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A Charlottesville man was killed and another man injured along Interstate 64 in Albemarle County early Tuesday morning, Mar. 1, 2011. At 8:23 a.m., Trooper K.M. Ralston was called to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash at the 104 mile marker in the eastbound lanes of the interstate. A 2002 Toyota Camry and a 2003…
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How shall we pay for roads? It’s a simple question but Virginia likes to make it difficult. Every year governors and the General Assembly wrestle with the question, yet fail to come up with a satisfactory answer. 2011 is no exception. Those running this state live in another state — the state of denial. As…
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It was great to be back in Central and Southside Virginia for the past week. I believe that my ability to be a good representative in Congress depends on listening to and hearing from the people across the Fifth District, and this past work week I had the opportunity to meet with a variety of…
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After World War II ended, thousands of GIs were guaranteed a college education by the newly passed GI Bill of Rights; however, many had been blinded in combat and were unable to read the textbooks that they had been given. Anne T. Macdonald, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic’s founder, had been working at the…
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Behind a masterful performance on the mound and at the plate from Danny Hultzen (Jr., Bethesda, Md.), the Virginia baseball team earned a 10-1 win over East Carolina Friday night at a windy Davenport Field. Virginia (5-0) scored 10 runs in the third and fourth innings to turn the game into a blowout. Hultzen (2-0)…
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Trailing 3-2 after three innings, Le Moyne struck for six unanswered runs over the three middle innings to record an 11-7 baseball victory over James Madison on Friday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. JMU dropped its first game of the season to drop to 4-1 overall while Le Moyne picked up its…
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Augusta Free Press is offering a class on marketing and PR through Piedmont Virginia Community College and the Artisans Center of Virginia. The class – being offered on Thursday, March 31, and Tuesday, May 3, at The Stultz Center on the PVCC campus in Charlottesville – is geared to teaching techniques for self-promotion and marketing…
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James Madison set a program record for runs over a four-game stretch with 91 while picking up a 19-12 win and earn the series sweep over Bucknell on Sunday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. JMU improved to 4-0 on the season while Bucknell dropped to 0-4. The win followed a Friday score…
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The James Madison baseball team continued showing early offensive prowess in its doubleheader sweep of visiting Bucknell, 9-2 and 26-15, Feb. 19. With the two wins, the Dukes move to 3-0 on the year with the Bison falling to 0-3. In the opener, JMU broke on top in the first as sophomore Johnny Bladel (Ashburn,…
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James Madison set the early tone with a 15-run first inning and broke the program mark for runs in a game with an opening-day 37-7 victory over Bucknell on Friday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. After a scoreless first for Bucknell, JMU sent 20 batters to the plate in the bottom of…
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