
Lynchburg District Traffic Alert: April 30-May 4
Highway work in the Lynchburg District requiring road/lane/structure closures is scheduled, weather permitting.

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

Flying Squirrels slugger Dylan Davis mashed a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning to give Richmond (14-8) a 3-2 win over Hartford (11-11) on Sunday afternoon at The Diamond.

VMI football held a second spring scrimmage Saturday afternoon at Fiorini Field and both offensive and defensive units turned in big plays.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week. Traffic movements may be restricted and speed limits reduced in work zones.

Eastern Mennonite University has retained its crown as the RecycleMania champion of Virginia. For the fourth straight year, EMU finished first among Virginia colleges and universities entered in the Competition Division (diversion subcategory) of the annual nationwide contest.

A two-run ninth-inning home run proved to be the difference, as the Longwood Lancers defeated the Liberty Flames, 8-6, Saturday afternoon at Liberty Baseball Stadium.

The Flying Squirrels registered season-highs for runs and hits in a 9-4 thrashing of Hartford on Saturday Night at The Diamond. In front of 7,781 fans, Richmond collected 13 hits, including a three-run homer from Jerry Sands in the bottom of the fifth inning.

When Kitty Smith, of Christiansburg, Virginia, learned her 9-year-old cocker spaniel, Maddi Lynn Grace, had been diagnosed with a soft tissue sarcoma on her left front leg earlier this year, she knew right away that she would take her beloved companion to the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.

Waynesboro is stuck in the 1970s, and the reason why is maddening. The City Council elections are held every other May. The next one is Tuesday. You probably didn’t know that. But you know who does: the small segment of our population who keeps sending do-nothings to the City Council.

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