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March 26, 2008
Galax hires leader to head up Chesnut Creek School of the Arts project
The city of Galax named Christina Shackelford as Director of the Chestnut Creek School of the Arts and Penny Moseley as Associate Director for the school.
Former Cop Pleads Guilty to DUI
State Police say officer Andrew Page crashed his cruiser into a guard rail. A breathalyzer taken at the jail showed his blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit.
March 25, 2008
Something to Cheer About
“Stick It In” is out, so are you the brain behind the next Virginia Tech Football Cheer?
Nail salon owner cleared for second time
Kenny Tran, owner of Sky Nails salon in Christiansburg is found not guilty for a second time within a week regarding sexual battery charges.
Spokesperson for Victims’ Families Talks about Settlement Proposal
Vincent Bove: “This is not a very impressive offer. It comes across as being hush money.”
Coach Beamer rehabs knee with spring practice around the corner
Wednesday marks the start of a new season for the Virginia Tech Football Team, and after knee replacement surgery Head Coach Frank Beamer is starting to feel like a new man.
Bird deaths probe in Wythe County
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries are investigating the death of nearly 40 migratory birds found dead in late February on property near Fish Hatchery Road in Max Meadows.
March 24, 2008
Christiansburg car break-ins
According to police, three teenagers broke into and stole from 29 vehicles during Easter weekend.
Easter car break-in bandits arrested
Christiansburg Police say three teenagers are in big trouble for breaking into and stealing from more than two dozen cars
NBC’s Hoda Kotb to give Spring commencement address at Virginia Tech
Kotb graduated from Tech in 1986
March 22, 2008
Heading West to Help Out
Virginia Tech Osteopathic Medicine College students and faculty to help flood victims
March 21, 2008
Blacksburg and VT Police Investigate Apartment Robbery
According to the victim, two males kicked in his apartment door, held him down and stole several items
Local Man Charged with Stealing from School
A former employee at Carroll County Intermediate School is charged with stealing money from the school’s vending machines
Giles County Girl Struck by Car and Killed
A little girl in Giles County was killed while crossing the street
March 20, 2008
NRV Drug round up
Police say many of the suspects are repeat offenders dealing mainly in pills and crack cocaine.
Pulaski man sentenced for molesting girl
The victim’s family says he was a trusted family friend and member of their church.
Man ejected from vehicle in Wythe County
The single-vehicle accident occured at approximately 7:35 a.m. near exit 73, according to Capt. Donnie Widner of Wytheville Fire Department.
March 19, 2008
April 16 Recommendations Reviewed
Virginia Tech President shares status of recommendations with campus community
Furniture Plant to close its doors
Owners of the B.C Vaughan furniture plant announced Tuesday they will permanently be closing their doors May 20th.
In 2000 the company had five plants and employed up to 17 hundred people, B.C Vaughan is the last to close.
Police Find Intruder Sleeping on Sofa
A strange noise wakes a local woman up, but it wasn’t just a bump in the night
No more Ore
Hokies dismiss star running back from team
Senator Jim Webb comments on Volvo and Union deal
Senator Jim Webb visited member of UAW Local 2069 when they were on strike.
Hokie remembers diving play against Yankees
Virginia Tech outfielder Jose Cueto remembers every step of his big play against the Yankees.
March 18, 2008
Hokies V. Yankees
When the Hokies and Yankees took the field, it wasn’t about winning or losing, or even how they played the game. It was about why they were playing the game.
Blacksburg in a New York state of mind
The Yankees’ visit to Virginia Tech for an exhibition game against the Hokies meant more than the $1 million check the New York City squad donated to the Hokie Memorial Fund last year.
Ft. Chiswell High Honors Vietnam Veteran
A local high school wants the memory of one of its former classmates, killed in the line of duty, to live on
Vaughan Furniture to close plant in Galax
Vaughan Furniture Company says about 275 will lose their jobs when the 85-year-old company closes its manufacturing plant in Galax
Yankees visit Virginia Tech April 16th memorial before game
As approximately 200 people looked on, the players stopped Tuesday at the Blacksburg campus to view the 32 stone memorials dedicated to the April 16 shooting victims.
March 17, 2008
Names Of Two Killed In Plane Crash
Victims are both from Ontario, Canada.
Man accused of gang recruitment at local school
From the streets to schools investigators in Galax arrest a local man for allegedly recruiting gang members at the middle school