
Culpeper District Traffic Alert: March 5-9
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.

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.

Americans use 500 million plastic straws—or 1.6 per person on average—every day. Based on this, a typical American will use more than 38,000 plastic straws over the course of a lifetime.

Farmers are among America’s oldest workers. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2012 Census of Agriculture, in the past 30 years, the average age of U.S. farmers has grown from 50 years to 58 years old.

The University of Virginia Investment Management Co. announced this week that Robert W. Durden has been named its new chief executive officer and chief investment officer.

George Mason (15-16, 9-9) could not withstand a shooting barrage from the visiting Richmond Spiders, falling 93-79 on Saturday night inside EagleBank Arena.

On a windy, blustery day at Gray-Minor Stadium, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies and VMI Keydets split a doubleheader in non-conference NCAA baseball action Saturday in Lexington, Va.

No. 13 North Carolina scored a run in the seventh inning for a come-from-behind, 6-5, victory over the Liberty Flames, Saturday afternoon at Boshamer Stadium.

Spring planting and the harvest of wheat and other small grains in May and June means more Virginia farmers will need to be moving tractors and other heavy equipment on public roads.

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

The No. 13 North Carolina Tar Heels used a big fifth inning to down the Liberty Flames, 17-2, Friday evening at Boshamer Stadium.
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