Robert Hurt: Giving thanks this Memorial Day
Share
As we observe Memorial Day, we remember with gratitude all of those brave men and women who have sacrificed their lives while defending our great nation.
Search Results for Charlottesville
Share
UVA selected as NCAA Baseball Tournament host site
Share
The NCAA announced today that Charlottesville, Va., has been selected as one of 16 regional host sites for the 2014 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.
Virginia tree used to uncover largest genetic code sequenced to date
Share
Using a Virginia Department of Forestry tree seedling, a team of scientists from across the nation has decoded the genome of a loblolly pine tree. With 22 Billion base pairs, this is the largest genome ever sequenced (in comparison, the human genome has 3 Billion base pairs).
Memorial Day event to raise awareness of veteran suicides
Share
This Memorial Day weekend, the Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that nearly 70 US veterans will kill themselves. According to the DVA Veteran Suicides 2012 Report, 22 former servicemembers commit suicide every day on average, a number that is growing.
AAA: Gas prices trending down toward Memorial Day
Share
Motorists hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend will continue to see prices moving a little lower at the gas pump. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline Friday is $3.66, up a penny in the last week.
JMU baseball falls to UNCW, in CAA elimination game
Share
JMU carried a 10-8 lead into the bottom of the ninth, but UNCW struck for two runs in the ninth and won on a Teddy Cillis RBI single in the 10th for a 11-10 decision in game two of the Colonial Athletic Association baseball championship on Wednesday afternoon at Brooks Field.
UVA women’s lacrosse faces Syracuse in Final Four
Share
The sixth-seeded Virginia women’s lacrosse team (12-8) faces second-seeded Syracuse (20-2) on Friday, May 23 at 5 p.m. in the semifinals of the 2014 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse National Championships at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Maryland.
Free screenings of World Cup games at The Paramount
Share
Virginia National Bank is proud to present select 2014 World Cup games on the Big Screen at The Paramount in Charlottesville.
Virginia kicks off Drive to Save Lives
Share
The Drive to Save Lives campaign is a united effort by state police and highway patrol leaders, police chiefs and sheriffs to reduce highway crashes and fatalities.
Robert Hurt: Small businesses are the key to more jobs
Share
Last week, I traveled the Fifth District visiting small businesses throughout Central and Southside Virginia in recognition of National Small Business Week.
