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Former UVA players address how Tony Bennett’s style of play could be a recruiting challenge

The style of play that Tony Bennett prefers – slow tempo, tight defense, precision offense – has plenty of critics, inside the Virginia family and, of course, out.

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Virginia Athletics doesn’t want to play a serious NIL game: How this affects UVA hoops

Virginia lost two high-value transfers, Kadin Shedrick and Isaac Traudt, in the silly season, in addition to Armaan Franklin, a four-year player with a year of eligibility remaining, who decided to declare for the NBA Draft, despite not being on anyone’s draft radar.

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Can Tony Bennett adapt to the changing college basketball landscape?

An article in The Athletic casts doubt on Tony Bennett’s ability to adapt to the changing college basketball landscape, echoing thoughts I’ve had since the beginning of the silly season two months ago.

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Remains found at Augusta County construction site: Investigators trying to determine who it is

A contractor digging on a residential building site in Fishersville on Tuesday morning found what appeared to be human remains.

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Augusta County leader: Animal shelter has illegally been assessing civil fees on pet owners

The Shenandoah Valley Animal Services Center has been illegally charging civil fees to pet owners whose animals end up at the shelter, one member of the Augusta County Board of Supervisors alleges.

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Update: Search suspended for Augusta County man who went overboard on Bahamas cruise

An Augusta County man is missing and presumed dead after going missing on a Carnival Magic cruise to the Bahamas – a trip to celebrate his significant other’s birthday.

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Update: Augusta County Board of Supervisors to meet behind closed doors on Friday

The Augusta County Board of Supervisors is poised to go into closed session on Friday to address the ongoing fight by one of its members to address apparently illegal civil fees that have been assessed on animal owners whose pets have ended up in local animal shelters.

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New animal shelter designs shared with owners’ group, public invited to offer comment

An architectural firm recently presented its design concepts for the Shenandoah Valley Animal Services Center’s new location planned at the former Verona Elementary School in Augusta County.

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City of Charlottesville gets coveted AAA bond rating from Moody’s, S&P

While the nation’s credit-worthiness remains in jeopardy as the debt ceiling debate rages on, the City of Charlottesville has proven its on solid ground financially.

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News Virginian, Daily Progress switching to three-day-a-week print schedule

Six Virginia newspapers, including The News Virginian in Waynesboro and The Daily Progress in Charlottesville, will switch to a three-day-a-week print schedule beginning on June 27.

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Virginia

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Digital preparedness tips to get Virginians ready for busy Atlantic hurricane season

The official Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1, and with anywhere from 11-17 named storms expected this year, it’s never too early to prepare your family for possible storms.

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Youngkin postures for president with move to send National Guard troops to Texas

Gov. Glenn Youngkin, trying, and again failing, to look presidential, announced Wednesday that he is sending 100 Virginia National Guard troops to Texas.

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Virginia state agencies to eliminate degree requirement, recognize ‘real-world’ experience

Most state classified jobs will no longer require you to have a college degree – expanding opportunities in Virginia for those with real-world experience.

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‘Bull Pen’ competition offers cash prizes for best agriculture products and ideas

Farmers and rural entrepreneurs may win a share of $30,000 through a challenge known as the “Bull Pen.”

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Scientists outline the path to a better Chesapeake Bay: But it’s a slow one

For decades, efforts to restore a healthy Chesapeake Bay have operated under a relatively simple assumption.

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Virginia Poverty Law Center: Insulting to call people ‘lazy’ because they need help

A proposed debt ceiling deal is “cruel and insulting” to low-income individuals and children, according to The Virginia Poverty Law Center.

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U.S. death rate reaches all-time record due to alcohol, drugs and suicide

The rate of U.S. deaths due to alcohol, drugs and suicide reached an all-time record in 2021, an increase of 11 percent, according to a new report.

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Americans walk less than others throughout world; safety could be key to reversing the trend

A professor at Virginia Tech has been studying why people walk less in the United States – and his findings show it’s because “it’s more dangerous to walk here.”

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Working with nature: Dredged sediment is key for restoring Chesapeake islands

It’s August 2019 and heat radiates from the expanse of sunbaked “mud” that covers two-thirds of Swan Island, a once half-drowned 25-acre island at the southern edge of Martin National Wildlife Refuge in the Chesapeake Bay.

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Trump Supreme Court rolls back Clean Water Act protections for wetlands

The bought-and-paid-for Republican Supreme Court issued another tortured ruling on Thursday, this one rolling back Clean Water Act protections for wetlands.

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Sports

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Reece Beekman’s return gives Tony Bennett a second chance to make things right

The response I’m getting from readers on the Reece Beekman news this morning is that UVA coach Tony Bennett is getting a second chance to make things right.

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CM Punk is officially back in AEW: Why Tony Khan gave away the big secret now

Last night’s AEW “Dynamite” was a fine show – OK, it was barely an average “Rampage” – but the broadcast featured the most impactful 10 or so seconds of TV for the company this year.

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Virginia, Virginia Tech get some of their football game times, TV networks for 2023 season

Virginia opens its 2023 football season on Saturday, Sept. 2, at noon on ABC at Nissan Stadium in Nashville against Tennessee.

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UVA’s Blake Buchanan invited to USA U19 Men’s National Team Training Camp

Incoming Virginia freshman Blake Buchanan is among 35 players invited by USA Basketball to the 2023 USA U19 Men’s National Team Training Camp that begins June 11.

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Sundance: Waynesboro bare knuckles fighter has eyes on world-title shot

Sydney “Sundance” Smith is the #4 contender for the Bare Knuckles Fighting Championship world strawweight title after her May 12 upset of then-#2 contender Andy Nguyen.

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Culture

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Me ‘n ol’ Stephen Colbert hide our accents to try to sound smarter: Here’s why

I have something in common with Stephen Colbert. We both, at a young age, thinking ahead to trying to make it big on TV, decided that we weren’t going to have a Southern accent.

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Virginia is for history lovers: My four decades as a Virginian nurtured my love for history

Forty years ago this summer, my parents, my younger brother and I moved to Virginia, where my love of American history would be nurtured.

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From trash to treasure: Art Hive emphasizes creative reuse at gallery coming soon to Staunton

A creative reuse and art center is coming to Staunton as soon as July – and the two founders of Art Hive are planning a benefit brunch and collaborative art fundraiser to kickstart the mission.

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Augusta County author Elizabeth Massie to be honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

Augusta County author Elizabeth Massie will be honored June 17 with Lifetime Achievement Award from The Horror Writers Association.

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Savory or sweet, get your fill of deliciousness at Charlottesville Pie Festival

The Charlottesville Pie Festival returns on Saturday, June 10, from noon to 3 p.m.

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