Elway caps perfect exit as Broncos win Super Bowl
Denver beat Atlanta 34 19 to claim back to back titles in a game led by MVP Elway who threw for 336 yards and ran for a score. Darrien Gordon set a SB interception record with 108 return yards and Rod Smith hauled in 152 receiving yards with an 80 yard TD as Shannon Sharpe was hurt early. Falcons self destruct hindered comeback as Denver secured the franchise’s first back to back titles since the Cowboys in 93 94.
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Faith commitment dedication Orthodox church's new site blessed
A 68 member crowd joined a ground blessing for St Mary Orthodox Church new Elkhorn site amid 23 mph winds. Metropolitan Nicholas noted the 104 year old church will continue life in a new location with faith and dedication, while WV Delegate Frederick to be honored as Knight of St Andrew in NYC Feb 28.
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Virginia's Godwin Dies at 84 in Newport News
Mills E. Godwin Jr., two term governor of Virginia, dies at 84 in Newport News after a pneumonia hospitalization. He led tax and education reforms, creating Virginia's sales tax funded school improvements, the community college system, and early capital bond financing. Governors from both parties praise his impact and leadership.
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Kids Count survey shows child abuse rates by county
The Kids Count study lists per thousand child abuse and neglect rates across 135 jurisdictions. Bland, Buchanan, Giles, Tazewell, and Wythe counties show varied yearly figures from 1993 to 1997 with state rankings from 78 to 120.
Virginia counties misled by faulty juvenile crime report
A state report by Kids Count claiming sharp drops in juvenile delinquency in Bland and Buchanan counties is challenged by Ron Belay, head of the Buchanan-Tazewell-Bland-Dickenson-Russell circuit, who says data losses in 1996 and 1997 inflated improvements. He notes 4,700 petitions in 1997-98 across six counties and urges corrections to avoid misallocated funding.
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She's All That tops box office replacing Varsity Blues
Freddie Prinze Jr stars as a student body president who bets to transform an art geek into prom queen, as She's All That leads with an estimated 16.8 million in weekend grosses, displacing Varsity Blues and reflecting a campus romance shift.
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