COLONIALS GIRLS WIN, VCU & UVA RETURN TO ACTION

The Colonial Heights girls basketball team picked a big win last night at Dinwiddie beating the Generals 81-58, the CH girls will play Hopewell on Thursday before breaking for the holidays.  The CH boys team had a tough night against a very good Armstrong team, the Wildcats beat the Colonials 85-58, the Colonials will be back in action at home tonight against Dinwiddie.  After breaking for exams about the last 10 days the Virginia Cavalier basketball team will return to action tonight at home against Longwood, also tonight VCU will be at home against the Zips of Akron.  Time is running out for all you late Christmas shoppers, you only have 8 more days.  Well I noticed yesterday for the 1st time in about 4 weeks that gasoline has gone up, I got gas for $1.53 on Monday and yesterday it went up to $1.59, hopefully it won't continue to rise but I got a feeling that it will be heading back to the $2.00 range.  MICKEY

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Thomas Jefferson

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Loaning a Car
Call your insurance company prior to loaning out your car to make sure that your coverage extends to them. It's important that they are covered because if they get an in an accident in your car, you could be held liable for damages even if you are not the driver.

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