UVa.’s McGee named to the John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List
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Virginia junior tight end Jake McGee has been named to the John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List, an honor given to the most outstanding collegiate tight end.
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McDonnell speaks at kickoff of Redskins training camp
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Gov. Bob McDonnell this afternoon delivered remarks at the Grand Opening of the Bon Secours Redskins Training Center in Richmond.
Kickoff events for Campaign for 1,000 announced
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced this week the schedule of kickoff events across the Commonwealth for the “Virginia Adopts: Campaign for 1,000.” The campaign is an initiative to match 1,000 children currently in foster care with adoptive families. The governor launched the statewide campaign on May 17 from the steps of the Governor’s Mansion during Virginia’s Foster Care Month. The governor also announced today a social media campaign, “100 days, 100 kids,” which will feature the story of a Virginian foster child awaiting adoption each day for 100 days.
State announces winners of Public Service Awards
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the recipients of the Governor’s Public Service Awards during a ceremony today at the Executive Mansion including the winner of the third annual “30 Day Sprint” competition rewarding the best state employee innovation idea.
State Police seeks public input related to reaccreditation
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The public will have an opportunity to offer comments regarding the Virginia State Police when a national accreditation team arrives in Richmond in July to assess the Department. The Virginia State Police are in the process of reaccreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA).
UR Robins Center renovation project under way
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The new Robins Center is roaring – with the sounds of construction workers and equipment – as the much-anticipated renovation project for the home of Spider basketball has swiftly moved into high gear.
Virginia players earn three of the major state college baseball awards
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Virginia’s Mike Papi, Kyle Crockett and Joe McCarthy captured three of the top honors on the 2013 University Division All-State Baseball team chosen by the Virginia College Sports Information Directors (VaSID).
JRW Announces Long as the Winner of the Best Unpublished Novel Contest
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James River Writers announced Laura Long of Charlottesville, for What Will Burn, as the first place winner of the JRW and Richmond Magazine 2013 Best Unpublished Novel Contest. Phyllis Haislip of Williamsburg, for The Viscount’s Daughter, and Derek Kannemeyer of Richmond, for The Memory Addicts, have been selected as finalists.
Kaine: Keep student loan rates from ‘choking’ education
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine joined administrators, students, and financial aid officers at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond today to discuss his efforts to avoid the doubling of interest rates on undergraduate subsidized Stafford loans on July 1, from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.
Ken Plum: Bipartisan approach needed in evaluating lawmakers
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The 2013 session of the General Assembly was a landmark one, according to most everyone who follows politics in the Old Dominion. It passed a sweeping transportation funding package that had eluded approval for at least a couple of decades.
