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BRCC schedules events for Black History Month

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Blue Ridge Community College welcomes two of the historic Tuskegee Airmen for a Black History Month event on Tuesday, Feb. 5, in the Plecker Workforce Center auditorium from 12:30-2 p.m. Grant S. Williams, Sr. and Harry Quinton, both of Tidewater, VA, will recount their memories of serving with the famed Tuskegee Airmen: the first African-American military aviators, mechanics, and air crews in the United States armed forces. A reception will follow in room P126B.

McDonnell releases roads list

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Gov. Bob McDonnell’s comprehensive, long term transportation funding proposal, “Virginia’s Road to the Future,” would provide the Virginia Department of Transportation with approximately $1.28 billion in new state funding that could be used for 158 highway projects providing a significant investment in improving interstate pavement, secondary system bridges, mass-transit, unpaved roads and other high priority projects.

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VMi winning streak comes to an end at Coastal, 72-47

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The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers used a 12-2 run midway through the second half to break open a four-point game, and went on to defeat the VMI Keydets 72-49 in Big South basketball action Saturday afternoon at the HTC Center in Conway, S.C. With the setback, VMI’s five-game winning streak comes to an end as the Keydets (9-8, 4-1 Big South) suffer their first conference loss of the season.

Stories and Legends of Blue Ridge & Shenandoah Told at East Rock

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Everyone enjoys stories and legends, and for the 20 members, three volunteers and six guests in attendance at the at the East Rockingham Senior Center on January 16, Elkton historian and JMU Lifelong Learning Program instructor, Jim Lawson, offered more than 60 minutes of very interesting and entertaining discussion during his program entitled, “Legends and Stories of the Blue Ridge and Shenandoah.”