Archive: July 5, 2009 - July 11, 2009
Virginia Digitizes Freedmen Records
The Freedmen's Bureau records for Virginia's former slaves have been digitized and are readily available to the public for the first time, according to a story by AP reporter Steve Szkotak. He quotes Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine as saying...
By Linda Wheeler | July 10, 2009; 12:12 AM ET | Comments (0)
County Administrator Fired in Wal-Mart Dispute
A seasoned county administrator who suggested a compromise in the long-playing Wilderness Battlefield Vs. Wal-Mart drama was fired late Friday after a closed door meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Orange County, Va. Bill Rolfe, 59, was hired four...
By Linda Wheeler | July 5, 2009; 11:48 AM ET | Comments (0)
