
EMU men’s hoops never trails in win over Hampden-Sydney
When Tariq Caldwell (Richmond, Va./Lee-Davis) adeptly kissed a short jumper off the glass on the game’s opening possession, EMU coach Melvin Felix knew his senior forward brought his “A” game.

When Tariq Caldwell (Richmond, Va./Lee-Davis) adeptly kissed a short jumper off the glass on the game’s opening possession, EMU coach Melvin Felix knew his senior forward brought his “A” game.

The EMU basketball women were able to overcome a dismal first quarter to comeback and beat University of Lynchburg 53-42 Saturday afternoon.

An early 8-0 run gave the EMU men a lead they would never relinquish in a 92-72 drubbing of visiting Shenandoah Wednesday night.

The EMU basketball women scored in the final seconds of regulation to send the game into overtime in their win tonight at home against Roanoke. The 72-68 victory improves the Royals to 3-3 in the ODAC and 6-7 on the season.

Finding a job in the Shenandoah Valley just got a little easier as the Shenandoah Valley Workforce Development Board activated an all-new brand this month: Virginia Career Works.

Four hundred years ago colonists representing each of the twenty or so plantations in Virginia met together in the church at Jamestown Island to take care of the business of the new colony.

The State Air Pollution Control Board will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 10 a.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Richmond-Midlothian in Richmond.

Gas prices in Virginia have fallen 4.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.11/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 4,081 stations in Virginia.

New Dominion Bookshop in Charlottesville will host a book talk and signing with Carolyn Frazier—author of Stanhope, Chronologically—on Saturday, February 2, from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

Human errors cause about 94% of vehicular crashes, according to the National highway Traffic Safety Administration, a painful reminder that deaths resulting from crashes on roadways across the country and in Virginia are frequently preventable.
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