News Headlines for Advance Mills, Virginia

Two-ton, 500 Million-year-old Fossil Of Stromatolite Discovered In Virginia, U.S. (Science Daily)
Scientists have confirmed that an approximately 500 million-year-old stromatolite was recently discovered at the Boxley Blue Ridge Quarry near Roanoke, Virginia. This is the first-ever intact stromatolite head found in Virginia, and is one of the largest complete "heads" in the world, at over 5 feet in diameter and weighing over 2 tons. Stromatolites are among the earliest known life forms, and ...

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Nightingale called out to Virginia Beach accident (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads)
VIRGINIA BEACH - A late-morning car accident sent one teen to the hospital. It happened around 11:35 a.m. Friday, in the 4200 block of Blackwater Road, in the Blackwater section of the city.

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Fresh off the Farm and on Virginia’s School Menus (AG Weekly)
State officials have launched a program designed to connect small Virginia farmers with schools in hopes of boosting the agricultural economy and encouraging children to eat organic, locally grown food.

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Virginia's community college system receives grant (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
The Virginia Community College System has won a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help workers who have lost their jobs start their own businesses. Kathy Thompson, executive policy analyst with VCCS, said the grant will be used to provide skills training at Northern Virginia Community College to help displaced workers ages 50 and older.

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The Virginia Inn is set for the next phase of its culinary life (Seattle Times)
The Virginia Inn has expanded its space.

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Virginia senator urges new national speed limit (News 12 Augusta)
Republican Senator John Warner of Virginia is suggesting a national speed limit to save on gas.

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Suspects in minister murder return to West Virginia (FOX 19 Cincinnati)
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Two Army deserters charged in the death of a Huntington minister are back in West Virginia after being arrested in Ohio.

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Virginia’s community college system receives grant (WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke)
The Virginia Community College System has won a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help workers who have lost their jobs start their own businesses.

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Visas Denied to Bushmen Building Mud Huts in Virginia (Fox News)
Three West African bushmen recruited to build a mud-hut village at the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia have been denied visas because officials say the men were poor, didn't speak English and failed to convince them their visit would be temporary.

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Virginia Madsen keeping busy with 3 movies in the works (The Pantagraph)
It’s not easy being a Hollywood actress after age 35. But at 46, Virginia Madsen still manages to nab parts with oomph.

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