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School board passes budget, revisits middle school schedule
The Montgomery County School Board passed its $94,688,186 budget for Fiscal Year 2013-14 at Tuesday night’s meeting. Board member Drema Foster voted against the proposed budget, citing she didn’t agree with the middle school schedule change. The rest of the board voted yes. “I’m really pleased that we can give our increase this year... »quick payday loans with small commissions
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CHRISTIANSBURG — On April 12, New River Valley Mall chief of security and employee of Allied Barton Security James Gorman was taking his wife, Cathy, out to dinner to celebrate their 33rd wedding anniversary. The Gormans were on their way south to Abingdon to buy flowers for their big day. They never made it.... »
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CHRISTIANSBURG — On April 12, New River Valley Mall chief of security and employee of Allied Barton Security James Gorman was taking his wife, Cathy, out to dinner to celebrate their 33rd wedding anniversary. The Gormans were on their way south to Abingdon to buy flowers for their big day. They never made it.... »
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BLACKSBURG — Tamandua Expeditions took a quick trip to the New River Valley on Thursday night in search of new recruits to act as ambassadors to save the Earth’s rainforests. Ozma Lane of Christiansburg joined Paul Rosolie and Mohsin Kazmi to describe their experiences exploring the rainforest during recent expeditions. “My trip was 12... »
From the rainforest to the New River Valley
BLACKSBURG — Tamandua Expeditions took a quick trip to the New River Valley on Thursday night in search of new recruits to act as ambassadors to save the Earth’s rainforests. Ozma Lane of Christiansburg joined Paul Rosolie and Mohsin Kazmi to describe their experiences exploring the rainforest during recent expeditions. “My trip was 12... » COMMENTS
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Marathon aftermath a blur for local runner
By Cortney Martin *Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Martin’s blog posted on April 17 at cortthesport.com and is used with her permission. Where shall I begin? I am heartbroken for the lives lost and forever shattered by the bombings on April 15 at the 117th running of the Boston Marathon. I... »
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Cortney Martin is on the run
When I sat down with Cortney Martin the other day to talk about her triathlon and running pursuits and ask her what got her motivated, she said, “I looked into the mirror five years ago and I didn’t like what I saw.” Here’s what I saw. Cortney is in her mid-forties, yet has the... »COMMENTS
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BLACKSBURG — Hundreds of students flooded the Drill Field at Virginia Tech on Monday night and early into Tuesday morning to honor 32 slain fellow Hokies — all of whom had died while most of the students present at the memorial were working their way into high school. The crowd swelled rapidly as the... »
Blacksburg remembers fallen Hokies
BLACKSBURG — Hundreds of students flooded the Drill Field at Virginia Tech on Monday night and early into Tuesday morning to honor 32 slain fellow Hokies — all of whom had died while most of the students present at the memorial were working their way into high school. The crowd swelled rapidly as the... »
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Supervisors raise real estate, property taxes in new budget
CHRISTIANSBURG — After months of discussion with themselves and the public during budget meetings around the county, the Board of Supervisors passed the budget for Fiscal Year 2014 during a special meeting Monday night. The total operating budget for FY14, passed by a vote of 5-2, is just over $167.9 million, a $4.5 million... »
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CHRISTIANSBURG — Hundreds of students at Falling Branch Elementary School got up close and personal with an example of the oldest-known successful human flight technology Thursday morning, as representatives from the ReMax real estate corporation unfurled and inflated a 70-foot tall hot air balloon and put on an unforgettable demonstration of the science behind... »
Falling Branch Looks Skyward
CHRISTIANSBURG — Hundreds of students at Falling Branch Elementary School got up close and personal with an example of the oldest-known successful human flight technology Thursday morning, as representatives from the ReMax real estate corporation unfurled and inflated a 70-foot tall hot air balloon and put on an unforgettable demonstration of the science behind... »
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Suspect in custody after NRV mall shooting
CHRISTIANSBURG — A suspect is in custody after two women were shot in the New River Community College area of the New River Valley Mall in Christiansburg on Friday, causing the mall to go into lockdown. During a press conference at the Holiday Inn across the street from the mall, Christiansburg Police Chief Mark... »
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RINER — The Auburn High School volleyball team, which earned its first-ever Group A volleyball state championship in November, earned a different kind of top title late last month. The Lady Eagles earned a No. 1 ranking among Virginia High School League teams for raising $7,760 in 2012 for breast cancer research, thanks in... »
Auburn tops state in raising breast cancer funds
RINER — The Auburn High School volleyball team, which earned its first-ever Group A volleyball state championship in November, earned a different kind of top title late last month. The Lady Eagles earned a No. 1 ranking among Virginia High School League teams for raising $7,760 in 2012 for breast cancer research, thanks in... »
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Paul - this was really nice to read and see that you are continuing to activate your soul purpose mission ...
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