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United Way of Southwest Virginia announces return of annual ‘Stuff the Bus’ fundraiser

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July 1, 2024

United Way of Southwest Virginia announces return of annual ‘Stuff the Bus’ fundraiser

United Way of Southwest Virginia has announced the return of its annual “Stuff the Bus” fundraiser, aimed to provide essential school supplies to students across Southwest Virginia.

The event takes place throughout the month of July in all 21 localities within its service area, impacting over 150 schools and over 73,000 students.

The organization said this fundraiser comes at a particularly crucial time, as families are facing rising school supply costs — expected to exceed $890 per family and an average of $597 per child.

“We believe that every child deserves the opportunity to succeed,” said Megan Parks, Executive Director of United Way of Southwest Virginia. “Our community has always been incredibly supportive, and we are confident that together, we can make a significant impact in the lives of our students.”

School supplies can be donated at designated collection points throughout the region.

Here’s a list of donation locations across our viewing area:

School Division	Business Name	Address	City
Bland County	Bland County Public Library	697 Main St.	Bland
Carroll County	First Community Bank	148 N. Main St.	Hillsville
City of Radford	First Community Bank	1400 Tyler Ave.	Radford
Floyd County	Carter Bank & Trust	213 North Locust St.	Floyd
Giles County	First National Bank of Peterstown	110 Old Virginia Ave.	Narrows
Grayson County	Carter Bank & Trust	449 E. Main St.	Independence
Montgomery County	Revivicor	1700 Kraft Dr., Suite 2400	Blacksburg
Montgomery County	Blacksburg Boxing & Fitness	115 S Hill Dr.	Blacksburg
Montgomery County	Coldwell Banker	220 Professional Park Dr.	Blacksburg
Montgomery County	First Community Bank	1900 South Main St.	Blacksburg
Montgomery County	First Community Bank	109 Roanoke St.	Christiansburg
Pulaski County	First Community Bank	1001 Bob White Blvd.	Pulaski
Wythe County	First Community Bank	145 Ivanhoe Rd.	Fort Chiswell
Wythe County	First Community Bank	210 E. Main St.	Wytheville

To learn more about the fundraiser, click here.

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Obituary for Virginia Frances Stoots at Beckley Peace Chapel

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November 19, 2024

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Obituary for Virginia Frances Stoots at Beckley Peace Chapel

Virginia Frances Stoots, age 81, of Beckley, WV received her heavenly promotion to be eternally with the Lord on Saturday, November 16, 2024. Born in Hotchkiss, WV on May 11, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Arnold Hatfield and Margaret Archie. Virginia was a retired manager from Ginos

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15-year-old accused of shooting teen near Lake Edward in Virginia Beach

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November 18, 2024

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15-year-old accused of shooting teen near Lake Edward in Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A 15-year-old boy is charged with shooting a teen over a week ago near Lake Edward in Virginia Beach, police say.

The shooting happened just before 7 p.m. on Sunday, November 10 in the 5000 block of W. Hastings Arch.

Police say officers responded to the shooting following an alert from ShotSpotter, which is technology that can detect gunshots.

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Officers then found a 15-year-old boy from Virginia Beach who had been shot, police say. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Last Thursday, police charged a boy — also a 15-year-old from Virginia Beach — in connection to the shooting. He’s charged with malicious wounding and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, police added.

The shooting is still under investigation. Police ask anyone with information to call detectives at 757-385-4101 or Crime Solvers at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

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Bowl Projections: West Virginia’s Stock Takes Big Hit Following Latest Loss

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November 18, 2024

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Bowl Projections: West Virginia’s Stock Takes Big Hit Following Latest Loss

Another wasted opportunity at home for the West Virginia Mountaineers this past weekend as they fell to the Baylor Bears, 49-35.

Much of the conversation entering the week was about who head coach Neal Brown would start at quarterback. He turned back to Garrett Greene, who had an okay day throwing the football but did add over 120 yards on the ground to help fuel the Mountaineers’ offensive attack. It wasn’t his best overall performance, but it was more than enough to win.

Unfortunately, West Virginia’s defense returned to its struggling ways, allowing 512 yards of offense, 329 of which came through the air. Baylor’s 35 first-half points were the most of any Big 12 team in a league game this season.

With the loss, the Mountaineers essentially eliminated themselves from a spot in the Big 12 championship game, and their bowl stock took a massive hit.

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The Mountaineers have two games remaining in the regular season and must notch one more win to become bowl-eligible. This week, they’ll play host to the UCF Knights, who were everyone’s dark horse to win the Big 12 back in August. After getting out to a 3-0 start, the Knights lost five straight.

Despite most sportsbooks opening this week’s game with UCF as the favorite, I like West Virginia’s chances to get the win. They are a run-heavy team, and that’s the one thing the Mountaineer defense does fairly well.

If they fail to collect win No. 6 this weekend, it’ll all come down to their trip to Lubbock the following week. Texas Tech has Oklahoma State this Saturday and will likely be gunning for win No. 8 when West Virginia comes to town. If the Red Raiders win out, that will be their best regular season finish since 2009.

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2. Pop-Tarts Bowl vs ACC/ND, Saturday, Dec. 28, 3:30 p.m. EST, ABC

3. TaxAct Texas Bowl vs SEC, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m. EST, ESPN

4. AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs SEC, Friday, Dec. 27, 7:00 p.m. EST, ESPN

5. Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs Big Ten, Thursday, Dec. 26, 5:30 p.m. EST, ESPN

6. Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl vs. Pac 12, Saturday, Dec. 28, 9:15 p.m. EST, ESPN