NORFOLK Eastern Mennonite overcame a 14-point deficit Saturday as the unbeaten Royals knocked off Virginia Wesleyan 79-76 in the ODAC opener for both squads. Full Article at The Staunton News Leader

Baltimore County plans to spend $6 million in local and state funds to begin the first phase of improvements to Robert E. Lee Park — one of which is to establish a dog park within the park’s 415 acres. Full Article at ohmidog!

It's welcome news that Baltimore County is taking over operations and maintenance of Robert E. Lee Park, with plans to devote more attention to this hidden gem than the city, which actually owns the land, has been able to offer. Full Article at Baltimore Sun

It was my summer read, 1960. I was 12 and had already come to see the world as a harsh place ruled by secret agendas. My dad had a beat-up paperback copy. The front artwork featured a soldier's bugle. Full Article at NPR

Baltimore County will use $6 million in local and state funds to begin the first phase of improvements to Robert E. Lee Park in the Woodbrook area. Full Article at Baltimore Sun

And then there was only one. Riverheads is the final area team standing in the high school football playoffs after the departure of Robert E. Lee. Full Article at The Staunton News Leader

BEDFORD Call it the immaculate interception. Liberty-Bedfords Anthony Reynolds got his hands on a tipped ball. Full Article at The Staunton News Leader

The Houston Hills Challenge of Champions basketball tournament will take place today at Robert E. Lee High School, featuring junior-high programs from Houston Hills, Wetumpka, Auburn and Bullock County. Full Article at Montgomery Advertiser

Civil War generals usually come easily packaged: the brilliant, well-mannered Robert E. Lee, stoically erect, boots polished, a model of Southern manhood and elegant savagery; Ulysses S. Grant, also brilliant but a slouching product of the West, his... Full Article at The New York Times

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - If you want a Civil War vacation, book a trip to Gettysburg. When wine country calls, Napa Valley and Sonoma lead the list. If you want history and chardonnay, try Fredericksburg. Full Article at Boston Globe

Robert E. Lee is in the second round of playoffs, and Shenandoah District football teams have finished the regular season and are ready for serious business. Full Article at The Staunton News Leader

STAUNTON Tommy Price likes to hit a ball. When he was young it was baseballs; today it's golf balls. And he's pretty good at it. After a two-year hiatus, the Lee senior plans to swing the bat again this spring for the Leemen. That's to come. Full Article at The Staunton News Leader

Reunited and it feels so good. After what will be four years of separation, the old Valley District appears to be getting back together for the 2011-12 school year. Full Article at The Staunton News Leader

TYLER, TX - The local surveyors have always felt a strong sense of responsibility to the community, and historically, have taken action in response to that call. Full Article at KLTV

Buffalo Gap and Riverheads are joining Robert E. Lee in the regional football postseason. Buckinghams 40-10 rout of Central Lunenburg on Monday sent Gap to a Region B, Division 1 playoff repeat of last weeks battle against Riverheads at 7:30 p.m. Full Article at The Staunton News Leader

Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Accountants, management consultants and custom tailors are donating increasing time and expertise to Britain’s Conservative opposition, anticipating the party will beat Prime Minister Gordon Brown in next year’s election. Full Article at Bloomberg.com

STAUNTON Stuarts Draft football coach Rod Bowers has a term to describe Robert E. Lees high-powered offense: basketball on turf. Full Article at The Staunton News Leader

It took Shelby Foote three massive volumes to describe the Civil War. Bruce Catton needed a pair of three-volume sets. Full Article at The Seattle Times

Two huge games are on the local docket for tonight, both with major implications. At Staunton Memorial Stadium, Robert E. Lee hosts Stuarts Draft in the first round of the Region III, Division 3 playoffs. For the loser, the season will end. Full Article at The Staunton News Leader