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Kelvin Perry to lead Harvest Foundation Board of Directors
Kelvin Perry will serve as chairman of the Harvest Foundation Board of Directors. He is the first African American to serve in the role. The Harvest Foundation...
Local residents Jeb Bassett and John Korff join Harvest Foundation Board
The Harvest Foundation welcomes two new members to its board of directors this year, Henry County resident John “Jeb” Bassett and Martinsville resident John Korff. Jeb Bassett...
UScellular Kicks Off 8th Annual Black History Month Art Contest with The Boys & Girls Clubs of Blue Ridge
UScellular and the Boys & Girls Club of Blue Ridge are kicking off their 8th annual Black History Month Art Contest. To participate in the contest, Boys...
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50-car train derailment causes big fire, evacuations in Ohio
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — A freight train derailment in Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line left a mangled and charred mass of boxcars and flames Saturday as authorities launched a federal investigation and monitored air quality from the various hazardous chemicals in the train. About 50 cars derailed in East Palestine at about 9
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Thomas helps Nets rally from 23 down to beat Wizards 125-123
NEW YORK (AP) — Cam Thomas scored a career-high 44 points off the bench and the short-handed Brooklyn Nets rallied from a 23-point deficit to stun the Washington Wizards 125-123 on Saturday night. Edmond Sumner also set a personal best with 29 points and Nic Claxton had 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Nets,
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Chile wildfires spread amid heat wave as death toll rises
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile extended an emergency declaration to yet another region on Saturday as firefighters struggled to control dozens of raging wildfires that have claimed at least 22 lives amid a scorching heat wave that has broken records. The government declared a state of catastrophe in the La Araucanía region, which is south
