JMU women beat Mason

Chris Graham

James Madison held its eighth opponent under 50 points as the Dukes beat visiting George Mason 49-45 in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Sunday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center. The Dukes improved their overall record to 16-5 and their CAA record to 8-3.  JMU’s win, combined with Hofstra’s loss to Old Dominion Sunday, moved…

UVa. announces football signing class

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The Virginia football program signed 25 student-athletes to a National Letters of Intent for the 2012-13 academic school year head coach Mike London announced.  One additional recruit enrolled at UVa in January, topping the class off at 26. Highlighting the nationally ranked class are 13 signees from the state of Virginia, including 10 signees from…

Mid-majors announce BracketBusters schedule

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Three CAA teams were selected for televised games in the 10th annual Sears BracketBusters, which will be held Feb. 17-18, 2012. The CAA had the second-most teams chosen for televised games of any of the participating 16 conferences, trailing only the Missouri Valley. It’s the fifth time in the past six years that at least…

Farm organization wants Sunday hunting ban upheld

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Allowing Sunday hunting would create a lose-lose situation for Virginia citizens, and the state’s largest farm advocacy group continues to oppose it. “Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, through its grassroots policy process, opposes hunting on Sunday,” said Wilmer Stoneman, VFBF associate director of governmental relations. “People are trying to couch this as a private property issue,…

Governor releases transportation plan

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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced on Friday details of his 2012 General Assembly session transportation plan, wihch he said will provide additional funding for maintaining Virginia’s infrastructure and will continue the administration’s efforts to ensure greater accountability and transparency in Virginia’s transportation entities while delivering transportation projects more quickly and cost effectively. “Last year, working across…

McDonnell announces $1.2 million in Farmland Preservation Grants

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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced on Tuesday the distribution of $1.2 million in farmland preservation grants from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to 13 Virginia localities. This is a significant increase from the $100,000 available last fiscal year for state matching funds.  Localities must use the grant monies to preserve farmland within their…

FMS PGs win in first game without UVa. recruit

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After a 30-day holiday layoff, Fishburne Military School’s postgraduate basketball team returned to action on Wednesday night at Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista and returned to Waynesboro with a 21-point win over the Knights JV squad. The Caissons accomplished the 84-63 victory without the help of starting point guard and team captain Teven Jones….

McDonnell announces education agenda

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Joined on Monday by Virginia public school students, teachers, superintendents and parents, Gov. Bob McDonnell unveiled his 2012 legislative and budget actions that support his administration’s ongoing “Opportunity to Learn” K-12 education agenda. The actions, to be introduced in the 2012 General Assembly session, focus on raising standards for schools and teachers, reducing mandates on…