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Dr. H.B. Cavalcanti, a professor of sociology at James Madison University, has written a book about the United Church of Christ from the perspective of one of the smallest associations within the 1.2 million-member denomination. The United Church of Christ in the Shenandoah Valley: Liberal Church, Traditional Congregations, which was published in September, studies UCC…
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Wake Forest redshirt-freshman running back Josh Harris and North Carolina junior wide receiver Dwight Jones headline a list of six players recognized as the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week, announced Monday by the ACC. Harris, in his first career start, ran for 241 yards, the fifth-best mark by an ACC freshman. He…
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Wake Forest redshirt-freshman running back Josh Harris and North Carolina junior wide receiver Dwight Jones headline a list of six players recognized as the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week, announced Monday by the ACC. Harris, in his first career start, ran for 241 yards, the fifth-best mark by an ACC freshman. He…
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Blood tests have helped determine a contributing factor to the cause of the fatal traffic crash that claimed two lives on Afton Mountain on the evening of May 12, 2010. The Office of the Medical Examiner’s findings confirm the presence of difluroethane in the blood system of Edward L. Furrow, 29, of Waynesboro, Va. Difluroethane…
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AugustaFreePress.com is giving away two tickets to the John Prine concert at the Charlottesville Pavilion Saturday night at 7 p.m. To win, post a comment on the Augusta Free Press on Facebook giving us in 25 words or less a reason for us to give you the tickets. The deadline to enter the contest is…
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UVa. football coach Mike London talks with the news media on Monday. The Cavs (2-3, 0-2 ACC) host North Carolina (3-2, 1-1 ACC) on Saturday. QUESTION: Ras-I Dowling and Chase Minnifield are playing well. Cornerback seems like a strong position for the team – what makes those guys as good as they are? COACH LONDON:…
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Georgia Tech defensive coordinator Al Groh talks with the media in advance of the team’s game with Virginia on Saturday. On how Saturday’s game will be different “Every Saturday night, there are only two ways you can feel in your competition. You can feel a sense of satisfaction from accomplishment you get because the result…
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell announced funding today for 18 agriculture-related projects which will promote and enhance the competitiveness of Virginia’s specialty crops. The projects resulted from the competitive grant process established by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) for the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crop Block Grant…
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#2 North Carolina edged #3 Virginia, 1-0, in Atlantic Coast Conference men’s soccer action Friday night at Klöckner Stadium. Kirk Urso scored the game-winning goal for the Tar Heels in the 59th minute as UNC remained unbeaten in conference play (6-2 overall, 4-0 ACC). With the loss, Virginia’s record went to 6-2-1 overall and 1-2-1 in the…
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Florida State dominated early and held off a couple of Virginia second-half challenges to post a 34-14 win in Charlottesville on Saturday. It was 10-0 FSU before UVa. recorded its first first down, and at 17-0 ‘Noles in the second quarter the Cavs had just 17 yards of total offense. Florida State led 27-0 at…
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