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Monday May 13 | Loudoun Times

Virginiaa s suicide rate highest in 13 years

RICHMOND aS' Virginia's suicide rate is the highest it's been in 13 years, according to the state's chief medical examiner.

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Thu May 09, 2013

LongmontFYI

Musicians hope to 'recycle' works preserved by folk pioneer

Alan Lomax, right, listens to a recording with Wade Ward in Galax, Va., in August 1959.

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Wed May 01, 2013

Southwest Times

Pulaski County and Galax bakers take home the - bread'

Bakers from Pulaski County and Galax recently took home the "bread" in Southwest Virginia Fresh's Blossom & Grow Fest baked goods contest in Draper.

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Thu Apr 25, 2013

The Carroll News

Higher Ed Center in Galax offering new programs for bachelors', masters' degrees

Thanks to partnerships with Wytheville Community College and a handful of four-year colleges in Virginia, local students can now earn associates', bachelors' and masters' degrees without having to leave Galax.

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Wed Apr 24, 2013

The Carroll News

Tip helps locate missing teen

Acting on a citizen's tip that missing teenager Desiree Travers was staying at a house in Galax, local authorities found the 15-year-old early Wednesday morning, leading to the arrest of a Galax man.

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