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Wednesday Jul 1 | Daily Progress

Unemployment in area nearly doubles in 1 year

Unemployment has nearly doubled in Charlottesville and surrounding counties in the last year, according to data released Tuesday by the Virginia Employment Commission.

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Related Topix: Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville Metro, Virginia, Mathematics, Science, Albemarle County, VA

Mon Jun 29, 2009

NBC29

Hatton Ferry Last State Run Day

The Hatton Ferry crossed the James River for the final time Sunday on the state's dime.

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Related Topix: Albemarle County, VA, Virginia Beach, VA

Sat Jun 27, 2009

NBC29

Orange First Responders Get Defibrillator Training

First responders from the town of Orange, Gordonsville and Orange County are now training together in a new effort to save lives.

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Related Topix: Gordonsville, VA, Henrico County, VA

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Boston.com

Last pole-driven river ferry may close in Virginia

For more than 130 years, ferrymen have jammed poles into the James River's gravelly shallows to push the Hatton Ferry slowly across to other side.

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Related Topix: Virginia, The Waltons, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Albemarle County, VA, Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville Metro

Tue Jun 23, 2009

NBC29

New Canton Post Office Fire Update

Buckingham County postal workers have set up a retail van for people who used the recently burned down New Canton Post Office.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

NBC29

New Canton Post Office Fire

A small community in Buckingham County is now without a post office. Late last week, a disastrous fire tore through the little building in New Canton.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

Bicester Advertiser

RAF romance flying high after 65 years

SWEETHEARTS Morriss and Audrey Burrage toasted their 65th wedding anniversary yesterday, reminiscing about their time in the RAF.

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Related Topix: Buckinghamshire County, England, Oxfordshire County, England, World News, United Kingdom,

NBC29

Buckingham County Accident

A Buckingham county sheriff's deputy was taken to the hospital after his cruiser was t-boned on Route 20 this morning.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

C-Ville Weekly

New C-Ville Cover Story: Trainspotting in Dillwyn

For this week's cover story , J. Tobias Beard climbs aboard the James River Rambler, an excursion train for true railfans.

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Related Topix: Dillwyn, VA

Tue Jun 02, 2009

C-Ville Weekly

Trainspotting in Dillwyn

Some people really love trains. Railfans they call themselves. Train buffs. What the railway workers sometimes derogatorily call foamers because they foam at the mouth when they see a train.

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Related Topix: Dillwyn, VA, Life, Model Railroading, Models, Hobbies, New-Canton, VA

Sat May 30, 2009

Chesterfield County

Still Time to Sign Up for 10TH Annual James River Regional Cleanup

There's still time to sign up for the 10th Annual James River Regional Cleanup to be held June 13.

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Related Topix: Appomattox County, VA, Charles City County, VA, Goochland County, VA, Henrico County, VA

Tue May 05, 2009

Daily Progress

Area road projects to receive stimulus funds

Twenty-two road and transit projects in the Charlot-tesville region will receive more than $16.7 million in federal economic stimulus funding.

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Related Topix: Albemarle County, VA, Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville Metro

Thu Apr 30, 2009

Richmond Times-Dispatch

Construction trade workers protest at Virginia Power today

The people who build and repair Dominion Virginia Power plants today challenged the people who own them to hire more state workers for the jobs.

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Related Topix: Virginia, Richmond, VA, Wise County, VA

Thu Apr 23, 2009

WTVR Richmond

Public Hearings Set For Dominion Rate Hike Request

The State Corporation Commission has set the schedule for public participation in each of the five cases involving rate changes proposed by Dominion Virginia Power.

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Related Topix: Wise County, VA

Wed Apr 15, 2009

Amherst New Era Progress

Family seeks answers in mana s death

Jason Aigeldinger's death last year has mystified his family, and they plan to erect a billboard alongside U.S. 29 in Madison Heights near Virginia 130 to ask witnesses to help them find an answer.

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Related Topix: Madison Heights, VA, Lynchburg, VA

Tue Apr 14, 2009

Daily Progress

Buckingham supervisor indicted on charge of illegally harvesting timber

A longtime Buckingham County supervisor with a history of legal and tax problems now faces a criminal charge.

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Related Topix: Buckingham, VA, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Prison, Virginia Beach, VA

Wed Apr 08, 2009

Nelson County Times

Dropout rate is among lowest

New dropout rates released by the Virginia Department of Education last week showed that Nelson County High School has one of the lowest dropout rates in the Central Virginia region.

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Related Topix: Virginia, Albemarle County, VA, Education Etc., Amherst County, VA, Appomattox County, VA

Sun Apr 05, 2009

The Eden Daily News

Wind advisory issued for area

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for Southside Virginia from Buckingham County to Danville and Pittsylvania County and into Caswell County, N.C. The advisory is in effect until 9 p.m. today, April 3, with sustained winds ranging from 15 to 25 miles per hour and gusts expected to reach 50 miles per hour, said Anita Silverman, ...

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Related Topix: Weather, Pittsylvania County, VA

Fri Apr 03, 2009

Loudoun County Extra-Washington Post

Dominion Pursues Another Rate Hike

RICHMOND, March 31 a ' Dominion Virginia Power is seeking to raise electricity rates 6.9 percent during the next 14 months to pay for equipment, salaries, plant construction and conservation projects.

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Related Topix: Virginia

Wed Apr 01, 2009

PilotOnline.com

Dominion power proposes boosting its rates in Virginia

YOUR BILL Herea s what will happen to electricity bills if Dominion Virginia Powera s proposed rate changes are approved.

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