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PolitiFact: Claim on public education cuts on target
The Virginia Education Association's leader says the state has been saving money by lowering standards. The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly true.
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Bank terminates line of credit for Wintergreen
Bank of America ended its line of credit with Wintergreen Resort, removing the resort’s short-term borrowing resource.
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Financial woes burden Wintergreen
Weather, debt, appraisal are factors in problem
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Road-funding bills gain traction in General Assembly
Gov. Bob McDonnell’s suggestions for changing Virginia’s approach to transportation, and diverting current revenues to highways, are up for debate in General Assembly committees this week. His measures join a dozen other transportation bills, including one from Del. Lacey Putney, I-Bedford, that have been introduced this year.
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Health quest inspired organic skin care line
Eve Stahl found a way to help others who sought alternatives to chemical-laden creams.
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Cujo wins Super Middleweight belt
Lynchburg’s Scott “Cujo” Sigmon won the WBC U.S. Super Middleweight Championship with a third-round knockout Jimmy Campbell late Friday in Greensboro, N.C.
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Wood-Morrow hits 1,00th in Randolph win
Randolph College’s men’s basketball team picked up its third consecutive ODAC victory and, for the second time in seven days, had a player score their 1,000th career point in the WildCats’ 64-47 win over visiting Eastern Mennonite University on Saturday.
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Local teams fare well in Region III swim meet
At Saturday’s Region III swimming championships hosted by JMU, the boys 200-yard medley and 200-free relays were excellent indicators of how the team competition would pan out.
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Brookville wrestlers maintain Seminole stranglehold
The most highly anticipated event of the Seminole District wrestling tournament, a rematch in the 145-pound bracket between Brookville junior Josh Lancaster and Jefferson Forest’s Caleb Prather, lived up to its hype.
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Defense lifts Bulldogs over Liberty
For much of Saturday night, 6-foot-5 forward Quinard Jackson was the tallest UNC Asheville player on the floor. So it’s understandable that any player wearing a Liberty uniform would look at the stat sheet after Asheville’s 65-51 victory at the Vines Center and shake his head at two glaring stats: The Bulldogs grabbed 16 offensive rebounds and out-rebounded the Flames 47-31.
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Hokies hold off Tigers
Virginia Tech freshman forward Dorian Finney-Smith caught a pass near the right corner, drove the baseline and scored on a backdoor layup 26 seconds into Saturday’s game against Clemson at Cassell Coliseum.
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Flames look for improvement in rematch with UNC Asheville
It’s not hard to identify the low point of Liberty’s basketball season.
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Seminole teams try to break Bees grip on wrestling title
The odds are against any team ending Brookville’s 42-year stranglehold on the Seminole District wrestling tournament title today starting at 10 a.m. on the Bees’ home mats. But that’s not going to stop the other six schools, particularly Jefferson Forest and Amherst, from trying.
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Pitt will join Coastal Division in new ACC alignment
Pittsburgh will be in the Coastal Division when it joins the Atlantic Coast Conference, and Syracuse will be in the Atlantic.
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Valentine's Day comes early in Blacksburg
There may not be a bigger Boston Red Sox fan than Virginia Tech baseball skipper Pete Hughes.
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Amherst claims first Seminole title in 20 years
After Amherst beat E.C. Glass on Friday night 56-45 to clinch its first Seminole District regular-season boys basketball title in 20 years, Lancers coach Eddie Carter noted how difficult it has been to win at what has been predominantly a football school.
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Hornets bolster ODAC hopes with win over WildCats
With the end of the regular season quickly approaching, the Lynchburg College women’s basketball team scored a critical victory toward its goal of earning a spot in the conference tournament with a 57-37 win over visiting Randolph College on Friday.
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PolitiFact: Forbes' statement on U.S. debts adds up
Rep. Randy Forbes says national debt comes to $48,700 per person. The Truth-o-Meter says:True.
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Amherst golfer Mast wins Senior Qualifying School final in Portugal
Amherst resident Dick Mast, formerly of Forest, carded a four-under-par round of 67 for the third time in four days to win this week’s European Senior Tour Qualifying School tournament finals in Portugal by seven strokes on Thursday. The 59-year-old had started the day with a three-stroke lead over Englishman Paul Wesselingh and extended that margin to seven shots with a clinical display at Pestana Golf Resort’s Vale da Pinta, finishing at 14-under-par 270.
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LU's Minaya capitalizes on G-W's double-team of Burrus
For Liberty guard David Minaya to get comfortable again with his jumper, he had to step a little bit out of his comfort zone Thursday night at the Vines Center.
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Duke men surge past host Hokies before halftime
BLACKSBURG — Virginia Tech men’s basketball coach Seth Greenberg is waiting for this year’s team to develop the toughness the Hokies have been known for during his nine-year tenure. Tech certainly didn’t show it Thursday night in a 75-60 loss to No. 7 Duke at Cassell Coliseum.
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Different strokes: Williams' versatility gives JF edge
Jefferson Forest has had more than its share of exceptional swimmers come through its program over the past decade, but few have been as versatile, or more valuable than senior Caleb Williams, the Seminole District boys swimmer of the year.
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JF's Bullock, Lee commit to continue soccer careers at LU
Two of the players who made Jefferson Forest’s first-ever Group AA state championship run possible last spring, attacking midfielder Tyler Bullock and goalkeeper Jeremy Lee, committed to continue their soccer careers at Liberty University next fall at a ceremony held at JF on Wednesday, National Signing Day.
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UVa picks up three from Richmond area
Virginia defensive coordinator Jim Reid had a piece of advice for the 25 players who sent faxes in Wednesday.
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Hopes to move up to Division I help LU in recruiting
In December, the announcement of Liberty’s plan to conduct an FBS feasibility study coincided with the school’s introduction of Turner Gill as its new head football.
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- 1.Financial woes burden Wintergreen
- 2.Obituaries for Feb. 1, 2012
- 3.Public supports Uttaro at Nelson supervisors meeting
- 4.Nelson County faces lack of fire and rescue volunteers
- 5.Third phase of railway trail project underway along Piney River
- 6.Rooster ambushes Albemarle sheriff's deputy
- 7.Bank terminates line of credit for Wintergreen
- 8.New Nelson County group gives hope to cancer patients
- 9.Crime Log for Feb. 1, 2012
- 10.Hokies aim for fast start against Blue Devils
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