Bree surprises old cheer coach for making big impact on her life
Bree knows firsthand how far all-star cheerleading has come with a program like Fame All-Stars in the area. She was the captain of the first squad Phil Logan coached 20 years ago.
By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Posted at 12:50 PM, May 17, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-17 18:34:08-04
RICHMOND, Va. This week, thousands of athletes across the East Coast will begin evaluations to join the prestigious cheerleading family of Fame All-Stars.
Now home to the Cheerleading World Champions, the Super Seniors, Fame is entering its 18
th season with program director Mike Blaylock and gym owner Phil Logan.
Va. companies construct plans to bring employees back in office
Va. companies construct plans to bring employees back in office By Karina Bolster | May 10, 2021 at 5:32 PM EDT - Updated May 10 at 6:15 PM
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WWBT) - The decline in COVID-19 cases has many Virginia companies looking to bring employees back into the office.
This includes one of the area’s largest employers – Markel Corporation – based in Glen Allen.
The Fortune 500 company will test out a hybrid format for its white collar workforce come June 1.
However, the first step in the process was holding the company’s annual shareholder meeting in person at the Richmond Raceway.
Honoring a WWII veteran who survived on a raft for days after his ship sank
Walter Gammon heroically survived after his destroyer, the USS Hole, was sunk during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Posted at 5:15 PM, May 10, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-10 17:15:51-04
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. In a Henrico home lives a man who survived a wartime nightmare.
Walter Gammon served in U.S. Navy during World War II.
On October 25, 1944, Gammon and his shipmates faced insurmountable odds. During the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the U.S.S. Hoel was pummeled by Japanese forces.
Thanking a teacher during Teacher Appreciation Week
As part of Teacher Appreciation Week, Rob Cardwell surprised a Powhatan County teacher with a gift card.
By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Posted at 3:52 PM, May 03, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-03 17:12:45-04
POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. As part of Teacher Appreciation Week, Rob Cardwell surprised a Powhatan County teacher with a gift card. We spotlighted you in a Building Better Mind story. You were nominated by a loving grandmother who told us you re doing amazing things with her granddaughter, Cardwell told Robin Hagy in front of her students and co-workers. Since then, we ve also gotten a lot of feedback from other students and parents, and teachers about what a wonderful job you re doing. You think we re here for a follow-up, but we re not. We re here as part of CBS 6 Gives and because of the wonderful things that you do, we wanted to gift you with this $200 gift card.