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Staff Report EMU sports: www.emu.edu Saturday, Eastern Mennonite suffered its first loss to a D-III school. Monday night, the Royals slipped four spots in the D3hoops.com men’s basketball national poll, landing at No. 11. EMU is one of four Old Dominion Athletic Conference teams ranked in the poll, all in the top 11 spots….
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] On Tuesday, Jan. 26, the Friendly City Food Co-op is holding a membership drive. A representative will be available throughout the day in three locations: A Bowl of Good Café, 7-10 a.m., The Hardesty Higgins House, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., and The Artful Dodger. 5-7 p.m. Refreshments will be provided….
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The Commonwealth Transportation Board this week awarded a $10.1 million contract to widen Port Republic Road in Rockingham County to Branch Highways Inc. of Roanoke. The project will widen the road near the new Rockingham Memorial Hospital. The project extends from just south of Route 704 (Boyers Road) to…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Beginning Saturday, Jan. 23, RMH will offer free H1N1 influenza immunizations to those who bring a non-perishable food donation for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank. The free shots will be available to those age six months and up at the RMH flu clinic, located at 51B Burgess Road…
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Critzer, Gauldin step forward to save Valley League team Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The uncertain future of the Waynesboro Generals was a hot topic of conversation for a lot of baseball fans in and around Waynesboro the past several weeks. Among those talking around the proverbial hot stove were a pair of Waynesboro-based businessmen…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] John A. McGowan, M.D. has been named president and chief executive officer of the RMH Medical Group and has joined the RMH Healthcare senior leadership team. The RMH Medical Group is a subsidiary company within RMH Healthcare designed to align and integrate RMH’s employed physicians and provide selected services…
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Staff Report EMU news: www.emu.edu When asked a number of times in the past to speak about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Luke A. Hartman declined. But he accepted an invitation to speak in a chapel service Friday, Jan. 15, at Eastern Mennonite University to open several days of activities to recognize and pay…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The RMH Wellness Center has partnered with local company Rosetta Stone, a leading provider of technology-based language-learning solutions, to create its first corporate “Biggest Loser” challenge. In this 12-week weight-loss challenge inspired by the hit TV program of the same name, participants compete in teams to win cash and…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The Shenandoah Valley Athletic club will have its initial meeting of 2010 at the Harrisonburg Ramada Inn on Wednesday. The meeting will feature former EMU baseball great and current Pittsburgh pro Erik Kratz as its guest speaker. The evening will begin with a social at 6 p.m., dinner at…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Gov. Tim Kaine today announced that $10 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act State Energy Program is being awarded for 15 biomass and waste-to-energy projects. These grants will support $110 million in private investments statewide. The Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy administers the ARRA funds for…
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