
Culpeper VDOT District Traffic Alerts: June 8-12
The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.

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

There is a good chance that average U.S. gas prices will drop soon due to stabilizing crude oil costs and as refineries complete seasonal maintenance, which would result in the cheapest summertime gas prices since 2009.

Pour a cold glass of milk, and toast Virginia’s dairy producers during National Dairy Month. Milk is the official beverage of Virginia and the state’s third-ranked farm commodity in terms of cash receipts. Virginia is home to 640 dairy farms and an estimated 95,000 dairy cows.

Ernie Clement (Fr., Rochester, N.Y.) hit a two-run, walk-off single to cap a three-run ninth-inning rally that gave the Virginia baseball team a 5-4 victory over Maryland Saturday afternoon at Davenport Field in Game 2 of the NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional. The hit punched the Cavaliers’ fourth trip to the College World Series as UVa won the first two games to clinch the best-of-three series.

Non-human rights is a term coined by animal welfare activist and lawyer Steven Wise, who has campaigned for three decades to achieve actual legal rights for members of species other than our own.

Luigi Rodriguez and Nellie Rodriguez each hit a solo home run in the first inning of the initial contest to jumpstart a day that saw the Hillcats defeat Winston-Salem in a doubleheader Friday night at City Stadium, 7-2 and 3-1.

The Salem Red Sox gave up a season-high 19 hits to the Potomac Nationals and dropped a 10-6 decision on Friday night at LewisGale Field, evening the four-game series at a game apiece.

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke those words in a charge to Allied soldiers on the eve of the invasion of Normandy. The plans for the invasion had been a year in the making, held close and secret, and Gen. Eisenhower wrote this speech to inspire troops as they finally faced the critical operation square on.

Virginia Cooperative Extension is reminding people with backyard chickens and small commercial flocks to remain vigilant to protect their animals from the avian flu.

The UVA baseball team will play host to Maryland Friday through Sunday (June 5-7) in the 2015 NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional at Davenport Field. Game times and television networks for the best-of-three series will be announced Tuesday morning by the NCAA.
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