
ACC Power Poll: Feb. 5
Clemson is the big mover in this week’s ACC Power Poll, for reasons having to do with Clemson, and reasons having to do with Duke.

Clemson is the big mover in this week’s ACC Power Poll, for reasons having to do with Clemson, and reasons having to do with Duke.

The Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir has been selected to perform at the American Choral Directors Association Southern Division Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. The 73-member Concert Choir will perform Friday, Feb. 23, at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts.

Dotting the white walls of Jennifer Munson’s lab at Virginia Tech are large bright pictures of microscopic cells and fluid. Though their vibrant colors and swirling, abstract patterns may appear fascinating – even beautiful – to lab visitors, these snapshots of fluorescing tissue tell a darker story.

Chemical drain clog removers do contain some pretty harmful stuff. The three main types available to consumers—caustic, oxidizing and acid—work by using harsh chemicals that heat up clogs to melt the congealed grease impeding the outflow.

George Mason (10-13, 4-6) shot nearly 50 percent in the second half to build a sizable lead, then held on down the stretch to pick up an important 79-75 win at Richmond on Saturday afternoon inside the Robins Center.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.

The Charlottesville Reading Series will host a poetry and prose reading on Friday, February 16, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM at New Dominion Bookshop (404 East Main St).

We continue to hurtle toward crossover of the 2018 Session of the General Assembly. Crossover is basically the mid-point, though it typically occurs a little past the 30th day of the 60 day session.

Second-ranked Virginia had been in this position before, up big over Syracuse, knowing what was to come: a literal full-court press. But this time, the ‘Hoos were able to beat the press, and beat the Orange, winning 59-44 on Saturday in front of more than 27,000 fans in the Carrier Dome.

Highway work in the Lynchburg District requiring road/lane/structure closures is scheduled, weather permitting.
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