WDBJ 7 news at 6 for 01/25/02

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Virginia's new attorney general pushes the cross-burning issue all the way to the nation's highest court.
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[VO-NAT]
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And legend says there's gold in them thar hills. Now two men say they know right where it is.
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[Sports-Head]

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Tonight on the Big 7, we're wrestling at the Big Orange, getting dressed with the Express and checking out the just released Tech football schedule.
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Plus, JJ talks about the disappointment of being sidelined with an injury.
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[WX-Head]
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Your calendars are not defective. Sunny and 60s highlight the weekend weather forecast. Details coming up.
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[ANCHOR=Keith 4-Shot]

News 7 is next.
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[VO-NAT]
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Is it free speech or criminal intimidation?
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

Virginia's attorney general wants the nation's highest court to take up the issue of cross-burning.
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[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

Good evening, I'm Keith Humphry.
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]

And I'm Shannon Young.
[Cross-Burning]
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Virginia's law that bans cross-burning is essentially on hold while the U-S Supreme Court decides whether to take up today's appeal from Attorney General Jerry Kilgore.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Ebensburg, PA/May 1992]

The appeal is based in part on a Carroll County case involving Barry Elton Black, who was convicted of burning a cross during a K-K-K rally in 1998.
Black's conviction was overturned last year by the Virginia Supreme Court, which ruled that the law violates a person's freedom of speech.
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[SOT 4:02:40]
[IN Q=We disagree]
((JERRY KILGORE/VA ATTORNEY GENERAL: WE DISAGREE WITH THAT. WE BELIEVE THAT THE LAW IS VERY CLEAR THAT IT BANS THOSE FROM BURNING CROSSES FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF INTIMIDATING ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL. THE VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT DISAGREED, WE'RE APPEALING TO THE U-S SUPREME COURT.))
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[OUT Q=U-S Supreme Court.]
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[VO-NAT]

There's no timetable on when the high court will decide whether to hear Kilgore's appeal.
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[VMI-Prayer]

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The ruling that banned organized prayer before supper at V-M-I has caught the attention of legislators in the General Assembly.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lexington/File Tape]

A federal judge ruled yesterday that the school's practice of having cadets voluntarily participate in the prayer amounted to a state-sponsored religious practice.
[SUPER=03-Richmond]

Several lawmakers are V-M-I alumni, and they're disappointed by the ruling.
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[SOT 2:01:15]
[IN Q=And I hope]
((SCOTT LINGAMFELTER/R- WOODBRIDGE: AND I HOPE THAT IN SOME FUTURE TIME, THIS GREAT BODY CAN TAKE A MAJOR STEP IN REFORMING THE INJUSTICE WHICH WAS DONE YESTERDAY.))
[SUPER=01-Scott Lingamfelter/(R) Woodbridge]
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[OUT Q=was done yesterday.]
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[VO-NAT]

Attorney General Jerry Kilgore says he plans to appeal the judge's ruling to the Circuit Court of Appeals.
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[Transkrit]

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The death of one Roanoke Company has brought about the birth of two others.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape]

The old Transkrit building will be home to two different companies.
The Economic Development Partnership would not say which companies are moving in, but did say they decided to take the space and create up to 120 new jobs.
The state-of-the art label making facility closed in April after its parent company filed for bankruptcy.
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[Celebration]

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Developers are calling it the biggest deal in Bath County history...
A North Carolina development company is on the verge of purchasing 12 thousand acres near the Homestead.
As Business Reporter Jennifer Miele found out, new homes and businesses could be on the way.
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[IN Q=Bath County, population]
[SUPER=03-Bath Co.;:00]
[SUPER=01-Gary Rosenburg/Homestead Resort;:23]
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[OUT Q=JM News 7 Bath County.]
(( Bath County.
Population 44-hundred.
More than half the workforce there is employed at the Homestead resort.
But that could all be changing.
Virginia Hot Springs Company owns 12 thousand acres surrounding the Homestead. In a potential merger with developers Celebration Incorporated, three thousand acres would be put to new use.
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[TC:01:22:16] ((WE THE HOMESTEAD OWN SOME OF THE REAL-ESTATE DOWNTOWN. THEY WILL OWN MOST OF THE REST.)) [RUNS07] [BITT BUTT BUTT BUTT] [01:22:14] ((TOGETHER WE WILL REALLY TRY TO RESTORE OUR LITTLE DOWNTOWN.)) [RUNS07]
According to the agreement, nine thousand acres of the top of Warm Springs Mountain would be sold to the Nature Conservancy.
The bottom three thousand would become a mix of small-acre farms, vacation homes, and small businesses.
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[tc:01:21:13] ((THEY AREN'T TALKING ABOUT LOADING THE MOUNTAIN WITH DEVELOPMENT.. LOW DENSITY, LARGE PARCEL DEVELOPMENT.)) [RUNS10]
The Homestead considers this the area's biggest deal of the century... even bigger than the purchase of the Homestead in 1993 from its original owners.
Bath County's Administrator is anxious for the extra revenue, but is hopeful it won't bring the need for too many added public services.
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((JENNIFER MIELE/REPORTING:THE DEAL IS EXPECTED TO GO THROUGH ON FEBRUARY 25TH. THAT'S WHEN VIRGINIA HOT SPRINGS COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS VOTE ON THE MERGER WITH CELEBRATION INC. IF THE MERGER IS APPROVED, IT WILL BRING ABOUT THE LARGEST PROPERTY TRANSFER IN BATH COUNTY HISTORY. JENNIFER MIELE, NEWS 7, BATH COUNTY. )) [RUNS15]))

[Pulaski-Gas]

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United Cities Gas says it will bring in its engineering team to determine what caused a major gas outage in the Town of Pulaski.
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[SUPER=03-Dublin/Yesterday;]
Nearly two-thousand residents and business owners were without natural gas since Wednesday evening after an apparent malfunction. Officials say service has now been restored to all customers except those who may be away from home. Crews from as far as Tennessee and Georgia helped local United Cities workers fix the problem. For safety purposes the entire system had to be shut down, purged and then each pilot light re-lit.
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[Parrott]

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A FORMER Roanoke City Council member will try to regain a seat on council in this year's race.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]

Jack Parrott announced his candidacy today at the Jefferson Center.
The Republican was a member of city council from 1994 to 1998.
He said Roanoke faces continued problems with a water shortage and aging water mains.
If elected, he said his main focus would be assisting the city manager form a Regional Water Authority.
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[IN Q=I think]
((JACK PARROTT/(R) ROANOKE CITY COUNCIL CAND.: I THINK THE REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY IS ONE OF THE FIRST. I THINK WE'VE GOT INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS WITHIN THE CITY WITH OUR WATER AND SEWER LINES.))
[SUPER=01-Jack Parrott/(R) Roanoke City Council Cand.;]
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[OUT Q=our sewer lines.]
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[VO-NAT]

Three other Republicans and three democrats are already in the race.
Several more are expected to announce for the three open seats by February Fifth.
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A potentially explosive situation shuts down an exit on Interstate 81.
Details next on News 7 at Six.
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[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

Thousands have hunted for it... but no one's found it.
But now two men say they know where the Beale Treasure is... and they're looking for help digging it up.
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[81-Ax]
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A tractor trailer carrying explosives closed an exit ramp on Interstate-81 today after it slid into an embankment.
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[SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.;]
State Police say an Old Dominion Freight rig slid into a ditch at the Radford exit in Montgomery County at around six a-m. No one was injured. It took crews all day to clean up the mess because the rear trailer contained explosive material. The contents of the truck are being transferred into a new one and then it'll be towed. All lanes of the Interstate near mile marker 105 are open but the ramp is closed.
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[Racial-Profiling]

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A state police study says "driving while black" is "not" a problem in Virginia.. but law enforcement officials say that doesn't mean racial profiling never happens.
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[SUPER=03-Richmond]

State police superintendent Gerald Massengill told a legislative committee today his department has received 63 racial discrimination complaints since 1997.. and none of them were ever substantiated.
He acknowledges, however, that it's impossible to account for the actions of every police officer in the state.

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[IN Q=I don't think]
((COL. GERALD MASSENGILL/STATE POLICE SUPERINTENDENT: I DON'T THINK ANYONE THAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING A POLICE DEPARTMENT, BE IT A SUPERINTENDENT, BE IT A CHIEF OR BE IT A SHERIFF, CAN KNOW WHAT'S IN THE HEARTS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL OFFICER.)) ((DEL. KENNETH MELVIN/D- PORTSMOUTH: I DON'T THINK IT'S ANY SECRET THAT WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE MINORITY COMMUNITY THIS IS A REAL AND SERIOUS PROBLEM. IT'S ALSO A PROBLEM THAT'S UNDER-REPORTED BECAUSE IT'S BEEN GOING ON SO LONG,THERE'S A CERTAIN ELEMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT BELIEVES THIS IS THE WAY THINGS ARE DONE.))
[SUPER=01-Col. Gerald Massengill/State Police Superintendent; :00]
[SUPER=01-Del. Kenneth Melvin/(D) Portsmouth; :14]
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[OUT Q=the way things are done.]
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[VO-NAT]

Delegate Melvin is sponsoring a bill that would require more diversity training for new police officers.. it has the support of the law enforcement community.
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[Budget-React]

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The president of Center in the Square is disappointed but not surprised that Governor Warner's new budget includes no money for cultural institutions.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Jim Sears was one of more than a dozen leaders of Roanoke area arts and cultural agencies to make his presence known in Richmond this week. He says the lack of funding for a second year in a row has strengthened the cultural community's resolve.
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[IN Q=I think those of us in arts and culture...]
((JIM SEARS/CENTER IN THE SQUARE: I THINK THOSE OF US IN ARTS AND CULTURE ALWAYS HAVE HOPE THAT EITHER WE'LL HAVE A DONOR COME FORWARD OR WE'RE HOPING THAT THE GOVERNOR OR THE LEGISLATURE WILL AND EVERY TIME YOU GET TURNED DOWN, FOR A WHILE YOUR ENTHUSIASM IS DAMPENED BUT THAT'S JUST FOR A MINUTE 'CAUSE THEN YOU CHARGE OFF IN A NEW DIRECTION.))
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[OUT Q=charge off in a new direction.]
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Sears adds that cultural agencies are still optimistic local lawmakers will find them some funding.
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[Kopstein]

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Former Optical Cable Chairman and CEO Bob Kopstein was not renominated to the company's board of directors.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/File Tape]

Kopstein was fired in December from the company he started more than a decade ago.
Yesterday, the board said it would re-elect all other board members expect Kopstein.
He is faulted for losing millions of dollars and devaluing the company's stock price by making high risk investments.
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[ANCHOR=Keith]
[Graphic=Hold]

Kopstein was invited to take a consultant position with Optical Cable, but has yet to accept the offer.
He will officially be removed from the board at the annual shareholders meeting on March 12.

[Volvo]

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Union officials at Dublin's Volvo plant say lunch time protests may only be the first step in trying to get the company's attention.
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[SUPER=03-Dublin;]
For the second day in a row...employees gathered in front of the building this afternoon. The union says it's in protest of layoffs at Volvo which they say break the union contract. Employees say the company is below the required number of salaried workers at the location. Union officials also say Volvo practices are breaking national labor laws.
Officials at the New River Valley plant had no comment.
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[Stocks]

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Stocks turned in a mixed performance to round out the week. [TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE]
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The DOW gained 44 points.
NASDAQ lost five.
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[Beale-Treasure]
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More than four tons of gold, silver and jewels supposedly lie buried somewhere in the hills of Bedford County.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
Now, two men who live in the area say they've broken the code to the Beale Treasure, and they need help digging it up.

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[SOT]
[IN Q=It's out there]
[SUPER=02-Joe Duran/Treasure Hunter; :00]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co.; :13]
[SUPER=04-Home Video; ]
[SUPER=01-Albert Atwell/Treasure Hunter; ]
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[OUT Q=we won't know how deep it is.]
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[SOT 14:48:30]
[IN Q=It's out there somewhere?]
((IT'S OUT THERE SOMEWHERE? exactly. you know IT WITHOUT ANY DOUBT? I KNOW IT WITHOUT ANY DOUBT. YOU'VE BEEN THERE? I'VE BEEN THERE. YOU HAVEN'T SEEN GOLD AND SILVER? I'VE NEVER FOUND THE TREAUSRE ITSELF, BUT I'VE FOUND THE LOCATION OF THE TREASURE.)) [RUNS13]
[OUT Q=location of the treasure.]
Joe Duran insists that his face not be photographed, but he wants people to know he's broken the code. He used an obscure treaty between the United States and Spain signed in 1819 by John Quncy Adams and Luis de Onis.
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((YOU/GO))
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[SOT 14:43:32]
[IN Q=Broke the codes]
((BROKE THE CODES. IT TELLS YOU EXACTLY WHAT MOUNTAIN THIS TREASURE IS AT. THERE ARE SEVEN LANDMARKS TO FIND IT. LANDMARKS THAT LEAD YOU TO THE SITE? EXACTLY.)) [RUNS14]
[OUT Q=to the site? Exactly.]
Duran also matched an otherwise meaningless set of numbers found along with the treasure ciphers that he believes is a series of rocks that outline an upside-down letter "J."
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((THAT'S ONE RIGHT THERE. THERE'S THE OTHER ONE.)) [RUSN:04] With the help of some high-tech metal detectors, Albert Atwell believes he's found the "J" rock formation.
[NAT SOT of the thing humming higher (TC: 5:35)as it gets nearer tree]
It's not only beneath a big rock, but well below ground.
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[SOT 14:49:55]
[IN Q=It's possibly 12]
((IT'S POSSIBLY 12 TO 15 FEET, BUT UNTIL WE DIG WE WON'T KNOW HOW DEEP IT IS.)) [RUNS:06]
[OUT Q=how deep it is.]))
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[V/O-NAT ] And that's why Atwell and Duran need help. They're been running ads looking for financial backers, figuring it could cost as much as 50-thousand dollars to dig up the treasure.
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[ANCHOR=Keith]
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IF it's there, consider the pay off. Just the gold and silver- -without the jewels- -would be worth about 14-million dollars given today's price of precious metals.

[Sports Tease]

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Coming up tonight on the Big 7, J.J. Redick talks about his injury and how his teammates need to take over. The Express will be sporting some new jerseys tonight in the Roundhouse.
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And Roy Stanley checks in from day one of the Big Orange wrestling event in Vinton.
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[S-Redick]

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Cave Spring will play G.W. Danville for the Western District lead tonight without star guard and Duke bound J.J. Redick. J.J. and his family are seeking medical advise and attention for his injured right foot. No time frame has been set on how long he will be out.
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[OUT Q=there are bigger things out there"]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]

Redick's right foot was in a protective boot last night at practice. While J.J. awaits a final diagnosis and the word on how long he will be out, he has made sure to encourage his teammates.
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[OUT Q=and be leaders"]
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[S-Orange]

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The area's top high school wrestling event is underway in Vinton. 16 teams from Augusta County to Pulaski County are taking part in the two day event. Roy Stanley has more from William Byrd high school.
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[IN Q="It started.....]
[SUPER=03-Vinton; :00]
[SUPER=01-Tater Benson/Botetourt Head Coach; :11]
[SUPER=01-Ron Long/William Byrd Head Coach; :37]
[SUPER=01-Mark Agner/Northside Head Coach; :54]
[SUPER=01-Kris Kahila/Franklin County Head Coach; 1:10]
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[OUT Q=..........news 7 sports."]
((It started 6 years ago when Kevin Dresser took over the program at Christiansburg.
The Blue Demons have raised the bar with their second place ranking in the state.)) ((TATER BENSON/BOTETOURT HEAD COACH:)) ((Botetourt is ranked 7-th in the state, Northside is 6-th and William Byrd is ranked 12-th and with Pulaski County and William Fleming moving into the district that adds two more teams to deal with.)) ((RON LONG/WILLIAM BYRD HEAD COACH:)) ((MARK AGNER/NORTHSIDE HEAD COACH:)) ((Franklin County, the defending champion, is one of 2 Triple A schools in the annual tournament.
And the success of the Blue Ridge has even made the Eagles work harder.)) ((KRIS KAHILA/FRANKLIN COUNTY HEAD COACH:)) ((ROY STANLEY:))
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[S-Jersey]

[ANCHOR=mike]
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The Express will sport some new threads when the team takes the ice to battle Toledo tonight at the Round House.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
Express owner Mike Lonchar unveiled the new jersey today. The new alternate third jersey replica can be purchased at games. The Express will wear the jerseys at selected games this season.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Mike Lonchar/Express Owner; :00]
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[OUT Q=something new"]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Trenton, NJ;]
Speaking of jerseys, the one Express right wing Rick Kowalsky wore in the ECHL all star game earlier this week has been given to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto for display.

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The Virginia Tech football schedule for next season was released late this afternoon and several things jump out at you. For one - the Hokies will have seven and possibly 8 home games this year. The team is playing 12 games with the possibly of a 13th taking place in late August. Also, there are three open dates on the schedule and a Wednesday night game with WVU. Tech closes at home against UVa on November 30th and then plays at Miami December 7th. The LSU opener will kick off on Sunday September 1st at 2:30.

[S-NFL]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
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The Carolina Panthers couldn't get Spurrier or Dungy, so they had to settle for a Fox.
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[vo nat con't]
[super=03-Charlotte, NC;]
John Fox, leaves his position as the Giants' defensive coordinator to take over a team that was 1-and-15 last season.

He'll make about one million a season.
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[GO TO PINNACLE 6998] And don't forget the AFC championship game is right here on Your Hometown Station this Sunday. At 12:30 - the Patriots take on the Steelers at Heinz Field. (----------------)