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Big Island Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Big Island, VA.

Results 1 - 20 of 162 in Big Island, VA

  1. Coqui fighters nearly out of ammoRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 16 | Hawaii Tribune-Herald

    With government grants for citric acid pau and lime use now illegal, Big Islanders are considering unproven and environmentally harmful remedies to kill coqui frogs.

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Hawaii County, HI

  2. Top tickets: Some of the week's best live music - roanoke.comRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 9 | Roanoke Times

    ... is a reverend -- via mail-order diploma. Details: 1 p.m. Saturday, Sedalia Center, 1108 Sedalia School Road, Big Island. $12 in advance; $15 at the show. (434) 299-5080, sedaliacenter.org , myspace.com/sedaliacenter . SUNDAY Bands, soloists and duo ...

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    Related Topix: Blacksburg, VA, Roanoke Metro, Roanoke, VA, Music, Entertainment

  3. House Fire Investigated

    Sunday Jul 6 | WSET-TV Lynchburg

    Fire investigators will be in Big Island Monday trying to figure out what started a house fire earlier Sunday night.

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  4. Wanted: rec league umpiresRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 6 | Bedford Bulletin

    ... for assigning umpires throughout the county, working with local recreation coordinators in Goode, SCG, Montvale, Big Island, Forest and Huddleston. "It's a job, but it's also fun," noted Mike Padgett, an umpire with 10 years of experience, who also ...

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  5. OnlineRead the original story

    Saturday Jul 5 | Bedford Bulletin

    ... for assigning umpires throughout the county, working with local recreation coordinators in Goode, SCG, Montvale, Big Island, Forest and Huddleston. "It's a job, but it's also fun," noted Mike Padgett, an umpire with 10 years of experience, who also ...

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  6. Wanted: rec league umpiresRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 3 | Bedford Bulletin

    ... for assigning umpires throughout the county, working with local recreation coordinators in Goode, SCG, Montvale, Big Island, Forest and Huddleston. "It's a job, but it's also fun," noted Mike Padgett, an umpire with 10 years of experience, who also ...

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  7. Hillcats Down AvalancheRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | WSET-TV Lynchburg

    ... n. Pulaski picks up a game on the Braves, the Mariners edge Bristol 8-7. And one American Legion score phoned in, Big Island knocks off Vinton 11-4.

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  8. OnlineRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | Bedford Bulletin

    ... for assigning umpires throughout the county, working with local recreation coordinators in Goode, SCG, Montvale, Big Island, Forest and Huddleston. "It's a job, but it's also fun," noted Mike Padgett, an umpire with 10 years of experience, who also ...

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  9. Dixie, Legion & NABF BaseballRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 1 | WSET-TV Lynchburg

    ... that usually make you come out on top." ------ Some of the bigger boys were on the field Tuesday night in Forest. Big Island hosting Rocky Mount in American Legion Ball. First baseman Joe Washburn hammers one to left in the top of the first to give ...

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    Related Topix: More Sports, Golf, Kyle Thompson, Golfers

  10. Bulletin Web site under constructionRead the original story

    Saturday Jun 28 | Bedford Bulletin

    ... A car accident early Sunday morning along the Smith Mountain Lake Parkway claimed the life of a Florida teenager. Big Island woman faces 27 counts of embezzlement A Big Island woman is facing 27 counts of embezzlement from H & H Food Market. Tattoo ...

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    Related Topix: Bedford County, VA, Botetourt County, VA, Montvale, VA, Bedford, VA

  11. Tractor Trailer and Train Collide

    Saturday Jun 28 | WSET-TV Lynchburg

    ... Police are spent most of the day at an accident involving a tractor trailer and train. Right off Route 501 in Big Island, authorities say this truck and a CSX train collided. A CSX official told us the train was headed from Clifton Forge to North ...

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    Related Topix: Clifton Forge, VA

  12. County man sentenced to 48 yearsRead the original story

    Saturday Jun 28 | Bedford Bulletin

    ... A car accident early Sunday morning along the Smith Mountain Lake Parkway claimed the life of a Florida teenager. Big Island woman faces 27 counts of embezzlement A Big Island woman is facing 27 counts of embezzlement from H & H Food Market. Tattoo ...

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    Related Topix: Botetourt County, VA, Montvale, VA, Bedford, VA, Bedford County, VA

  13. Big Island woman faces 27 counts of embezzlementRead the original story

    Friday Jun 27 | Bedford Bulletin

    Big Island woman faces 27 counts of embezzlement By Tom Wilmoth A Big Island woman is facing 27 counts of embezzlement from H & H Food Market.

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  14. Board: no 4-day school week

    Friday Jun 27 | Roanoke Times

    ... what they do and how they do it because it may end up coming to that," said Julie Bennington, who represents the Big Island District. Other board members cited concerns such as the impact on extracurricular activities, the effect of lengthened ...

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    Related Topix: Roanoke Metro, Roanoke, VA, Bedford, VA, Bedford County, VA

  15. OnlineRead the original story

    Thursday Jun 26 | Bedford Bulletin

    ... to the Cubs winning the World Series 100 years after they last did so. Forest-heavy Post 217 starts Legion run Big Island catcher Josh Huffman finds Danville's Zackh Harrelson arriving at the same time as the ball. Harrelson was safe on the play. ...

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  16. Big Island woman faces 27 counts of embezzlement

    Thursday Jun 26 | Bedford Bulletin

    Big Island woman faces 27 counts of embezzlement A Big Island woman is facing 27 counts of embezzlement from H & H Food Market.

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  17. County man sentenced to 48 years

    Thursday Jun 26 | Bedford Bulletin

    ... A car accident early Sunday morning along the Smith Mountain Lake Parkway claimed the life of a Florida teenager. Big Island woman faces 27 counts of embezzlement A Big Island woman is facing 27 counts of embezzlement from H & H Food Market. Tattoo ...

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    Related Topix: Botetourt County, VA, Montvale, VA, Bedford, VA, Bedford County, VA

  18. James River drowning victim identifiedRead the original story

    Monday Jun 23 | NewsAdvance.com

    ... after his final jump, but didn't make it to shore. Bedford County Sheriff's deputies, investigators and the Big Island Rescue Squad responded to the scene after receiving a 911 call around 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Two divers from the Smith Mountain Lake ...

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  19. James River drowning victim ID'dRead the original story

    Monday Jun 23 | Amherst New Era Progress

    ... after his final jump, but didn't make it to shore. Bedford County Sheriff's deputies, investigators and the Big Island Rescue Squad responded to the scene after receiving a 911 call around 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Two divers from the Smith Mountain Lake ...

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  20. Man drowns in James River

    Sunday Jun 22 | WDBJ7

    ... One man is dead after drowning in the James River. It happened in the Snowden area of Amherst County between Big Island and Glasgow. Investigators say a group of friends was diving off a pedestrian bridge that crosses the river. One of those divers ...

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