Remains identified, NC sheriff reports
Stokes County Sheriff Joey Lemons’ Office was notified Wednesday that remains found four days earlier in Patrick County were confirmed to be those of Trinity Fain, a man reported missing on February 9. The Stokes County Sheriff's Office was notified on March 25 that human remains had been found in the area of Puckett Road in the Westfield community of Stokes County, N.C. Upon the arrival of detectives, they were escorted to a remote area of property at which time detectives located human remains. Detectives determined that the location of the human remains was located in Patrick County, Virginia. Patrick...
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Upset-rich March Madness causes mixed results at sportsbooks
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A bettor in December placed $500 on Florida Atlantic at 400-1 odds to make the Final Four, costing Westgate Las Vegas $200,000. That was a clear win for one bettor, but who actually has come out between the sportsbooks and those on the other side of the counter during this most
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Probe: Delays in district’s schools awards not deliberate
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A third-party investigation into delays by a northern Virginia public school district in recognizing student achievements on a standardized test found no evidence the delays were deliberate, the superintendent said this week. Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid also said in a Wednesday letter to the community that the probe found “no
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Pat Maroon scores twice in 3rd, Lightning beat Capitals 5-1
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Pat Maroon scored twice in the third period, Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the slumping Washington Capitals 5-1 on Thursday night. Stamkos assisted on Alex Killorn’s goal midway through the opening period, then scored his 32nd of the season with 2.8 seconds
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Community Center home to historic instruments
Photo (L to R), Les Edgell (Dulcimer), Waymond Dawson (Wooden Boxes), and Rick Sebastian (Banjo). Submitted by Mary Dellenback Hill, Secretary/Videos/Photos, Willis...
Education
P&HCC team takes top prize at RISE Collegiate Business Plan Competition
Sara Wall, of Martinsville, earned first place and a $1,000 prize at the second annual RISE Collegiate Business Plan Competition (CBPC)...
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Patrick Pioneers – Winter of 1960
We have enjoyed some unseasonably warm weather this past month; a very different time from the winter of 1960. Valentine's...