
Maury River Senior Center Schedule Changes
Variety is the spice of life, so to shake things up just a little, Maury River Senior Center has changed the schedule of some of its activities.

Variety is the spice of life, so to shake things up just a little, Maury River Senior Center has changed the schedule of some of its activities.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled today that two college newspapers must be permitted to carry alcohol advertising, in spite of an Alcohol Beverage Control Board (ABC) regulation prohibiting most alcohol ads in college student publications.

Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced that Eastman Chemical Company will invest $40 million over the next three years to expand its manufacturing operation in Henry County.

The Virginia Council on Women today presented Gov. Bob McDonnell with the final report on working women in Virginia.

A few weeks ago I had the honor of speaking at the National Institute of Cooperative Education Conference at Virginia Tech. Preparing for that speech started me thinking about the successes and benefits of coops, and I realized this was an aspect of agriculture where we don’t always give enough credit.

Following a nationwide search, Mary Baldwin College has selected Brigadier General Teresa Djuric to serve as the new commandant of cadets for the Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership (VWIL) and special assistant to the president, effective October 1.

During a tour with industry and university cybersecurity leaders, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Thursday the opening of the MACH37™ Cyber Accelerator and the first companies to be accepted in the accelerator.

United Way of Greater Augusta will celebrate its annual Day of Caring today. This year’s event will demonstrate how people in the Greater Augusta region LIVE UNITED™ by completing projects for area non-profits.

The U.S. tax code is littered with wasteful loopholes and preferential rules written by insider lobbyists to benefit powerful corporations and wealthy special interests. For them, these loopholes do indeed represent an enormous and bountiful treasure.

The annual Governor’s Technology Awards were presented to honorees in 10 categories at a special ceremony today at the Commonwealth of Virginia Innovative Technology Symposium (COVITS) in Richmond.
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