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Gov. Bob McDonnell today awarded $6 million in School Security Equipment Grants to improve safety and security for students and teachers in 459 Virginia schools and regional education programs.
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Cideries and orchards in the state have been awarded grants from the Virginia Department of Agriculture to promote growing apples for cider.
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In October 2007, Clair Myers thought it was time to try out a new format for the Cultural Commission’s Third Friday performances. With the help of Richard Adams and the Boogie Kings, he created what has come to be the River City Radio Hour.
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One of the marvels of the human race is that we were able to make a transition from eating what we could hunt or gather to a systemized method of producing food at will. We call that agriculture.
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The new year is a time for planning ahead—for both farmers and consumers. For Virginia households that are interested in joining a community-supported agriculture business in 2013, now is the time to register and pay for a share of locally grown foods that will be available later in the year.
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A Staunton man is recovering after being involved in a minor plane crash Saturday afternoon.
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The first Open Mic Talent Night of the season was intimate as usual with some new faces mixed with old. Speaking of old, one familiar act, The Early Dawn Drifters, debuted with a new member, Tyler, who took the crowd back to another place in time with his playing of the pedal steel guitar. My conversation with Tyler revealed that he’d been playing the instrument for only two years but had been playing the banjo for many more (I recollect 12 years).
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EMU’s new athletic program gets its official start this weekend when the men’s golf team tees off Sunday at the Tom Kinder Memorial, hosted by Bridgewater at Lakeview Golf Course in Harrisonburg.
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Nearly $12 million will be invested in facilities and infrastructure improvements at Wintergreen Resort over the next 16 months by the James C. Justice Companies.
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A Charlottesville man faces multiple charges following a vehicle and foot pursuit through Augusta and Nelson counties Tuesday morning (May 1, 2012). Trevis H. Johnson, 28, of Charlottesville, has been charged with one count each of speeding, reckless driving, drug possession, and one felony count for eluding police.
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