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Virginia strawberry harvest right on track
- Spring may have been a little late this year, at least according to the thermometer, but strawberry growers say 2018 is a return to normal compared to the last few years, with a ripening date around May 1.
One dead in Augusta County car crash
- A Stuarts Draft woman is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Augusta County on Wednesday. Rochelle A. Vaughn, 28, died at the scene of the accident on Route 919 in the Spottswood area reported at 6 p.m.- Freeze Warning overnight Thursday into Friday
- Alumna makes $25 million gift to Mary Baldwin University
- Compounds found in grapes, dark chocolate, coffee, and blueberries can be used to treat depression
- Event to commemorate World Fish Migration Day
- Pursuit leads to arrest of Staunton man
- Kroger to close Waynesboro Lew Dewitt Boulevard store
- Charlottesville Area Transit to detour multiple routes on Saturday
Politics
HHS provides states second installment of grant awards to combat opioid crisis
- The Department of Health and Human Services is releasing the second year of funding to 50 states, four U.S. territories, and the free associated states of Palau and Micronesia, totaling $485 million to continue the nation’s efforts to combat the opioid crisis.
Alon Ben-Meir: Sisi’s socioeconomic agenda and human rights
- The re-election of Egypt’s President Sisi came as no surprise. Despite irregularities at some polling stations, President Sisi won handedly because he remains the most popular president, and perhaps for good reason.- Chris Graham breaks down Sixth District Democratic, GOP congressional races: Podcast
- Warner, Kaine Call on EPA administrator Scott Pruitt to resign immediately
- Virginia Council on Women announces STEM Essay Contest winners
- Ralph Northam: The other branch of government
- Warner, Kaine: Escalating Trump trade war would hurt Virginia soybean production, jobs
- Northam announces third annual Virginia High School Student Voter Registration Week
- Ben Cullop drops out of Fifth District Democratic congressional race
Business
Save energy, stay safe this Earth Day and Arbor Day
- Columbia Gas of Virginia offers these important tips for saving energy and staying safe during this month’s Earth Day and Arbor Day celebrations.
Four overlooked business opportunities that can benefit every professional
- The modern marketplace is more cluttered today with new ideas, technologies, concepts, strategies, tips, and trends than ever before. Indeed, given the sheer amount of competition in just about every field, it can be difficult for young entrepreneurs to get a foothold in a new industry.- Five shrewd employment options for liberal arts majors
- How charitable giving soothes the soul
- A brief insight about the male sex hormone
- How you can sell a book like a professional to different types of readers
- Appian to invest $28.4 million to expand headquarters in Fairfax County
- How will the tax bill impact Medicare?
- Buying guide for the best goalkeeper gloves
Sports
Potomac Nationals earn extra innings walk-off win
- The Potomac Nationals (9-6) saw the new extra innings rule for the first time, as they defeated the Lynchburg Hillcats (7-7) 5-4 in 10 innings.
Liberty basketball hires Joe Pierre as director of player development
- Liberty men’s basketball head coach Ritchie McKay has announced the hiring of Joe Pierre III as director of player development.- Series Notes: Virginia travels to Louisville for weekend ACC baseball series
- Fencing national championships begin Friday in Richmond
- SMAC scores well at Virginia Age Group Championships
- Richmond Flying Squirrels drop homestand finale
- Series Preview: Streaking VMI hosts Furman in weekend SoCon action
- UVA baseball blasts Liberty, 14-3
- Richmond Flying Squirrels extend win streak to six
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Chris Graham, the editor of Augusta Free Press, and an award-winning journalist and editor, has covered Virginia politics since 1997, conducting interviews with governors George Allen, Jim Gilmore, Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, Bob McDonnell, Terry McAuliffe and Ralph Northam.
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Mad About U: Four Decades of at University Hall, by Chris Graham and Patrick Hite, is a look at the players, coaches and memories of University Hall at the University of Virginia. From Barry Parkhill’s last-second shot to knock off No. 2 South Carolina to the struggles faced by coaches Barbara Kelly and Dan Bonner in the early years of UVa. women’s basketball to the excitement of the early 1980s in the House that Ralph Built to the move to JPJ – it’s all here.
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