
Former JMU archer qualifies for London
James Madison alumnus and former JMU archery team member Jacob Wukie (’08) has qualified for the 2012 London Olympics

James Madison alumnus and former JMU archery team member Jacob Wukie (’08) has qualified for the 2012 London Olympics

The Arts Council of the Valley announces the June 1 First Fridays Downtown schedule. The free celebration is held in Harrisonburg on the first Friday of the month from April through December

Text the word “family” to 700700 to save up to 75 percent on the cost of your prescription medicine. “It really is that easy,” said Cynthia Pritchard, executive director of the United Way

This year, the Tour of Page County transforms to a full-fledged stage race, with two all-new courses and a favorite from past years

Award-winning feature writer Theresa Curry is now online at www.GMA85.com. Augusta Free Press LLC developed the new website for Curry, who will blog on food, culture,. home design, gardening and more at the site. The project included building new Facebook and Twitter pages for GMA85.com and developing a mobile website. AFP also developed a distinctive…

ZEH Plumbing and Heating has a new web and social-media presence after a successful project completed by Augusta Free Press LLC. AFP redesigned ZEH’s corporate website – www.zehteam.com – and also built a new mobile website for the company. AFP also created a new business Facebook page for ZEH as part of the project.

Augusta Free Press LLC is offering its next Building the Machine 101 web, marketing and advertising class in Harrisonburg on Thursday, May 24. The 1-4:30 p.m. class will cover the basics of building business websites, business Facebook pages and blogging and public relations for business. The class will also provide an overview of how to…

The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salem has launched a campaign using social media to reach Veterans and their families. To date, the Salem VAMC Facebook page has 491 likes and the Twitter account has 94 followers. The VAMC expects the program to enhance the relationship Veterans have with the medical center, and provide them…

Dear EarthTalk: Why is Greenpeace upset with some leading tech companies for so-called “dirty cloud computing?” Can you explain? – Jeremy Wilkins, Waco, Texas Leading tech companies like Google, Apple and Microsoft are now offering unprecedented amounts of data storage and access to “apps” on huge Internet-connected servers, saving consumers and businesses the hassle of…

The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of May, is exhibiting the works of artist, Chee Ricketts, a Hampton Roads resident who moved to the foothills of the Blue Ridge near Charlottesville in 2006. Her style is constantly evolving as she moves from tighter, more controlled representational work to paintings that reflect her feelings…
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