Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee and his wife share the history of their 19th century home in Craig County.
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Former Danville star authors book on basketball
George “Tic” Price played for VCU and Virginia Tech, then coached for three decades. He’ll have book-signing Saturday in Danville.
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Former Martinsville student now a sportscaster
Anne Parker Coleman is now covering University of Virginia football, among other things.
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Union soldiers to get recognition in Lynchburg
A new historical marker will stand near where Union soldiers were held prisoner during the Civil War, thanks to an effort from the Sons of Union Veterans.
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Helping students find their (musical) voices
Now some of those former mustic students are raising money for a scholarship in Sandra Smith’s honor.
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New VMI basketball coach holds unusual ACC record
Andrew Wilson, who played at Florida State, is the first athlete in ACC history to participate in six seasons.
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Statue of ‘the Mother of Modern Medicine’ to come to South Boston
Henrietta Lacks’ family looks to build her legacy in Halifax County, where she grew up.
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From Bland County to the pros
Jake Watters, from the fourth-smallest county in Virginia, has now signed with the Oakland A’s. Here’s how he got there.
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More armadillos sighted in Southwest Virginia
The armored mammals continue to wander north, but not always with happy results. The latest sightings are in Wise and Pulaski counties.
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ACC Commissioner addresses changing conference landscape
Plus: Liberty lineman listed as Outland Trophy candidate. Golfer shoots 61 to set new course record in Roanoke.