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On the 18th day of April, about six weeks after the procedural resolution called for the passage of a budget, Virginia’s General Assembly, together for a Veto Session, finally passed a budget. There is much in the budget to like, some items not to like, and signs for the future that are very worrisome.
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Derek Fisher (Fr., Rexmont, Pa.) cranked a long two-run home run with one out in the ninth inning to break a 5-5 tie and lift the No. 25 Virginia baseball team to a 7-5 win at VCU Wednesday night at The Diamond in Richmond, Va. UVa trailed 5-4 heading into the ninth but tied the…
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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of May, is exhibiting the works of artist, Chee Ricketts, a Hampton Roads resident who moved to the foothills of the Blue Ridge near Charlottesville in 2006. Her style is constantly evolving as she moves from tighter, more controlled representational work to paintings that reflect her feelings…
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Nate Irving (Fr., Yonkers, N.Y.) hit a walk-off single in the 11th inning to score Mitchell Shifflett (So., Midlothian, Va.) and lift the No. 25 Virginia baseball to a 3-2 victory over Radford Tuesday evening at Davenport Field. Irving’s hit capped a career-high four hit night for the freshman catcher. The walk-off hit made a…
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Aquafina Pitch, Hit & Run Wednesday, April 25 Join over 500,000 boys and girls(ages 7-14) during this exciting baseball skills competition that provides the opportunity to showcase your pitching, hitting and running abilities. PHR participants can advance through four levels of competition, including Local and Sectional competitions, Team Championship events at all 30 Major League…
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Jake Kuebler came through with two outs and two strikes, smacking a soft line-drive single to center in the ninth inning to score Brett Eibner from third and give Wilmington a 4-3 lead. Although Salem placed the tying run just 90 feet away from home in the last of the ninth, Xander Bogaerts’ bid for…
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The Altoona Curve scored five times in the bottom of the eighth inning to down the Richmond Flying Squirrels, 8-3, on Sunday afternoon at Peoples Natural Gas Field. The win also netted the Curve the series, having taken two of three games from the Squirrels. Altoona scored the final eight runs in the ballgame after…
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The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton district is comprised of 11 counties, Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren and Clarke. Work scheduled is subject to change due to inclement weather and material supplies.
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The No. 25 Virginia baseball team completed a doubleheader sweep of Duke with a 10-3 victory over the Blue Devils in the second game Saturday afternoon at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The Cavaliers’ offense came alive and outscored Duke 22-6 in the doubleheader as Virginia (26-14-1, 11-10 ACC) clinched its fourth ACC series win of…
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The Hillcats lose a slugfest 11-6 to six the Frederick Keys in game two of the series. The Keys were paced by Ronnie Welty’s five RBI performance. Evan Gattis added his league leading sixth home run and 20th RBI of the season. However, it wasn’t enough to overcome a hot hitting Frederick offense.
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