Landes, Bell to UVa. BOV: Reinstate Sullivan

Chris Graham

State Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, has sent a letter to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors urging the board to reconsider its forced resignation of President Teresa Sullivan to consider her reinstatement. “Just like everyone else, members of the General Assembly were blindsided by the actions of the Board,” Landes said

Global demand for beef driving up costs for producers

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Beef cattle prices may have dropped off from historic levels, but they are still high. Generally speaking, “it’s a good time to be in agriculture right now,” said Albemarle County beef cattle producer Carl Tinder, “but you still have to watch your bottom line.” Tinder chairs the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Livestock Advisory Committee. “Cattle…

Uncle Henry’s Favorites at WTA’s Gateway

Chris Graham

Uncle Henry’s Favorites Old-Time String Band will bring their unique version of the music that was the hallmark of the mountain culture.  The performance will be a homecoming for the band’s fiddler/guitarist Pete Vigour who was raised in Waynesboro. Joining him will be Ellen Vigour on mandolin, Jim Childress on fiddle and guitar and Mark…

Court on climate-research case: UVa. cannot be served with CID

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The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled on Friday that the University of Virginia and all other state agencies cannot be served with civil investigative demands which compel agencies to provide information for fraud investigations involving government funds. Although the court recognized Virginia’s Fraud Against Taxpayers Act contains “functional inconsistencies” on the issue, in its ruling,…

Farm organization wants Sunday hunting ban upheld

Chris Graham

Allowing Sunday hunting would create a lose-lose situation for Virginia citizens, and the state’s largest farm advocacy group continues to oppose it. “Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, through its grassroots policy process, opposes hunting on Sunday,” said Wilmer Stoneman, VFBF associate director of governmental relations. “People are trying to couch this as a private property issue,…