bath County, Floyd County, Covington (Covington, Virginia), Salem (Salem, Virginia)