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Forgotten Navy waste dump holds up repairs at Radford High School

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                                Black tarp covered supposedly contaminated ground at Radford High School on Wednesday. Underneath the athletic fields and parking lots around Radford High and Makalapa Elementary School lies a long-forgotten waste dump site used by the U.S. military during World War II.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Black tarp covered supposedly contaminated ground at Radford High School on Wednesday. Underneath the athletic fields and parking lots around Radford High and Makalapa Elementary School lies a long-forgotten waste dump site used by the U.S. military during World War II.

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Sinkholes have developed around Radford High School’s grounds. Head custodian Alvin Ponce inserted a measuring tape into a large sinkhole in the football practice field on Wednesday.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Sinkholes have developed around Radford High School’s grounds. Head custodian Alvin Ponce inserted a measuring tape into a large sinkhole in the football practice field on Wednesday.

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                                Head custodian Alvin Ponce walked near a depression in the tennis court that could possibly form into a sinkhole.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Head custodian Alvin Ponce walked near a depression in the tennis court that could possibly form into a sinkhole.

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Black tarp covered supposedly contaminated ground at Radford High School on Wednesday. Underneath the athletic fields and parking lots around Radford High and Makalapa Elementary School lies a long-forgotten waste dump site used by the U.S. military during World War II.
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Sinkholes have developed around Radford High School’s grounds. Head custodian Alvin Ponce inserted a measuring tape into a large sinkhole in the football practice field on Wednesday.
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Head custodian Alvin Ponce walked near a depression in the tennis court that could possibly form into a sinkhole.