
Creigh Deeds: General Assembly session coming to a close
The 2014 session of the General Assembly is rapidly moving toward the scheduled adjournment on March 8. Both houses passed competing budgets this past week and bills are headed to conference.

The 2014 session of the General Assembly is rapidly moving toward the scheduled adjournment on March 8. Both houses passed competing budgets this past week and bills are headed to conference.

It’s hard to imagine Republican Senate nomination candidate Ed Gillespie having much of a chance to unseat popular Democratic incumbent Mark Warner. But just in case, Virginia Democrats are doing what they can to hit below Gillespie below the belt.

We will get at the upcoming WrestleMania 30 what we’ve known we were going to be getting since the first of the year Main event: Randy Orton to defend the WWE title against a heel Batista. Yawn. Undertaker puts the 21-0 WM streak on the line against Brock Lesnar. Yawn. Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H….

Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced today that the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will soon begin to build a system of electronic signs, cameras and other technology that will improve safety on I-77 in the Fancy Gap area of Carroll County.

The headline in the News Leader last week said a lot: “Augusta County schools face $3.9M deficit.” And it was an accurate picture, at least based on what county school leaders wanted the local media to paint for them.

Fourth-ranked Fishburne swept a pair of weekend games at the Massanutten Invitational, defeating Shooting4Greatness Academy 83-70 on Friday and defeating Mount Zion Prep 74-65 on Saturday.

Andrew Woods pitched six shutout innings, striking out eight, and the VMI Keydets’ pitching staff scattered five hits to lead their squad to a 3-1 win over the Lafayette Leopards, in the finale of a three-game series contested Sunday at Gray-Minor Stadium in Lexington, Va.

Two 4-0 runs by No. 2 Syracuse (4-0, 1-0 ACC) in the midst of the first period spelled the difference as the Orange were victorious over No. 9 UVa. (1-3, 0-1 ACC), 18-14, at Klöckner Stadium in each team’s ACC opener on Sunday afternoon.

Link to Mick Foley on Facebook: Click here. DEAR WWE, Please, please, please, please, have a great show tonight. As a fan of pro-wrestling – have a great show. As a father of four who has ordered every PPV for the past year – have a great show. As the guy whose big Christmas present…

#1 UVa. got five and two-thirds strong innings from Brandon Waddell and six two-out run-scoring hits to post a 6-2 win over East Carolina on Sunday in front of a February record crowd of 3,592 at Davenport Field in Charlottesville, Va.
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