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It was a nail-biter between the Pelicans and the Hillcats in Lynchburg. Early struggles put the ‘Cats in a 2-0 hole, but three unanswered runs pushed Lynchburg to a 3-2 victory. The offense was powered by Adam Milligan’s 2-for-4 day, which included a double and two RBI
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Given the importance of abundant amounts of energy for Americans, the federal government tends to subsidize all forms of energy development, including fossil fuels and renewables. A recently released report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that in 2011 the federal government spent $16 billion of our tax dollars in subsidies for the development of renewable energy and increased energy efficiency, and only $2.5 billion in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry in the form of tax breaks
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Sabra Dipping Co., the country’s leading hummus manufacturer, will expand its Silver LEED certified food manufacturing operation in Chesterfield County and establish a Center of Excellence research and development facility on the company’s 49 acre campus in the Ruffin Mill Industrial Park
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The Richmond Flying Squirrels (36-36) returned to the .500 mark with a, 7-2, win over the Trenton Thunder (40-29) on Thursday night at Waterfront Park. The win netted the Squirrels the series, having taken two of the three games. Richmond has now won three consecutive series, and return to .500 for the first time since they were 20-20
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The Colonial Athletic Association Council of Presidents has voted that Georgia State University and Old Dominion University are ineligible in 2012-13 for CAA team championships in which the conference receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship
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The Richmond Flying Squirrels (34-36) had two comebacks in them, but a third eluded them, as they dropped the opener in Trenton, 3-2, to the Thunder (40-28) on Tuesday night. The Squirrels were attempting to return to .500 for the season, but instead fell to eight games under .500 away from Richmond
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Two of Richmond’s favorite comedians will take to WTA’s Gateway on June 23 at 8 p.m. Jim Zarling, host of the Gateway’s comedy nights has enticed Ray Bullock and J. Walter Braman to join him for an evening of entertainment at 329 West Main in Downtown Waynesboro
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Children’s Summer Reading Program – “Dream Big, Read” at your library. This program is open to children and young adults of all ages and reading abilities. The store is back and full of books. Earn weekly prizes and library dollars by reading and spend those dollars in the library store
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Representing companies ranging in size from 20 employees up to corporations such as Anthem, Dominion Resources and Amazon.com, hiring managers and senior executives in attendance all had two essential qualifications in common: they are all hiring in Virginia and are committed to hiring military veterans
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Augusta Health won the 2012 Virginia Healthcare Innovators Award for Patient Care at the Virginia Health Care Conference on June 7 in Richmond. The award was given to Augusta Health for achievement in using, and proving the effectiveness of, evidence-based order sets used for inpatient admissions
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