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Gov. Bob McDonnell unveiled today a series of recommendations for the 2012 General Assembly session that will advance Virginia’s role as the energy capital of the East Coast. “Virginia is blessed with a bounty of natural resources that can aid in our nation’s growing need for affordable and reliable energy sources,” McDonnell said. “From the…
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The bankruptcy of Solyndra, a solar company that received a federal loan guarantee, has made the front page because of charges of cronyism. But among the biggest risks to taxpayers, who underwrite federal loan guarantees, isn’t renewable energy. It is nuclear power. The Department of Energy declared its intent to conditionally issue a loan guarantee…
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The Staunton Augusta Art Center announces the first 2012 gallery exhibition and winter classes. The exhibit Divergent Visions: Works by the Graduate Art Faculty of James Madison University will open in the Staunton Augusta Art Center galleries with a reception Friday, Jan. 13, 5-7 p,m. The general public is cordially invited to attend. The exhibition…
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The Virginia Department of Forestry recently recorded its first working forest conservation easements in Greene County. Three families granted to the VDOF four separate conservation easements protecting 395 acres on Snow and Hightop mountains west of Stanardsville. Collectively, the properties are 97 percent forested and contribute to the large, unfragmented forested landscape in the area….
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James Madison redshirt senior forward Lauren Whitehurst (Chesapeake, Va./Indian River) scored a career-high 18 points to pace the Dukes to a 56-49 win over Duquesne in women’s basketball Tuesday night at the JMU Convocation Center. The Dukes won their 16th consecutive home game and improved to 9-3 overall in their final non-conference game of the…
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Four Dukes scored in double figures as James Madison easily beat Rhode Island 77-42 in women’s basketball Friday night at Lehigh’s Stabler Arena. The Dukes improved their record to 8-3, while Rhode Island dropped to 1-13 with its 11th straight defeat. JMU redshirt junior guard Jasmine Gill (Greensboro, N.C./Page) led all players with 18 points,…
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The Virginia State Police is asking for the public’s help with identifying a man wanted for committing prescription fraud in the Charlottesville region. State police are also looking into similar crimes possibly associated with this individual occurring in the Roanoke and Tidewater areas. During the past two weeks, the unidentified white male has attempted to…
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RMH, in conjunction with Virginia Blood Services, will host a public blood drive Jan. 5 from noon to 4 p.m. Virginia Blood Services will have its blood mobile parked in Lot A near the RMH Heart & Vascular entrance. Donors may park in Lot A close to the blood mobile. “Winter and the holiday season…
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The Shenandoah Marlins Aquatic Club qualified 11 swimmers for the highly competitive TYR Capital Classic Swim Meet held in Greensboro, N.C., from Dec. 16-18. The 11 SMAC swimmers competing in the event were Jessie Arnold (14), Matt Bihl (16), Bobby Carey (14), Colleen Higgins (13), Norah Hunt (13), Steven Jenny (17), Justin Merritt (14), Alex…
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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of January, is presenting paintings by Malcolm Hughes. Hughes feels that his painting results from a combination of two interests: that of studying the shape of natural things in all their particularity and the way things are mysteriously connected and interrelated as an ingredient of the phenomenon…
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