Augusta Free Press sponsors upcoming Walk to End Alzheimer’s events
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Augusta Free Press is a sponsor of three local Walk to End Alzheimer’s events coming up this fall.
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Red Cross issues urgent call for most needed blood types
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The American Red Cross is facing a looming shortage of the blood types most needed by patients and is calling on eligible donors with O negative, B negative and A negative blood to give now to prevent an emergency situation.
JMU baseball welcomes pitching coach Jimmy Jackson
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Jimmy Jackson has been named assistant coach and pitching coach for the James Madison baseball team, as announced by Head Coach Marlin Ikenberry on Tuesday afternoon.
Sustainable Food initiative partners with Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community farm to grow, harvest vegetables
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When Tyler Eshlemen took the helm of Eastern Mennonite University’s sputtering student-led Sustainable Food Initiative last year, his goals were modest: to return the weed-choked campus gardens to their former glory.
Do what’s right for your hearing
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Your hearing evaluation was an important first step on your path to better hearing. Your hearing loss is like any other important health-related issue. It should not be neglected, certainly. Even a mild hearing problem can cause you to retreat from the world around you.
Virginia Farmers’ Market Week Aug. 2-8
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It’s official. According to a proclamation by Governor Terence R. McAuliffe, Aug. 2-8 is Farmers’ Market Week in Virginia. In the proclamation, Governor McAuliffe says that farmers’ market in Virginia have grown dramatically, from 88 markets in 2006 to nearly 250 in 2015.
Sustainable agriculture is both economical and ecological
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Sustainable agriculture is about conserving resources. Mike Phillips, a Rockingham County beef cattle farmer and field technician for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, said he believes sustainable agriculture is not only about maintaining one’s resources, but also improving them—especially the soil.
JMU women’s basketball unveils 2015-2016 non-conference schedule
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James Madison women’s basketball unveiled a challenging non-conference slate for the 2015-16 season on Friday, including three teams with appearances in the 2015 NCAA Tournament.
All square! Waynesboro forces deciding Game 3 with 5-4 win over Turks
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An RBI bunt by Jeremy Taylor brought home the tie-breaking run for Waynesboro in the bottom of the seventh, and the Generals held on from there to post a 5-4 Game 2 win over the Harrisonburg Turks on Thursday.
Governor McAuliffe kicks off back-to-school FAMIS enrollment campaign
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Governor Terry McAuliffe kicked off the Virginia Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS) program’s back-to-school enrollment campaign at a press conference at Virginia Commonwealth University’s McGlothlin Medical Education Center.
