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Bee blamed in U.S. 460 accident near Lynchburg

A bee may have been partially to blame in a wreck that caused a landscaping truck to spill its load of wood on U.S. 460 Tuesday morning, state police said.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

Edge San Francisco

Concord, Virginia - A Southern Town in Eleven Stories

Welcome to Concord, Virginia. Tucked into the rolling hills of rural Virginia, "in the places set between folds in the Earth, voices echo against mountains..." Through 11 short stories, author Peter Neofotis carefully weaves together a fictional patchwork of voices, characters and history of a close-knit bygone Southern town torn between tradition ...

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Concord, Virginia - A Southern Town in Eleven Stories

Diana Krall pumps out her 12th studio album; Holly Williams makes Hank very proud, Elvis Costello shows us he' still got it!; Polly Scattergood the new Tori Amos??; Among the Oak and Ash make folk relevant again... More>> BOOKS By Christopher Sandlin Through 11 short stories, debut author Peter Neofotis carefully weaves together a fictional ...

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

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How "The Scarlet Ibis" Helped Peter Neofotis Find His Voice

For the last three years, Peter Neofotis has been performing his short stories in various venues around New York City - all of them set in a fictional community which gives his debut collection its title: Concord, Virginia: A Southern Town in Eleven Stories .

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Roanoke Times

Author Peter Neofotis Book Tour

Twenty-eight-year-old author, Peter Neofotis developed the tales of his short story collection, "Concord, Virginia" by night, while working by day at the NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies in NY, where he was a contributing author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - which shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

Rockbridge Weekly

Purgatory Mountain and Concord, Virginia at Lime Kiln

Many Rockbridge area performers consider Theater at Lime Kiln their home. On Saturday, June 27th and Sunday, June 28th, Lime Kiln hosts two events featuring artists who can make that claim.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

WSLS-TV Roanoke

Fertilizer fight draws 50 in Campbell

An application to spread biosolids on a total of 3,587 acres scattered over more than 160 sites in Campbell County was opened up to public comment Thursday night.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

WSET-TV Lynchburg

Gleaning Sending Shoes to Pakistan, Looking for Help

Concord, VA - The Swat Valley region of Pakistan is in chaos. Millions of refugees are swarming camps- short on food, water, and medical supplies- after fleeing areas now claimed by the Taliban.

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Tue May 12, 2009

NewsAdvance.com

Two buildings demolished in Fifth Street revitalization project

Demolition crews are tearing down two Fifth Street buildings, a move designed to attract new development but opposed by corridor advocates.

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Fri May 08, 2009

Rockbridge Weekly

Lime Kiln Returns To Its Roots In 2009

Theater at Lime today released information about its 2009 season, stocked full of music, Shakespeare, juggling and STONEWALL COUNTRY! Executive Director Kim Renz says this should be a really successful year for the 26-year-old arts presenting organization.

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Wed Apr 29, 2009

NewsAdvance.com

Stories of a long-time barber

A long-haired man walked into Doug Pickeral's downtown barbershop about 30 years ago and asked for "a G.I. haircut." The way Pickeral tells the story, he was halfway done with the haircut when the man spoke again: "Doug, I just killed a man." "You didn't kill nobody!" Pickeral said in disbelief.

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Wed Apr 08, 2009

WDBJ7

Gleaning for the World & Thomas Road Baptist Church to merge

April 7, 2009 Gleaning for the World & Thomas Road Baptist Church to merge An organization that helps people around the world is teaming up with a church in Lynchburg.

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Mon Mar 30, 2009

WSLS-TV Roanoke

School boundaries up for debate in Campbell County

Growth in the Brookville and Rustburg areas of Campbell County could mean changes to where almost 200 students attend school.

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Sat Mar 28, 2009

WSLS

Huckabee returning to Lynchburg

Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee will address the economic challenges facing faith-based organizations at a series of Lynchburg-area events Sunday and Monday.

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Tue Mar 17, 2009

Danville Register Bee

A vision of hope

Before the Rev. Ron Davidson founded Gleaning for the World, he'd never worked with the homeless before.

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Tue Mar 10, 2009

The News-Gazette, Lexington, VA

Gala To Benefit Scholarships

A gala fund-raiser benefiting the Rockbridge Area Leadership Scholarship will be held at the Lexington Golf and Country Club at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 28.

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Tue Feb 17, 2009

WSLS-TV Roanoke

Trial set to begin in 2008 hotel murder

A jury trial is set to begin this morning for an Orange County man charged with murder in the April shooting death of a Lynchburg man in the parking lot of a Candlers Mountain Road hotel.

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Fri Jan 23, 2009

NewsAdvance.com

Campbell Countya s priorities lie in reorganization

Campbell County's priorities for the next year likely will focus on internal reorganization to find ways to save money instead of projects requiring spending.

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Wed Jan 14, 2009

WSLS

Police: Pursuit ends in crash, injures one man

A pursuit that began as a traffic stop ended in a wreck, landing a Lynchburg man in the hospital, according to State Police.

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Sun Jan 11, 2009

NewsAdvance.com

Lynchburga s bicentennial baby recovering after accident

The city of Lynchburg greeted Tember Kier Ferguson with fanfare at her birth on Oct.

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