
Virginia cideries receive $20,000 to promote the industry
Cideries and orchards in the state have been awarded grants from the Virginia Department of Agriculture to promote growing apples for cider.

Cideries and orchards in the state have been awarded grants from the Virginia Department of Agriculture to promote growing apples for cider.

The Virginia Association of Realtors® announced its endorsement of State Sen. Ralph Northam for lieutenant governor and State Sen. Mark Herring for attorney general today.

The Virginia Association of Realtors®, through its Realtor® Political Action Committee endorsed Terry McAuliffe for governor Monday. The Virginia Association of Realtors is the largest trade association in Virginia, with nearly 29,000 members.

Legendary Valley League baseball coach Mike Bocock is stepping aside as the head coach of the Waynesboro Generals after leading the team to the 2013 VBL championship.

Mike Bocock came into the 2013 season, his first as head coach in Waynesboro, with seven Valley League championships to his credit, and a reputation as a man who can get his teams to win in crunch time. His 2013 Generals faced more crunch time than most of his first 24 teams at stops in…

When the NSA surveillance programs were revealed a few weeks ago, President Obama acknowledged that they raised the issue of “striking this balance between the need to keep the American people safe and our concerns about privacy.” And he declared further, “I welcome that debate.”

The University of Richmond’s Athletic Department has announced that Panasonic will provide new video boards as part of the current $17 million Robins Center renovation project. Once installed, the displays will be the largest of any Atlantic 10 arena and will also be one of the largest displays of any on-campus arena in the ACC or Big East.

One thing you can look forward to if you have kids is that at some point they will ask you to get them some headphones to work with their computers, games and music players. Headphones are able to markedly increase kid’s use of these entertainment and learning media, but there are a handful of characteristics you should look for when buying these headphones.

What’s better for democracy? Focusing on issues that divide us, and will likely always divide us, or focusing on values and goals that we share?

While some gardeners are afraid to prune trees or shrubs during the summer, it sometimes is the best time to make those cuts.
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