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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Graham Sullivan’s two-run double in the seventh inning gave No. 29 VMI a 3-2 lead over James Madison they would not relinquish in non-conference baseball action Wednesday evening at Gray-Minor Stadium. The win continues VMI’s best start in program history at 25-5, while the Dukes fall to 15-14 with the…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The first home bout of the Rocktown Rollers 2010 flat-track roller-derby season will be on Saturday at 5 p.m. at Funky’s Skating Center in Harrisonburg. The Rollers will be hosting the Mason Dixon Roller Vixens from Hagerstown, Md. Doors open at 4 p.m., and the bout starts at 5…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Eastern Mennonite hosted Stevenson Tuesday afternoon, and with the wind gusting out to left field in a non-conference matchup, the offenses were running in high gear. The two teams combined for eight homeruns and 37 hits in the nine innings. Eastern Mennonite had five of the long balls and…
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Column by Jim Bishop Submit guest columns: [email protected] “Time, Oh good, good time, Where did you go . . . ?” – Pozo-Seco Singers (1966) “Time is on my side, yes it is . . .” whined The Rolling Stones’ lead singer Mick Jagger in 1964. Wonder if Grandpa Mick still feels that way…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The 26th District Republican Committee will meet on April 13 to discuss possible changes to the nomination process that will be used to determine a candidate in the upcoming special House of Delegates election in the district encompassing the City of Harrisonburg and a swath of Rockingham County.
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Hosted by Chris Graham [email protected] The AFP Show is back with a politcs theme for today’s show. Editor Chris Graham talks with Harrisonburg attorney Gene Hart about the open 26th House District seat representing Harrisonburg and Rockingham County in the Virginia House of Delegates. Hart’s name has been mentioned as a possible candidate for…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The Shenandoah Valley Athletic Club will begin holding its monthly meetings at the Rocktown Grill at 2061 F Evelyn Byrd Ave. in Harrisonburg with its meeting for April being held on Wednesday, April 7.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The race for the soon-to-be-open seat representing Harrisonburg and a swath of Rockingham County in the Virginia House of Delegates is starting to take shape. “I’ve made the decision. I’m not going to run this year. I may do something again in the future, but 2010 is not going…
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Written by Chris Graham [email protected] “Chris Graham is the choice.” I don’t remember the exact wording. I do remember reading the headline that said this or something pretty close out loud and thinking, This is it! “What?” My wife, Crystal, was incredulous. She could sense it, too. Skimming through the endorsement editorial in the…
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Edited by Chris Graham AFPBusiness.com Design Concrete Builders Inc. of Harrisonburg was presented with the prestigious Virginia Chapter of the American Concrete Institute award on March 4, 2010. AFPBusiness.com has the story.
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