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Local A nationwide ground stop ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday left four departing... Community Margaret Elliott, former executive director of Crisis Control Ministry, has received The Order of the Long... Business Kendall and Jessica Yarboro of Pilot Mountain were at Mount Airy's Veterans Day parade Wednesday to watch... Local Gov. Abigail Spanberger has ordered flags at state and local buildings across Virginia flown at half-staff... Community Surry County's Board of Elections held its required hand-to-eye sample audit Thursday morning in Room A of... Community A Lynchburg man wanted in a Nov. Business Downtown Mount Airy marked the tenth anniversary of its Girls Night Out holiday event, held Nov. Traffic American Electric Power is proposing to build three to five small modular reactors at its 600-acre Joshua... Local A nationwide ground stop ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday left four departing... Community Margaret Elliott, former executive director of Crisis Control Ministry, has received The Order of the Long... Business Kendall and Jessica Yarboro of Pilot Mountain were at Mount Airy's Veterans Day parade Wednesday to watch... Local Gov. Abigail Spanberger has ordered flags at state and local buildings across Virginia flown at half-staff... Community Surry County's Board of Elections held its required hand-to-eye sample audit Thursday morning in Room A of... Community A Lynchburg man wanted in a Nov. Business Downtown Mount Airy marked the tenth anniversary of its Girls Night Out holiday event, held Nov. Traffic American Electric Power is proposing to build three to five small modular reactors at its 600-acre Joshua...
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