Stonewall Jackson

Events marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War

2011-04-10 00:00:00

The remembrance of the 150th anniversary of the first shots of the Civil War at Ft. Sumter, S.C., underway until April 17 will give rise to a host of reenactments throughout the nation until 2015, although you're unlikely to see one on a National Park...

Potential Texas school books: Was Jefferson Davis that bad a guy?

2010-03-11 21:34:13

Soldiers' stories echo in Lexington

2003-03-16 00:00:00

This pretty little college town in the Shenandoah Valley usually gets no more than a brief mention in history books, belying its status as a major Confederate shrine. No great battles were won or lost here, yet the Civil War movie "Gods and Generals,"...

High School Football Regions 2012

2012-07-16 12:25:00

AAA Northwest Region Division 5 Massaponax Freedom (LC) Freedom (PW) Mountain View Halifax County Albermarle North Stafford Broad Run Potomac Brooke Point Orange William Fleming George Washington Division 6 Battlefield Osbourn Park...

Investor group agrees to purchase former Giles Memorial Hospital

2012-07-18 09:01:00

A group of investors, including Roanoke Development Consultant Brian Wishneff, has agreed to purchase the former Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg.� The property currently houses a dialysis clinic, and the new owners envision a health campus that...

LOOKING BACK: From our files for July 1

2012-06-30 17:46:00

100 years ago — 1912 � The anniversary of the final battle of Malvern Hill was held in Harrodsburg under the auspices of the local United Daughters of the Confederacy. The dedicatory services were in connection with the marking of the graves of 32...

WWE's Sheamus surprises Roanoke middle schoolers

2012-05-08 13:18:00

The surprise was on students at Stonewall Jackson Middle School Tuesday when a world class wrestler walked into the auditorium.� But it was a secret Sheamus shared that came as even more of� a surprise. "I was a small kid, chubby little kid, an...

Tours, period clothing and soup highlight 200th anniversary of Boydville

2012-05-12 13:59:00

Period dresses, some worn through the decades by the home’s doyennes, Harry Deward “Buddy” Everhart’s locally famous bean soup and tours of the 8,500-square-foot home highlighted Saturday’s 200th anniversary celebration of...

Update: Two rescued from rising water in Rockbridge County early Tuesday

2012-05-14 19:40:00

Update: Two people were rescued after their car almost fell into a creek on Walkers Creek Road. The man climbed into a tree to get out of the water. The woman stayed in the water for four hours. Crews rescued both of them around 2:00am Tuesday....

Former West Virginia coach Bill Stewart dies from apparent heart attack

2012-05-21 12:30:00

Former West Virginia head football coach Bill Stewart died Monday of an apparent heart attack, West Virginia University announced in a news release. He was playing in a West Virginia Hospitality and Tourism Association annual golf tournament with...

Former WVU football coach Bill Stewart dead at 59

2012-05-21 17:27:00

Former West Virginia football coach Bill Stewart, who was hailed as Rich Rodriguez’s successor but wound up leaving the school in a messy split, died Monday of what athletic department officials said was an apparent heart attack. He was 59....

Living Here: Nearby attractions

2012-05-23 09:47:00

Many destinations are within easy driving distance of Hampton Roads. Pack a cooler, fill up the tank and hit the road. 1. Appomattox Court House, Appomattox The buildings and fields where Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate army are still a...

Visitors to Manassas , Va. can see the monument to Stonewall Jackson .

2011-04-03 00:00:00

Resort cottages on Stonewall Jackson Lake, where the remains of a small West Virginia river town named Roanoke are buried under 60 feet of water.

2004-11-02 07:05:27

Robert E. Lee is buried not far from Stonewall Jackson.

2003-03-12 17:51:05