News Update: Friday, Feb. 12

Chris Graham

– Candidate set to announce for Ward C seat – Bridgewater College prof elected president of the Virginia Psychological Association Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Candidate set to announce for Ward C seat: A press conference has been scheduled for noon today in the Council Chambers at the Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building to announce…

News Update: Monday, Feb. 8

Chris Graham

– Waynesboro City Council meeting agenda – Staunton City Council meeting agenda – Supreme Court to hear UVa. Law School case Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro City Council meeting agenda: Waynesboro City Council will hold a business meeting Monday at 7 p.m. at the Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building, 503 W. Main St., Waynesboro….

Radford lays smack down on VMI, 111-84

Chris Graham

   Staff Report VMI sports: www.vmikeydets.com Three different players posted double-doubles for visiting Radford, led by Art Parakhouski’s 30 points and 22 rebounds, as the Highlanders defeated the VMI Keydets 111-84 in a Big South contest played Tuesday at Cameron Hall. The two teams battled through a close game early, with six ties and six…

Brown scores 29 to lead Liberty

Chris Graham

   Staff Report Liberty U. sports: www.libertyflames.com The weather outside the Millis Center Saturday afternoon was cold and snowy, but Liberty remained hot, extending its winning streak to eight. Devon Brown and Avery Warley both posted career-high point totals during the Lady Flames’ come-from-behind 75-62 win over Big South co-leader High Point. Brown, a 2008…

Liberty outmuscles Keydets

Chris Graham

  Staff Report VMI sports: www.vmikeydets.com The Liberty Flames used a 66-32 advantage in points in the paint and a 53-25 rebounding margin to prevail, 91-73, over the visiting VMI Keydets Thursday night in a Big South contest played at the Vines Center in Lynchburg, Va. Despite a 27-12 halftime rebounding edge, the homestanding Flames’…

VMI holds off game Southern Virginia

Chris Graham

  Staff Report VMI sports: www.vmikeydets.com VMI’s Stan Okoye posted his fifth straight game of at least 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the Keydets outlasted a strong Southern Virginia effort to earn a 99-87 victory over the Knights in a non-conference contest played at Cameron Hall Tuesday evening. After battling through a close game…

Liberty dominates Presbyterian

Chris Graham

Brown keys early 15-0 run for Flames Staff Report Liberty U. sports: www.libertyflames.com A pair of 15-0 first-half runs by Liberty set the tone for Saturday afternoon’s Big South contest against Presbyterian College. The Lady Flames went on to claim a 73-27 victory over the Blue Hose, extending their winning streak to four games. An…

The governor’s seal of approval

Chris Graham

Westwood Hills Elementary among those honored by Kaine Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today announced that 153 Virginia public schools have earned the 2010 Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence. The award is the highest honor under the Virginia Index of Performance incentive program created by the Board of Education in 2007…

Brown’s 21 leads Liberty to hoops victory

Chris Graham

   Staff Report Liberty U. sports: www.libertyflames.com Liberty broke open a defensive struggle with an 18-0 run on to post its first conference victory of the 2009-10 season by a 67-38 margin over Winthrop at the Vines Center on Saturday. Liberty, now 9-4 overall and 1-1 in the Big South, have now won 18 consecutive…