McDonnell, Cuccinelli caught violating law, living large with ties to donor
March 31, 2013 2 Comments
New revelations show Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell playing fast and loose with ethics while serving in the Commonwealth’s top job and also expose Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli as an office holder who ignored and violated disclosure regulations while hiding his substantial involvement in a company favored by McDonnell and currently suing the state. Cuccinelli, of [...]
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Floyd County High School basketball alumni spanning many years returned to the basketball court Saturday for the annual charity game for HOPE in the memory of Joshua Cantrell. Three games provided a chance to the alumni to show they still had prowess on the court — one for the ladies and two for men. In [...]
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The Music Lab at the June Bug Center in Floyd is a pilot program by The Jefferson Center in Roanoke for young people who want to explore their talents. “Are you passionate about music?” That question is asked on The Jefferson Center’s web site. “Do you want to jam with a Grammy award winning artist [...]
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From Floyd Mayor Will Griffin comes word that the planned April 5 reopening of The Republic of Floyd has been pushed back to an indefinite date because of delays caused in dealing with the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control folks. The establishment’s ABC license expired with the tragic and untimely death of Tom Ryan in January [...]
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According to the talking weather forecasting heads on TV, this was the week when Spring-like weather finally made it to the area. Temperatures were predicted to reach the high 40s and even close to 50 on Tuesday and Wednesday. Never even made it close. The thermometer made it into the 30s but stayed there and [...]
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OK, pick up the beat. Let’s bring on Summer! We want Summer! Enough of snow, enough of freezing temperatures, enough of Winter.
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As snow continues to fall outside on the fifth day of what is supposed to be Spring, let’s look at what, hopefully, lies ahead: Spring and Summer in Floyd County and the nighttime, the right time to enjoy good music, good weather and good friends. I put this video together from existing clips over the [...]
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For the record, we’re sick of the snow. Very, very sick of it. It is supposed to be Spring.
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Floyd County High School’s varsity baseball team beat a stubborn Fort Chiswell 10-9 Friday at the local ball field. Vinny Kuchenbuch clinched the game with a walk-off singled in the bottom of the eighth inning. Kuchmenbuch also contributed to the win with a three-home homer and Gus Underwood had six strikeouts while allowing six hits. [...]
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Good grief! Will this winter never end? Snow fell throughout the county Thursday. While it didn’t stick around that long, the precipitation, combined with the cold air and wind, made the day miserable. And the talking heads are predicting another “winter event” on Sunday. And this is supposed to be Spring? I don’t have Spring [...]
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