Friday?s high school football capsule previews (The News & Advance) bi2771995 A glance at Friday night?s nine scheduled football games involving Lynchburg area schools

Martinsville School Board approves bid for new light poles at High School (WS bi2771995 Martinsville High School hopes to have new lights for football stadium by the end of October. The Martinsville City School Board approved a contract worth about $227,000 for new poles and lights at meeting Monday night

MHS pools not for swimming (Martinsville Bulletin) bi2771995 Martinsville High School students need not show up for school swimsuits. The 32 plastic wading pools atop the school are not intended to turn MHS party central or even to be a place for students to cool off on any hot days remaining before the end of summer

Fishery set to expand (Martinsville Bulletin) bi2771995 The president of Blue Ridge Aquaculture unveiled plans Tuesday for a $40 million expansion that more than double production at the Martinsville fishery

Hooker Furniture Reports Lower Sales and Earnings for Fiscal 2009 Second Quar bi2771995 MARTINSVILLE, Va., Sept. 9, 2008 -- Hooker Furniture Corporation today reported net sales of $64.6 million and net income of $2.1 million, or $0.18 per share, for the quarter ended August 3, 2008

Student numbers increase (Martinsville Bulletin) bi2771995 Enrollment the Martinsville schools has increased. Superintendent Scott Kizner told the Martinsville School Board on Monday that the school system currently has 2,452 students, up from 2,431 as of the end of March

Bid on light poles OK'd (Martinsville Bulletin) bi2771995 Dan Greene Stadium at Martinsville High School should have new lights about six weeks, according to city school Superintendent Scott Kizner. That enable home football games to once again be played on Friday nights instead of Saturday afternoons

Top field hockey teams to watch (The Star-Ledger) bi2771995 Eastern, Danyle Heilig at the helm for her 10th season, out to prove that last year's 3-2 overtime loss the Tournament of Champions semifinal round to Oak Knoll was a fluke, the rest of the state was buoyed by the Summit school's monumental upset

Campus notes (The Reporter) bi2771995 A total of 29 Somerset County students graduated May from the Metropolitan Campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck. The graduates and degrees:..

IHSA Football Tentative Classifications (WIFR Rockford) bi2771995 The IHSA has released tentative football playoff classifications. Stateline teams bold

Bringing back home (The Reporter) bi2771995 The Somerset Patriots have teamed up Allstate New and Homefirst Interfaith Housing & Family Services to fight homelessness

Nugget uncovers 2008 Rib Cook-Off lineup (Daily Sparks Tribune) bi2771995 At annual luncheon for city officials, community members and event sponsors, the Ascuaga family unveiled the lineup of events for the 2008 Best the West Rib Cook-Off

SDG identifies sites for economic development, future businesses (Reporter-Ti bi2771995 Potential east side and west side sites have been identified as possible locations for new employers by drafters of a proposed Martinsville economic development plan

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