JMU baseball adds seven
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James Madison baseball head coach Spanky McFarland announced the addition of seven student-athletes to the program with each signing a national letter of intent during the NCAA’s fall signing period.
Search Results for Northern Virginia
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Petersen calls for CTB reform as key to roads fix
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State Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) called on his fellow senators and delegates to reform the Commonwealth Transportation Board membership allocation in the 2013 session.
Report: Public-Private Transportation Act needs overhaul
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A new report from the Southern Environmental Law Center on Virginia’s Public-Private Transportation Act, under which billions of taxpayer dollars are being spent and decades of substantial tolls imposed, warns that the law lacks adequate safeguards to protect the public interest.
Bill Bolling: What lessons we can learn from 2012 election
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I wanted to share with you my thoughts on how the 2012 elections have affected the 2013 campaign for Governor of Virginia. There are many lessons to be learned from the 2012 campaign, and we have a lot of work to do to ensure that we win the Governor’s race in 2013.
8:30 p.m. Update: Romney, Allen lead in Va., key Dem precincts in NoVa, Hampton Roads still out
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As of the 8:30 p.m. update from the Virginia State Board of Elections, Republican Mitt Romney had a 136,000-vote lead over Democrat Barack Obama in Virginia.
Chris Graham: How will Romney/Ryan Augusta event play out?
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It would seem at first glance that the Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan event scheduled for Thursday at Augusta Expoland in Fishersville would be so much overkill given the recent voting history in Greater Augusta. Barack Obama, en route to winning Virginia in the 2008 presidential election, was roundly trounced in Greater Augusta (Augusta County and the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro) by Republican nominee John McCain. McCain won the region with 62 percent of the vote, with Obama trailing far behind with 37 percent.
New program pushes STEM
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College and university students majoring in science, engineering, technology and math (STEM) related fields have a free new resource for summer 2013 internships, as do companies who wish to hire them.
100K and counting at Shenandoah Valley Spay/Neuter Clinic
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The Shenandoah Valley Spay/Neuter Clinic will perform its 100,000th surgery since opening in January 2005 on Monday, Sept. 24th. This milestone marks the ongoing success of the Clinic.
McDonnell announces battlefield preservation grants
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With the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War now into its second year and attracting visitors to the Commonwealth from around the nation, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced 11 state grant awards to organizations working to conserve historic battlefield lands for present and future generations of Americans.
Defense, retirees focus of Senate candidates
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U.S. Senate candidates Tim Kaine and George Allen spent time on Tuesday talking with voters on issues related to defense and veterans issues.
