Richmond Metro News Archives

Owens & Minor , the nation ' s leading distributor of national name-brand medical and surgical supplies and a healthcare supply chain management company, will hold its 2007 Investor Day on Wednesday, December ... via Business Wire

Michael Vick won't know the length of his prison term until he appears for sentencing in a Richmond, Virginia federal court next month but two of his co-defendants were sentenced Friday. via WCAV

“We've [also] got a model train exhibit that lasts all through the season and a greeting card exhibit that different art clubs in schools around the area have worked together to produce as their way of saying 'Merry Christmas' to the city”

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas and you can almost hear those sleigh bells jingling. via Richmond.com

Virginia Chapter Ninety-Nines has organized a toy airlift to benefit the children of veterans and active military. via Hopewell News

“To be ignorant and simple now . . . would be to throw down our weapons and to betray our uneducated brethren who have, under God, no defense but us against the intellectual attacks of the heathen.”

Posted on 11/21/2007 5:13:37 PM PST by Mr. Silverback In the months before World War II, an Oxford don by the name of C. S. Lewis wrote, "Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason because bad ... via Free Republic

Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, and Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1001 West Main St., Richmond, Virginia 23284 Received August 22, 2007 ... via Today's Chemist At Work

“We've got a better career path now for associates.”

Circuit City Stores Inc has asked former employees, including some staffers replaced by lower-paid workers earlier this year, to apply for new jobs as the electronics retailer tries to turn its business around. via Reuters

Sentencing hearing set for December 10 on dog-fighting charges. Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick will begin serving his prison sentence two weeks early, according to The Associated Press. via MTV News

RICHMOND, Virginia-Former Republican Gov. Jim Gilmore announced Monday that he will seek the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Republican John Warner, setting up a formidable battle that could help determine ... via FindLaw

Kicking off the holiday season, President Bush has devoted a big part of his day to thanking people, reflecting on everyday heroism and the nation's giving spirit. via KXXV-TV Waco

CHILDREN'S ART EXPERIENCE: Today and Saturday, Dec. 15, 10-11 a.m., Fredericksburg Area Museum, 907 Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg. via The Free Lance-Star

Dothan-based Movie Gallery's bankruptcy reorganization will take months longer to complete than the company initially expected. via WLOX-TV Biloxi

The American Red Cross, Greater Richmond Chapter is conducting its second annual drive to collect holiday gifts for veterans and their families. via Richmond.com

TV News Director Christine Riser-Kopidlansky is taking a new post within Media General. via WAAY-TV Huntsville

“It's only $10. You can do it online with little effort. You can get a new one every month if you wanted to”

RICHMOND URSOVAIN, Virginia. You, too, New Hampshire, Illinois, Nevada and Montana. via PilotOnline.com

“We are proud to help our clients achieve their vision. It holds true to Timmons Group's mission of achieving our client's vision through our knowledge and expertise”

GISCafe - Innovation Through Collaboration RICHMOND, VA November 8, 2007 Timmons Group, a leader in geospatial and engineering consulting services, announced that the Virginia Department of Forestry was ... via GISCafe

“All of Dominion is greatly saddened at the deaths of these men”

Three workers killed in the explosion of a water tube on a boiler at a US power station. via Pravda

If the talks come to fruition, the telco would compete against Comcast and Verizon Communications. via Digital Game Developer