[1-News-Head]
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[VO-NAT :06]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
Firefighters may demolish part of a warehouse on fire in downtown Roanoke.
We'll have a live report.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-shot]
And Pittsylvania County man is in critical condition after being shot by Danville Police.
[Sports-head]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
Tonight in sports, a chat with the Arizona Cardinals Thomas Jones, the FFE schedule for Week 9, and
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[VO-NAT]
this former UVA hoops star is headed to the Star City. We'll tell you why in just a few.
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[WX-Head]
[ANCHOR=Robin]
[SS=None]
A great chance to check out your sweater collection as we go cloudy and chilly in the forecast with drizzle on the top.
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[ANCHOR=Keith 4-Shot]
News 7 at Six is next.
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[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=dse]
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
A huge fire in downtown Roanoke is finally under control.
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
But Firefighters say it's still a dangerous situation and parts of the smoking building may have to be demolished.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
Good evening, I'm Shannon Young.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
And I'm Keith Humphry.
[Warehouse-Fire]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=]
[TAPE#02-38 TC58:33]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
The fire broke out just after 2 o-clock in the 300 block of Salem Avenue... right next door to the Virginia Museum of Transportation.
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
Firefighters found the three-story warehouse engulfed in flames.
[Double Boxes=Keith-Shannon and Justin/Microwave]
Justin McLeod is at the scene tonight with the latest.
[Live=Justin Full/Microwave]
[SUPER=@Justin1;]
[SUPER=05-Roanoke;]
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(Rollcue: breathing a sigh of relief. )
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-Dept. Chief Winston Simmons/Roanoke Fire Department; :11]
[SUPER=01-Shelly Alley/Roanoke Police Deptartment; :37]
[SUPER=01-Dick Tabb/Health Department; :57]
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[OUT Q=windows and doors closed.]
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[Live=Justin Full/Microwave]
[SUPER=05-Roanoke;]
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[Double Boxes=Keith-Shannon and Justin/Microwave]
[Fire-Closings]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Fire]
The fire has closed several streets in the area around the Virginia Museum of Transportation.
Salem Avenue is blocked off between Second Street and Sixth Street.
Officials say people should also avoid Campbell Avenue between those two streets.
[National-Sniper]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=02-40 TC34:55]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Prosecutors plan to meet tomorrow -- to talk about filing charges against two men in custody in connection with the sniper attacks.
Law enforcement sources tell The Associated Press that investigators are certain they have the culprits.
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[VO-NAT]
John Allen Muhammed and 17-year-old John Lee Malvo
[SUPER=03-Frederick, MD]
were arrested at a roadside rest stop in Maryland overnight.
One source says a gun found in their car appears to use 2-2-3- caliber bullets -- the same used in the deadly attacks.
[SUPER=03-Montgomery, AL/September 21]
Evidence suggests Muhammad and Malvo may be linked to a September 21st shooting in Montgomery, Alabama that killed one woman and injured another.
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[WIPE WIPE WIPE]
[React-sniper]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[WIPE WIPE WIPE]
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond]
A sense of relief was felt across Virginia today.
Richmond schools remain under emergency lockdown.
But parents, including Governor Mark Warner, say they're encouraged the ordeal may soon be over.
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[SOT 14:34:54]
[IN Q=FOR THE LAST COUPLE]
[SUPER=01-Angela Link/Richmond Resident; :00]
[SUPER=01-Eric Harris/Richmond Resident; :09]
[SUPER=@MarkWarner; :17]
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[OUT Q=THAN I DID LAST NIGHT.]
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[VO-NAT]
Warner cautioned Virginians to remain on guard until ballistics tests confirm the suspects are responsible for the shootings.
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[Police-Shooting]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=rca]
[TAPE#=02-31 TC1:50:51]
[GRAPHIC=SHooting]
It's the second one this year. A shooting involving a Danville Police officer and a member of the public.
Today's happened around 2 a-m at an intersection near the Piedmont Mall.
The victim is hospitalized in critical condition while the officer is on administrative leave.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Shannon & Rachel /Newsroom Pod;]
Rachel Cannon joins us with more on the case, Rachel?
Shannon, state Police are handling the investigation. They're still interviewing witnesses and say that so far no charges have been filed.
[LIVE= Rachel /FULL Newsroom Pod]
[SUPER=@Rachel1;]
We do know the victim is 25-year old "Charles Jackson Lynch the Third", a white male from Pittsylvania County.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Danville;]
Danville Police say an altercation between two groups began in the parking lot of Highlander's Cafe.
They left the location heading towards Route-29 and stopped at a red light at the intersection of Piedmont Drive and Mt Cross Road.
At that point officials say people from both cars got out and began banging on each other's vehicles.
Officials say two off-duty cops stumbled upon the situation having just finished their shift.
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[LIVE= Rachel /FULL Newsroom Pod]
They were in uniforms but in an UN-marked car.
Officials say when an officer tried to get control of the situation - - Lynch attempted to run him over and that's when shots were fired.
A captain says there may have been as many as three shots ... two hit Lynch....
One in his torso, the other in the shoulder.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Shannon & Rachel /NEwsroom Pod;]
Shannon, State Police aren't sure when the investigation will be completed.
[Newman]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=6 p.m.]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=02-34 TC1:15:06]
[GRAPHIC=none]
The first test of a Virginia law making animal cruelty a felony today ended in two *misdemeanor* convictions.
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[VO-NAT :26]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;]
19-year old Lee Newman was today found guilty on two charges of animal cruelty for having failed to feed or water his dogs for at least two weeks in July.
One of the pitbulls died.
Newman says he wasn't able to take the dogs to his new home when he moved but left 50-pounds of food and five gallons of water for each, hoping to tide them over until he could return for them.
But, he says, circumstances intervened.
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[SOT 53:20-53:32]
[IN Q=The next day he was stopped...]
((CAROLYN FURROW/NEWMAN'S ATTORNEY: THE NEXT DAY HE WAS STOPPED IN A TRAFFIC STOP, HAD NO INSURANCE, THE CAR WAS IMPOUNDED AND HE HAD NO TRANSPORTATION AFTER THAT. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO GO BACK AND TAKE CARE OF THE DOGS.))
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((CLIFF HAPGOOD/COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY: HE COULD HAVE WALKED OVER THERE AND TAKEN THOSE DOGS. IT WAS ONLY TEN MILES.
IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN HIM HALF A DAY TO WALK OVER AND BRING THE DOGS BACK.))
[SUPER=01-Carolyn Furrow/Newman's Attorney; :00]
[SUPER=01-Cliff Hapgood/Commonwealth's Attorney; :13]
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[OUT Q=and bring the dogs back.]
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[VO-NAT :10]
Judge William Alexander reduced the felony charge to a misdemeanor because the Commonwealth couldn't prove Newman's actions directly resulted in the dog's death.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[SS=None]
Newman was sentenced to sixty days in jail and 2-years probation.
[Tease#1]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
[SS=NONE]
A D-E-A agent charged with murder takes the stand in his own defense.
We'll hear Timothy Workman's account of the deadly confrontation next on News 7 at Six.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
Plus a home-built plane makes an emergency landing at an area airport.
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[Workman]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=khu]
[TAPE#=02-37 TC57:35]
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
D-E-A Agent Timothy Workman says he was "afraid he was going to die" the night he got into a fight outside a Roanoke restaurant.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
Workman offered the jury his version today.
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[IN Q=They had all]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
[SUPER=01-James Bumbry, II/Shooting Victim's Friend;]
[SUPER=01-Timothy Workman/DEA Agent - Murder Defendant;]
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[OUT Q=save himself. "None."]
(( They had all been at the bar inside O'Charley's until quitting time.
Melissa Booth left with Workman. They were sitting in her car when James Bumbry and Keith Bailey- -two men who'd also just left the bar- -drove up beside them.
[SOT 10:16:52]
[IN Q=]
((I SAID PULL UP BESIDE HER AND LET ME TELL HER HAVE A SAVE TRIP HOME, BECAUSE SHE HAD TOLD ME SHE LIVED IN CHRISTIANSBURG.))
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Workman's account of it was different.
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[SOT 14:47:40]
[IN Q=They]
((THEY BEGAN YELLING, TELLING ME I DIDN'T NEED TO BE WITH THIS WOMAN TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THEY WERE TELLING HER, "WHY DO YOU WANT TO BE WITH THIS GUY. COME WITH US, YOU'LL HAVE MORE FUN."))
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Workman gave them the finger, as if to say, "Get out of here, This is none of your business." Workman says both men got out. He says Bumbry threatened to kill him and that Bumby had a small automatic weapon.
Bailey got to him first, the off-duty D-E-A Agent testified. Workman, a West Point graduate, demonstrated how he says Bailey tried to choke him, then went for his gun.
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[SOT 14:54:]
[IN Q=]
((I WAS HOPING THE GUY THAT HAD ME BY THE THROAT, KEITH BAILEY WOULD SEE MY WEAPON AND STEP BACK, AND I COULD ENGAGE BUMBRY. BUT INSTEAD OF STEPPING BACK, HE RELEASED MY THROAT HE GRABBED MY WEAPON WITH BOTH HANDS AND BEGAN TO TWIST.))
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The gun went off and Bailley took three rounds in the chest.
Workman was asked if there was any question he did what he had to to save himself.
[SOT AT 15:07:55]
((NONE))))
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[V/O- NAT ]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
The emotional moment marked the end of Workman's direct testimony. (Fill in the blank about where the trial stands) The case will likely go to the jury tomorrow.
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[Inge]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=02-46 TC05:24]
[GRAPHIC=Inge]
The trial of a man accused of murdering a sheriff's deputy has been delayed.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./July]
Roy Inge Junior was supposed to go on trial November 4th for the murder of Pittsylvania County deputy Frankie Betterton.
But defense attorneys said they wouldn't be prepared because a mental evaluation is not yet complete.
The judge in the case agreed and set a new trial date of February Third.
Defense attornies still hope to move the trial out of Pittsylvania County, but the judge said he'll try to seat a jury before making that decision.
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[Bowman]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=02-44 TC21:09]
[GRAPHIC=Garrison Bowman]
Friends of Garrison Bowman say investigators in the Jennifer Short case are holding the wrong man.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Rockingham Co., NC;]
John Beasley has known Gary Bowman for 15 years.
He's also friends with Bowman's landlord, who told investigators Bowman threatened to kill a Virginia mobile home mover and had maps marked with the Short's home.
Beasley says he's convinced his friend is being wrongfully implicated.
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[SOT 37:09 - :23]
[IN Q=I don't believe]
((JOHN BEASLEY: I DON'T BELIEVE GARY HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS CASE AS FAR AS HURTING THIS CHILD OR HER PARENTS. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY THE MOTIVES FOR THE STUFF THAT'S BEING SAID BUT I FEEL COMFORTABLE GARY'S NOT INVOLVED IN IT ANYWAY. ))
[SUPER=01-John Beasley/Bowman's Friend;]
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[OUT Q=not involved in it anyway.]
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[VO-NAT]
Beasley allowed Bowman to leave his mobile home on his property before he moved to Canada in August.
Investigators searched it three times, but so far have found nothing that links Bowman to the Shorts.
Bowman will have another detention hearing in the next few days before he faces a federal grand jury November 12th.
Beasley says he's welcome to stay with him in the meantime.
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[Bank-Robbery]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=02-36 TC1:17:12]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A suspect has been identified in yesterday's robbery of a Campbell County bank.
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[VO-NAT]
Authorities say several people recognized 32-year-old Kevin Vaden Williams from this security camera photo given to the news media yesterday.
Williams has been arrested before and police released this mugshot of Williams today in hopes that someone knows where he is.
[SUPER=03-Campbell Co./Yesterday]
Williams allegedly robbed the B-B-and-T bank on Timberlake Road yesterday afternoon.
Police consider him armed and dangerous.
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[Plane-Landing]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=jmc]
[TAPE#=02-43 TC52:44]
[GRAPHIC=None]
An experimental aircraft made an emergency landing in Roanoke today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Officials say the homebuilt Osprey GP-4 from Rochester, New York reported a problem with the airframe.
The plane landed on runway 6, and skidded to a stop.
The pilot wasn't hurt.
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[Stocks]
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The bears have come back to Wall Street, sending stocks sharply lower.
[TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE]
[RUNS=:30]
[SUPER=x5000;]
[SUPER=440-y/176.93/8317.34/y/21.56/1298.67;]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
The DOW dropped 177 points.
NASDAQ fell 21 and a half.
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[VO]
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[SUPER=272- /Unchg/6.05/h/0.38/45.18/i/1.13/36.97/i/0.90/26.00/i/0.06/9.26;]
[SUPER=273-i/1.08/50.42/i/0.29/14.92/h/0.01/21.01/i/0.03/1.86/h/0.02/42.90;]
[SUPER=274-i/0.20/10.52/h/0.14/60.87/h/0.16/36.89/i/1.65/33.50/i/0.76/56.47;]
[SUPER=#555; Reset]
[Meals-Wheels]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=02-33 TC1:47:35]
[GRAPHIC=None]
They have the meals.. but they need more wheels.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
The Lynchburg agency that delivers food to homebound senior citizens says it is in critical need of more volunteers.
A lack of help has forced Meals On Wheels to close down four routes.
Plus, there are a hundred vacancies for next year.
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[SOT 23:07:18]
[IN Q=I'm in a]
((CAROLYN MAHONE/MEALS ON WHEELS: I'M IN A SITUATION WHERE I'VE LOST MANY, MANY DRIVERS. THEY'RE JUST, THEY'RE OLDER NOW AND IT'S BECOME DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO DELIVER THE MEALS. SO I'M OUT HERE LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENTS. WITHOUT THE VOLUNTEERS FOR MEALS ON WHEELS, THIS PROGRAM WOULD DIE. WE DEPEND GREATLY ON OUR VOLUNTEERS BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD AFFORD TO PAY TO HAVE ALL THESE MEALS DELIVERED.))
[SUPER=01-Carolyn Mahone/Meals On Wheels]
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[OUT Q=these meals delivered.]
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[VO-NAT]
Mahone says they are appealing to local churches for help.
Volunteers from sixty churches are already involved in the program.
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[Update-Sniper]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Shooting]
An update on the sniper case.
A law enforcement source says a gun found in the car of two suspects in the sniper killings is a ballistic match to the 2-2-3 caliber rounds used in the attacks.
[Cline]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2002]
We had hoped to begin our profile of the race for the 24th House District today.
But due to breaking news, we won't be able to bring that story to you today.
[Sports tease]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
Coming up, the Dazzle picks up a shooting star from Virginia, VMI talks about the Liberty Flames, and
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[VO-NAT]
Steve Mason catches up with Virginia native Thomas Jones who has made himself right at home in the Arizona desert.
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[S-Dazzle]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-130 TC12657]
[GRAPHIC=Dazzle]
The Roanoke Dazzle has added another player to its roster and the name might ring a bell for local fans. Former Virginia star Cory Alexander will be in training camp with the club.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville/1993 Season; :00]
Alexander has spent time in the NBA with the Spurs, Nuggets and Magic since leaving Charlottesville.
He scored nearly 1300 points during his career as a Cavalier from 1992 to 1995.
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[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Kent Davison/Dazzle Head Coach; :00]
[RUNS=:26]
[OUT Q=allocate him to us."]
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[S-Jones]
[ANCHOR=travis]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-125 1:16:03]
[GRAPHIC=Thomas Jones]
Former Powell Valley and Virginia star running back Thomas Jones is in his third NFL season. Steve Mason recently caught up with the Arizona Cardinal who is finally starting to fly.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=first audio]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville/October 12th Game vs. Clemson; :00]
[SUPER=01-Thomas Jones/91 Carries, 378 Yards Rushing This Season; :19]
[SUPER=03-Seattle, WA/September 15th Game vs. Seahawks; :30]
[SUPER=@Steve1; 1:30]
[RUNS=1:48]
[OUT Q=.....news 7 sports]
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((After helping the Cardinals to their second straight win October sixth against the Carolina Panthers, Jones enjoyed part of his bye week in Charlottesville watching his at his alma mater defeat Clemson. And while Tiki Barber is probably still the most popular Cavalier in the NFL, Jones is quickly becoming as productive as his mentor.
((:))
The dividends were never more evident than in week two against Seattle. Jones rushed for a career high 173 yards and a touchdown. He had 112 rushes in 16 games last year. Thomas is just 21 carries off that total in only six games this season.
((:))
UVa's all time leading rusher is already two yards shy of his entire rushing output from 2001 and he still has 10 games to play. Jones offensive line is improved and so is the most important part of his NFL game.))
((:))
((STEVE MASON:))
[S-FFE]
[ANCHOR=Travis]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-127 12113TC]
[GRAPHIC=FFE]
It's week number 9 and key district games are on the schedule from the Valley district to the Hogoheegee.
Here's tomorrow night's rundown with the home team listed on the bottom of each matchup.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=AUDIO AND LOGO FULL]
[RUNS=:44]
[OUT Q=LOGO COMES FULL.]
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