
Sunday Sundowns continues this weekend
Charlottesville Parks & Recreation, along with support of BAMA Works and the LeRoi Moore Fund, will host the final Sunday Sundowns of 2014 on Sunday, August 10 from 3 pm – 6 pm at Washington Park Pool.

Charlottesville Parks & Recreation, along with support of BAMA Works and the LeRoi Moore Fund, will host the final Sunday Sundowns of 2014 on Sunday, August 10 from 3 pm – 6 pm at Washington Park Pool.

Last week, the House took critical steps toward addressing the current immigration crisis at our southern border by passing key legislation that addresses the root causes of the crisis and stops the flow of illegal border crossings.

Amid continuing geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Northern Africa, American motorists are paying the lowest average retail price at the gas pump since mid-March.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that he has tapped renowned Chef Lee Gregory of Richmond restaurant The Roosevelt to represent Virginia at the 11th Annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off (GASCO) in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 2.

On Friday, Aug. 1, from 5-8pm, the Arts Council of the Valley will host Refraction of Wounds, an art and poetry exhibit featuring the work of Angela M. Carter and Dave Buracker at the Darrin-McHone Art Gallery, 311 South Main Street (The Smith House), Harrisonburg.

The Waynesboro Police Department has arrested a Nelson County man on numerous charges after a vehicle pursuit ended with the subject wrecking his vehicle in Nelson County.

A big factor in UVA football’s stunning collapse the past two seasons has been inconsistent play at quarterback. The revolving door of quarterbacks in 2012 and 2013 had Virginia just 84th in the nation in pass efficiency in 2012 and 122nd (of 124 FCS teams) in 2013.

Bobwhite quail populations have plummeted in recent years due to loss of appropriate habitat, which includes fallow lands, field and forest edges, and brushy, weedy areas.

Last month, an audit of VA health facilities found that more than 57,000 veterans are still waiting for their first appointment.

Despite international turmoil, prices at the gas pump continued a mid-summer slide. The national average price for regular unleaded gasoline decreased to $3.54 per gallon Friday, which is the lowest price since March 29.
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