North NewsLocal news for North, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Giant downtown tailgate party Saturday- January 31, 2008 To kick off Super Bowl weekend, the Silver Legacy Resort Casino presents the inaugural "Biggest Little Tailgate Party" from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on North Virginia Street. via RGJ.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/north-va/2008/01/giant-downtown-tailgate-party-saturday?fromrss=... Red Cross Says Blood Supplies Getting Dangerously Low- January 18, 2008 The American Red Cross in Greenville is in urgent need of blood. The blood center there has less than a half day supply of O negative, O positive and B negative blood. via WITNhttp://www.topix.net/city/north-va/2008/01/red-cross-says-blood-supplies-getting-dangerous... Reno's Downtown Is Looking Up in 2008- January 14, 2008 These two articles in the RGJ are most reads for those of you who are interested in Reno's downtown development. via Reno and Its Discontentshttp://www.topix.net/city/north-va/2008/01/renos-downtown-is-looking-up-in-2008?fromrss=1 Hands-On: Radio for the deaf- January 9, 2008 "I could know why ... Fred is always laughing so uproariously when he listens to Car Talk while driving." TV has long had closed captioning. Why not radio What sounds like an odd joke - radio for the deaf and hard of hearing - is close to reality thanks to a public-private consortium that will provide closed ... via ExtremeTechhttp://www.topix.net/city/north-va/2008/01/hands-on-radio-for-the-deaf?fromrss=1 Crews tame pallet fire- January 4, 2008 "That certainly was enough to help the fire potential growth-wise" Pallets in a storage area caught fire late Thursday night and spread, sparking a nearby brush fire that sent crews from around the region scrambling. via Reno Gazette-Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/north-va/2008/01/crews-tame-pallet-fire?fromrss=1 Brush fire breaks out in Stead- January 4, 2008 STEAD Brush fire breaks out in Stead Posted: Updated: Firefighters have knocked down a fire which broke out in a Stead pallet yard and spread into nearby brush. via KRNV-TV Renohttp://www.topix.net/city/north-va/2008/01/brush-fire-breaks-out-in-stead?fromrss=1 |