Josiah Holbrook, who led the Lyceum movement in the 1800s, died in the city in 1854 while collecting rocks for study.
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From players to coaches, ratings and rankings
Top high school prospect is from Virginia; UVa defensive coordinator makes national list.
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Botetourt seeks to recruit future firefighters with an all-girls ‘fire camp’
The camp was so popular that it filled up within 24 hours and now has a waiting list.
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Celebrating the James for eight days on the river
15 batteaux launch from Lynchburg on June 18.
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The first integrated Little League team in the South was in Norton
On Saturday, a historical marker about the 1951 team will be unveiled.
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‘Leaders focus on winning and losers focus on winners’
New Virginia football coach Tony Elliott spoke in Roanoke recently.
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Virginia Tech’s recruiting class outranks Virginia’s
This week’s installment of Doug Doughty’s college sports notebook.
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The French baron who tried to start a colony in Southwest Virginia comes to life on stage
A play staged this weekend in St. Paul will tell the story of Pierre Francois du Tubeuf, who tried to create a French colony on the Clinch River.
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Bluefield’s Morgan named one of Top 100 coaches
Former Salem and UVa standout now coaches at Bluefield University.Plus more college sports news in Doug Doughty’s weekly college sports notebook.
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Lost documents from 1912 Carroll County courthouse shoot-out found
The documents were found in the basement of the Wythe County Courthouse and have now been returned to Carroll County.
