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The graduating class of 2012 celebrates after graduation on Saturday at Rockingham County High School.

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A group of RHS graduates stand together. They first began school together at South End Elementary School and have been friends ever since.

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Four Rockingham Early College High School students received their high school diplomas Friday at Rockingham Community College. Pictured from left: Tiffany Hutchens, Savannah Wright, Marisela Tinoco and Elizabeth Turner.

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After Principal Betty Harrington’s closing remarks, graduates filed out of the auditorium with their tassels swinging from the left.

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Ariel Burke, member of the McMichael High School Class of 2012, hugs her stepfather, John Dunnavant, after the graduation program Saturday.

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Alexia Watkins (right) painted designs on a t-shirt as volunteers Jessica Mann (left) and Aaron Maier (back) supervise.  

Jacob Buccini

Jacob Buccini is graduating Saturday from Morehead High School with a 3.9 grade point average and as a Gates Millennium Scholar.

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Steven Mark Arender

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Smith Mountain Lake plays host to a group of wounded warriors

It's part of a joint project between several national groups and two local groups.

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An electrical cord caused this fire at 219 Church St. Thursday morning.

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Virginia Department of Health warns of ticks

The Virginia Department of Health is warning this year could be a busy year for ticks and Lyme disease.

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Smith Mountain Lake sees new businesses popping up

There have been dozens of new businesses to open their doors this past year.

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Cancer survivors take a lap around the Relay for Life event and receive roses to celebrate their victory over cancer.

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Stoneville native Joey Doss (left) of Dusty Ridge won last year’s flat-pick guitar competition at the Charlie Poole Festival. He was accompanied by band mate Matthew Turman (right).

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Owners of Cirrus Construction Inc., (from left) Charlie Hall and Scott Flanagan, presented a quick overview of the building project during last Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony. The company handled the design and will complete the project over the next several months.

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Raw Milk in Virginia is a Dairy Dilemma for Some People

It is illegal to buy raw milk in Virginia but people who love it and believe it has disease preventing properties find a way around what they believe is an unfair restriction.

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VDOT to be sued by former employee for displaying nooses

Keith Smith said two supervisors had nooses displayed while he worked as a contract employee for VDOT.

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Kitty Williams, a Madison-based artist painting a mural in the new county museum, mixes her paint pallet to start work.

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Smith Mountain Lake looks ahead to busy Memorial Day weekend

When you hear the buzz of the boats and the splashes of people at Smith Mountain Lake, you know summer is just around the corner. And as a place that?s very popular during the summer, different spots

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Members of Eden City Council and Theresa Chaney, designer of Eden’s quilt square, celebrate having the quilt on display after Tuesday’s council meeting.

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The North Carolina United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) and the Historic Preservation Action Committee (HPAC) will go head-to-head in court Monday morning over theReidsville Confederate Monument.

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Members of Eden City Council and Theresa Chaney, designer of Eden’s quilt square, celebrate having the quilt on display after Tuesday’s council meeting.

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A truck drove into the side of Reidsville Warehouse after a driver mistook his accelerator for his brake.