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9 hrs ago | WSLS-TV Roanoke

Museum's new director excited about upcoming opening

Linda Lipscomb was recently hired as the director of the new Museum of the Confederacy in Appmattox.

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Sat Feb 04, 2012

WSLS-TV Roanoke

Violent crime down; burglary cases surge in Pittsylvania County

Pittyslvania County sheriff's deputies J.L. Dooley and Chad Eikost find the broken end of a knife while investigating an attempted breaking and entering at 3604 Reeves Mill Road on Feb.

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Thu Feb 02, 2012

WSET-TV Lynchburg

Avoiding Water Contamination Tops Town's Priorities

In the next couple of weeks, inspectors will be going to many Appomattox businesses checking for a very important device - it's called a backflow preventer.

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Fri Jan 27, 2012

WSLS-TV Roanoke

Appomattox officials uncover indoor pot operation

The Appomattox County Sheriff's Office uncovered an indoor marijuana growing operation Thursday after serving a narcotics search warrant, officials said.

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Fri Jan 20, 2012

Examiner.com

American Idol 2012 auditions: season 11 contestants include Appomattox native

The first rounds of American Idol 2012 auditions started off earlier this week, with judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, and Steven Tyler giving their commentary.

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Richmond Times-Dispatch

New details emerging two years after Appomattox massacre

Investigators think that Christopher Bryan Speight, 41, killed his sister, brother-in-law and 4-year-old son two days before fatally shooting five others.

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Richmond Times-Dispatch

Prosecutors: Some in 2010 Appomattox slaying died days earlier

Prosecutors now believe some of those slain in a 2010 multiple shooting in Appomattox County died two days before originally believed.

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