[1-News-Head]
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
Virginia slashed it's budget to make ends meet.
Did it work?
The Governor will answer.
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[VO-NAT :07]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
And, Salem says there's no contamination from a spectacular fire last week.
So what's killing fish in the river nearby?
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[Sports-Head]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
UVa opens its season on Saturday. Steve Mason will check in from Charlottesville.
Plus, Northside gets a Friday Football Extra turn, and in the first Tech 2003 report of the season -
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[VO-NAT]
Bryan Randall withstands the challenge of MV2 - now he ready to take on all comers on the Hokies schedule.
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[WX-Head]
[ANCHOR=Robin]
[SS=None]
A genuine heat wave in progress. 90 degree highs will be common through mid-week. Also some area schools closing early tomorrow. Details coming up.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon 4-Shot]
News 7 at Six is next.
[Video-Open]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=Video Open]
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[SOT 10:17:05]
[IN Q=WE STILL FACE SIGNIFICANT]
[RUNS=:03]
[OUT Q=FISCAL CHALLENGES.]
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
Governor Warner says the state is on the way to economic recovery.
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
But there are still some bumps in the road.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
Good evening, I'm Shannon Young.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
And I'm Keith Humphry.
[Warner-budget]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=mmu]
[TAPE#=03-31 TC1:06:03]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
Governor Warner says Virginia is in a better financial situation now than it was a year ago.
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
But he warns that the state is not out of the woods yet.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Keith-SHannon & Meghan/State Microwave;]
Meghan Muldoon joins us with details of Virginia's economic outlook.
Warner presented lawmakers today with a kind of good news/bad news picture of the state's finances.
[LIVE= Meghan /FULL State Microwave]
[SUPER=@Meghan1]
[SUPER=05-Richmond]
He says Virginia's economy is on the upswing but it is still facing some budget challenges.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS ADMINISTRATION]
[SUPER=03-Richmond; :00]
[SUPER=@MarkWarner; :06]
[SUPER=@Griffith; :53]
[SUPER=@Hawkins; 1:13]
[RUNS=1:27]
[OUT Q=LIKE WE HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY.]
((For the first time in his administration, Governor Warner has some economic news to smile about.
[SOT 10:15:55]
[IN Q=JOB GROWTH IN VIRGINIA]
((GOVERNOR MARK WARNER: JOB GROWTH IN VIRGINIA HAS NOW BEEN POSITIVE FOR THREE MONTHS. JOB GROWTH IN JULY SHOWED THE BEST MONTHLY INCREASE IN OVER TWO YEARS.))
[RUNS:09]
[OUT Q=IN OVER TWO YEARS.]
But the moment was short-lived as Warner warned that education, Medicaid and homeland security costs continue to grow.
[SOT :17:34]
((GOVERNOR MARK WARNER: EVEN WITH AN ECONOMIC RECOVERY, THERE WILL BE A SUBSTANTIAL GAP BETWEEN AVAILABLE REVENUES AND THE SPENDING REQUIREMENTS WHICH WE WOULD ALL JUST AS NON-DISCRETIONARY.))
[RUNS:08]
Warner says he is holding in reserve a 400 million dollar one time fiscal fix from the federal government.
Most Republicans say keeping the money for emergencies is the right call but they remain critical of Warner for something else, bypassing another opportunity to lay out his tax reform plan.
[SOT 10:40:40]
((DELEGATE MORGAN GRIFFITH/R-SALEM: THE GOVERNOR CHOSE NOT TO DO SO AND THAT'S HIS RIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY I THINK ITS GOING TO PUSH UP INTO A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE A SPECIAL SESSION REGRETTABLY AT A COST TO THE TAXPAYERS.))
[RUNS:10]
And Even though the rest of the state is experiencing job growth, the data shows the communities in Southside and Southwest Virginia are being left behind.
[SOT 10:47:35]
[IN Q=IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING]
((SENATOR CHARLES HAWKINS/R-CHATHAM: IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING TO STABILIZE POPULATIONS IN SOUTHSIDE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WE WILL GET OLDER AND POORER AND THAT IS SOMETHING THE STATE CANNOT AFFORD. WE NEED TO GET BACK TO BEING PART OF THE ECONOMIC ENGINE LIKE WE HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY.))
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[OUT Q=LIKE WE HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY]))
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[LIVE= Meghan /FULL State Microwave]
[SUPER=05-Richmond;]
Warner also said that Virginians don't need to worry about a repeat of last year's budget cuts.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Keith-Shannon & Meghan /State Microwave;]
That's because the state has something it hasn't seen in three years, a budget surplus.
[Fish-Kill]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=6 p.m.]
[WRITER=syo]
[TAPE#=03-27 TC1:22:51]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A fish-kill in the Roanoke River most likely has nothing to do with a chemical-fueled fire in Salem last week.
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[VO-NAT :35]
[SUPER=03-Salem;]
Fire Chief Pat Counts says a few dead fish have surfaced in water near the Eddy Street Bridge and towards the end of Piedmont Avenue.
The City is issuing a safety advisory to anglers from Green Hill Park east.
Officials say they aren't sure what caused the kill.
[SUPER=04-Last Wednesday;]
Extensive testing following the fire at the True Value Hardware Store last Wednesday turned up *NO* water contamination.
The E-P-A, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, D-E-Q, Virginia Department of Emergency Management and local health departments have all tested the city's water ways and issued a clean bill of health.
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[Roanoke-Schools]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=mjo]
[TAPE#=03-24 TC1:46:57]
[GRAPHIC=None]
It was ready or not, here they come for several Roanoke City and County schools today.
Students headed back to class, even as schools rushed to complete massive renovation projects.
Marya Jones shows us if the race to be ready paid off.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=Nats: SAW.]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Judy Price/Mountain View Elem. Principal; :14 QUICK!]
[SUPER=01-Tyler Fisher/4th Grader; :55 QUICK!]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke; 1:12]
[SUPER=01-Freida Hines/Lincoln Terrace Elem. Principal; 1:20]
[SUPER=@Marya1;]
[RUNS=1:30]
[OUT Q=MJ, News 7.]
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[SOT near 17:19:28]
((NATS: SAW.))
[RUNS:02]
Mobile classrooms are still going up outside Mountain View Elementary.
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[SOT 17:21:43]
((NATS KIDS SINGING: MORGAN WORE HER WHITE SHIRT ALL DAY LONG.))
[RUNS:04]
But inside, everything is pitch-perfect.
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[SOT 17:24:22]
((JUDY PRICE/PRINCIPAL: DESCRIBING IT AS A MIRACLE WOULD BE THE CLOSEST DESCRIPTION THAT I COULD COME TO.))
[RUNS:05]
Delays caused by a six-million-dollar renovation threatened to throw the school off course.
14 classrooms had to be moved in just a few days.
But thanks to round-the-clock work of volunteers, staff and their families, the first day of class went off without a hitch.
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[SOT 17:24:16]
((JUDY PRICE/PRINCIPAL: LOOKING AT OUR BUILDING LAST MONDAY AND LOOKING AT IT THIS MONDAY, IT'S LIKE TWO DIFFERENT PLACES.))
[RUNS:06]
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[SOT]
((NATS: LIBRARY BOOK BEING PLACED ON SHELF.))
[RUNS:01]
There are still hundreds of boxes of books to shelve at the library's temporary home.
But with all the extra help, it should open next week.
4th grader Tyler Fisher says he even likes the mobile units his school is using while it builds a new wing.
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[SOT 17:27:32]
((TYLER FISHER/4TH GRADER: IT'S REAL FUN. IT'S NOT ANYTHING DIFFERENT AS INSIDE THE SCHOOL.))
[RUNS:04]
[SOT 17:11:07]
((NATS AT LINCOLN TERRACE/KIDS IN LINE: I am so proud of you. ))
[RUNS:02]
Things fell right in line at Lincoln Terrace Elementary, too.
Even though there's still roof work to be done, workers completed bathrooms and installed central air conditioning before the kids got there.
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[SOT 17:05:13]
((FREIDA HINES/LINCOLN TERRACE PRINCIPAL: IT WAS A CHALLENGE, BUT WITH A GREAT TEAM EFFORT, IT WENT WITHOUT ANY GLITCHES. ))
[RUNS:07]
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[SU 17:28:48]
((MARYA JONES/NEWS-7: THE WORK'S STILL FAR FROM OVER. ADMINISTRATORS SAY THEY HAVE 1 TO 2 YEARS BEFORE RENOVATIONS ARE COMPLETED AT MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEMENTARY. BUT THEY'LL WORK AROUND KIDS' SCHEDULES TO GET IT DONE. MJN7. ))
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[Henry-Supervisors]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6 PM]
[WRITER=jus]
[TAPE#=03-23 TC1:51:18]
[GRAPHIC=None]
The new school year will be the last for some in Henry County.
In response to recent plant closings including Pillowtex, the county is getting ready to close several schools.
And now more cuts are on their way, this time for the county as a whole.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Keith & Justin /NEwsroom;]
Justin McLeod joins us now to tell us all about it. Justin?
Keith, the closing of Pillowtex will mean a 915-thousand dollar loss in revenue for the county.
[LIVE= Justin /FULL NEwsroom]
[SUPER=@justin1]
As we've already reported, the school system will absorbed half of that loss, and today the Board of Supervisors announced how it plans to make up the other half.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Henry Co.; :07]
[SUPER=01-Benny Summerlin/Henry Co. Administrator; :26]
[SUPER=01-Eugene Hairston/Bassett High School Student; 1:19]
[SUPER=01-Bobbie Jo Lankford/Bassett High School Student; 1:24]
[RUNS=1:32]
[OUT Q=EVERYONE THINKS IT WILL BE]
((((NAT SOUND OF TEACHER))
On their first day back, students here in Henry County are learning a lesson in economics.
Because of the Pillowtex closing, the county originally ordered the school system to cut an additional 650-thousand dollars for this year.
But Monday the Board of Supervisors agreed to make it just 458-thousand.
[SOT 53:45]
[IN Q=In the VF closing]
((BENNY SUMMERLIN/COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR: IN THE V-F CLOSURE THEY TOOK ABOUT 68-PERCENT OF THE CUT, IN THIS CASE THEY'LL TAKE ABOUT FIFTY PERCENT OF THE CUT.))
[Runs05]
[OUT Q=of the cut]
The county will have to make up the rest.
The Board of Supervisors agreed to cut funding to the Office of Commerce, the Industrial Development Authority, and money to maintain the old DuPont facility.
But there will be no cuts in county staff.
[SOT 55:12]
[IN Q=Relief that we didn't]
((BENNY SUMMERLIN/COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR: RELIEF THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO IMPLEMENT ANY REDUCTION IN FORCE POLICIES.))
[Runs05]
[OUT Q=in force policies]
The Board of Supervisors also heard a progress report on the water situation in Fieldale.
The Pillowtex plant supplied water to the entire community and many residents feared the worst.
((QUICK NAT SOUND OF CONSTRUCTION))
Work on a temporary water line should be completed by next week.
Construction is also continuing at several schools in preparation for consolidation.
Five schools will close at the end of the year, several others will be reconfigured.
[SOT 1:01:06; 59:03]
[IN Q=It has to be done]
((EUGENE HAIRSTON/BASSETT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT: IT HAS TO BE DONE. THESE SCHOOLS CAN'T STAY OPEN LONG ENOUGH SO SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.))
((BOBBIE JO LANKFORD/BASSETT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT: I THINK WE ARE GOING TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS AND I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE AS BAD AS EVERYONE THINKS IT WILL BE.))
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[OUT Q=it will be]))
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[LIVE= Justin /FULL Newsroom]
To help alleviate any potential problems the school system will soon form committees to deal with the many issues that may arise.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Keith & Justin /Newsroom;]
Meantime, Keith county leaders are still confident someone will buy that Fieldale plant but they concede it will be several months before they'll know anything concrete.
[Tease#1]
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
[SS=NONE]
Lynchburg's Human Services department is spreading out.
A look at its new home when News 7 returns.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
Plus a view of Lane Stadium's future, now that the expansion's back on track.
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[Body-Found]
[ANCHOR=]
[NEWSCAST=Six]
[WRITER=jda]
[TAPE#=03-33 TC30:30]
[GRAPHIC=]
Roanoke Police are investigating the case of a nineteen year- old found dead this morning at a local hotel.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]
Police say the teenager was from another state, staying at the Wyndham Hotel.
A housekeeper discovered the body in a room this morning. There were no immediate signs of foul play. Investigators are waiting for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.
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[Triathlon]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=03-28 TC1:05:08]
[GRAPHIC=None]
A negligence verdict and its 500-thousand dollar judgment against the town of Blacksburg will stand.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/File Tape;]
Gary Wayne Taylor was killed in the Blacksburg 2000 Triathlon, when he ran into a car at an intersection along the course.
A jury awarded his family a half-million dollars last October, saying the town and race director Beverly Biancur (bee-Ahn-kur) should've had someone there directing traffic.
The town appealed the ruling to the state Supreme Court, but was denied.
Beverly Biancur (bee-Ahn-kur) is no longer employed by the town.
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[Human-Services]
[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=ssm]
[TAPE#=03-22 TC1:54:24]
[GRAPHIC=None]
After years of living in cramped, rented space far from downtown, Lynchburg's department of Human Services has a new home along the riverfront.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]
Officials this morning dedicated the new 9-and a half million dollar building which will serve as a cornerstone to the city's downtown revitalization efforts.
The structure offers 70-thousand square feet to accomodate the department's 165 employees and their clients.
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[SOT 10:31:46]
[IN Q=So I take]
((DIANA TRENT/HUMAN SERVICES DIRECTOR: SO I TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN KNOWING THAT THESE SERVICES WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR SO MANY CITIZENS IN SO MANY IMPORTANT WAYS, ARE NOW HOUSED IN A FACILITY THAT IS NOT ONLY BEAUTIFUL BUT FUNCTIONAL AND EMPLOYEE AND CUSTOMER-FRIENDLY.))
[SUPER=01-Diana Trent/Human Services Director; ]
[RUNS=18]
[OUT Q=and customer-friendly.]
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[VO-NAT]
Buying the land and renovating the old warehouse took about four years to complete.
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[Stocks]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=None]
[GRAPHIC=None]
Stocks started the week lower.
[TAKE DOW & NASDAQ PAGE]
[RUNS=:30]
[SUPER=x5000;]
[SUPER=440-y/31.23/9317.64/y/1.01/1764.31;]
[ANCHOR=Shannon 2-Shot]
The DOW fell 31 points.
NASDAQ lost a point.
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[VO]
[SUPER=271-h/0.28/74.00/h/0.47/40.00/h/0.33/28.40/h/0.17/70.91/i/0.72/77.66;]
[SUPER=272-h/0.22/35.36//Unchg/15.20//Unchg/6.89/h/0.77/60.92/i/0.03/29.85;]
[SUPER=273-h/0.04/6.40/h/0.78/36.70/i/0.28/18.95/i/0.03/18.28/i/0.25/6.45;]
[SUPER=274-i/0.01/9.24/h/0.39/60.75/i/0.42/34.80//Unchg/42.77/h/0.70/59.10;]
[SUPER=#555; Reset]
[Abbitt]
[ANCHOR=SHannon]
[NEWSCAST=6]
[WRITER=dse]
[TAPE#=03-29 TC1:18:44]
[GRAPHIC=Campaign 2003]
Independent Delegate Watkins Abbitt says he wants another term in Richmond.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Richmond/2001]
Abbitt has represented the 59th District in the House of Delegates since 1985.
He spent many of those years as a Democrat, but ran as an Independent in 2001 partly to avoid fallout from the Republican redistricting plan.
Abbitt says his priorities are prescription drug relief for seniors and health care coverage for children through the FAMIS program.
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]
[SS=None]
The 59th District includes Appomattox, Nelson and other Central Virginia counties.
[Tech-Board]
[ANCHOR=Keith]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=myr]
[TAPE#=03-21 TC1:53:14]
[GRAPHIC=VIrignia Tech]
Construction for Lane Stadium's west end expansion has been given the green light.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg;]
Virginia Tech's board of visitors approved construction plans today for the west end expansion.
While the design phase for the project was still in the works, construction had been put on hold prior to Tech joining the A-C-C.
The 52-and-a-half million dollar project includes the addition of two dozen suites, 800-new club seats, a two-story museum.
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[SOT 2035]
[IN Q=i guess]
((I GUESS THE SINGLE THING THAT I'M HAPPIEST ABOUT IN THE FINAL DESIGN IS THAT 2039 IT REALLY GIVES OUR STADIUM A UNIQUE CHARACTER THAT BRINGS THE GOTHIC STYLE THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS INTO THE STADIUM LITERALLY INTO AS WELL AS THE OUTSIDE FACADE 49 ))
[SUPER=01-John Lawson/Virginia Tech Board of Visitors;]
[RUNS=14]
[OUT Q=outside facade]
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[VO-NAT]
About 15-million dollars in private funding is still needed for the project.
Officials say construction should begin as early as February and will NOT interfere with games.
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[Sports Tease]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=]
[GRAPHIC=]
Coming up tonight on News 7 sports - Steve Mason checks in from UVa, we'll have the first installment of our Tech 2003 series this season,
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[VO-NAT]
and the Northside Vikings are in the Friday Football Extra spotlight as they get set for their season opener on Friday night.
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[S-Tech2003]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-160 1700TC]
[GRAPHIC=TECH 2003]
Tonight begins another season of our Monday night Tech 2003 reports.
With the season opener against Central Florida set for this coming Sunday - the Hokies are in their final days of preseason practice.
A couple of positions are still up for grabs, but quarterback isn't one of them.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=first audio]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :00]
[SUPER=01-Bryan Randall/VT Starting Quarterback; :26]
[SUPER=01-Marcus Vick/VT Second String Quarterback; 1:02]
[RUNS=1:56]
[OUT Q=...THE JEALOUS ONE."]
(( The much anticipated and hyped quarterback battle between incumbent Bryan Randall and the challenger Marcus Vick really wasn't a battle afterall.
Randall met the challenge and the "Vick name" head on and earned the trust of his coaches, the admiration of his teammates and the approval of a once fickle Hokie Nation.
((BRYAN RANDALL:))
After seeing his brother go down two weeks ago Vick knows he could be called upon at any moment. He'll play plenty in the opening games of the season to get some experience although he goal is still to one day be the starter.
((MARCUS VICK:))
((BRYAN RANDALL:))
While Vick will begin the season as the back-up - he does have Randall beat on one front. When it comes to who has the better cartwheel - Vick is so far ahead - he's forcing Randall to take some desperate measures.))
((BRYAN RANDALL:))
((MARCUS VICK:))
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[ANCHOR=mike]
[graphic=hold tech 2003]
Fans are certainly flipping for tickets.
Only a limited number, under a thousand are still available for the UCF, JMU and UConn games.
[S-Cavs]
[ANCHOR=mike]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sma]
[TAPE#=SP-159 27:49]
[GRAPHIC=UVa]
17th ranked Virginia opens the season Saturday against Duke. Steve Mason says the first football media day of the season was about the young, the rested and the restless.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville; :00]
[SUPER=03-Durham, NC/October 5th, 2002; :05]
[SUPER=01-Al Groh/2 and 0 vs. Duke as UVa Coach; :09]
[SUPER=01-Ahmad Brooks/Starter at Inside Linebacker vs. Duke; :30]
[SUPER=@Steve1; :39]
[RUNS=:50]
[OUT Q=...News 7 sports"]
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[S-Jake]
[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-154 1901tc]
[GRAPHIC=COLLEGE FOOTBALL]
One of Friday Football Extra's top performers from the 2000 season has decided to give football a break for now.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=04-Friday Football Extra; :00]
Former Cave Spring quarterback Jacob Lewis, who would have been a redshirt freshman quarterback at William & Mary this season, has left the Tribe.
This past week he looked into enrolling at Division Three power Bridgewater where he could have played immediately.
His family visited the Bridgewater campus last week, but according the Eagles' coach Mike Clark, Lewis has decided not to play football at this time.
Lewis had the top passing game in that 2000 season with over 400 yards against Pulaski.
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[S-Northside]
[ANCHOR=mike]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=twe]
[TAPE#=SP-157 TC1938]
[GRAPHIC=Friday Football Extra]
Our Friday Football Extra previews roll on tonight with a look at the Northside Vikings.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
Jim Hickam and company cruised through the regular season at 10 and oh last season, only to lose to Blacksburg in the opening round of the playoffs. Just 7 starters are back from that team, and the playoff loss still stings.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[SUPER=01-Jim Hickam/Vikings Head Coach; :00]
[RUNS=:17]
[OUT Q=where we need to go."]
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[VO-NAT]
Hickam is one of Friday Football Extra's longest tenured coaches, and he's coming off hip replacement surgery back in May, but says he feels just fine.
(///// SOT /////)
[SOT]
[IN Q=]
[RUNS=:23]
[OUT Q=go ahead and get it done."]
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by SS