Daily Progress photos for the week of August 10th. 

Our Lady of Peace residents are getting into the Olympic spirit with a statewide competition of Nintendo Wii bowling.  Several teams compete at the Hillsdale Drive retirement community and the scores are compared with other nursing homes around the state.  For many seniors, it’s the first time they’ve ever played a video game.

On Saturday, July 19th, the Daily Progress traveled to Clarksville in Southside Virginia during the annual Virginia Lake Festival. 5th District incumbent Virgil Goode was interviewed during a break from talking to constituents walking between the street vendors on Virginia Ave.

On Sunday, July 20th, The Daily Progress traveled to the Crystal Cathedral in Buckingham County. 5th District Congressional candidate Tom Perriello running against incumbent Virgil Goode spoke to the congregation about his relationship with god, his travels to war torn countries, and the current troubling economic conditions.

Daily Progress photos for the week of August 3rd.

Car lovers, drivers, and fans of destruction gather at the Greene County fairgrounds Saturday, August 9, 2008 for the demolition derby.  The derby pits stripped down cars against each other in a fight to the death.  Winners live to drive in the final round, losers limp off the playing arena with the aid of tow trucks and tractors.

Daily Progress photos for the week of July 27th.

Daily Progress photos for the week of July 20th.

Thirty-one macaws seized by animal
control officials from an Orange County couple in May are back in the hands of their owners and on their way to a Florida facility.

Andrew Neilson fostered “Cookie” in the time between her seizure and return. 

John Murphy the director of StreamWatch compares two Albemarle County streams to show the difference in their realtive health.