Many small towns across Southwest and Southside have reopened their old downtown theaters. Here’s a look at some.
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Whatever happened to Bronco Mendenhall?
Here’s what the former University of Virginia football coach is doing now, plus other items.
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Former Tech AD: ‘Colleges and universities were not built for football’
David Braine laments the conference shake-ups and the commercialization of college athletics.
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Virginia’s Black hospital for TB patients finally gets a historical marker
More Blacks than whites contracted TB; many went to the Piedmont Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Nottoway County for treatment.
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Blue Ridge Discovery Center finds permanent home in Smyth County
The nonprofit is dedicated to “exploring, discovering and sharing the natural history of the Blue Ridge” through classes and camps.
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How Virginia Tech and Virginia football recruiting ranks
Also, Virginia lands a 6-10 basketball prospect from Idaho.
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Russell County soldier was called ‘a one-man army’
Now there’s an effort to raise a statue in Castlewood to the Medal of Honor winner from World War II.
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Girls’ hockey takes the ice in Vinton
Lynchburg-based coach holds All Girls Hockey Camp.
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Cavaliers land a familiar name
Plus; more recruiting and other college sports news from both Virginia Tech and Virginia.
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State approves 15 new historical markers
New markers include one to Henrietta Lacks in Roanoke; plus sites in Craig County, Lunenburg County, Lynchburg Mecklenburg County and Nottoway County.