
Keith Gavin named assistant wrestling coach at UVA
Former NCAA champion and current U.S. National Team member Keith Gavin has been hired as an assistant coach for the UVA wrestling program, as announced Wednesday by head coach Steve Garland.

Former NCAA champion and current U.S. National Team member Keith Gavin has been hired as an assistant coach for the UVA wrestling program, as announced Wednesday by head coach Steve Garland.

From lectures by featured speakers to music performances and theater productions, Bridgewater College offers a wide range of arts and events for the community to enjoy during the 2014 fall semester.

The Staunton Augusta Art Center will be hosting an opening reception for artist Robert Stuart and his new body of work, titled Light Coming Through, on Friday, August 15, 5-7pm.

As part of the 10th annual College Colors Day celebration, the University of Virginia is participating in the Spirit Cup competition and is asking for participation from its fans.

She is more than 700 miles from where she was born, raised and spent her entire professional career, but Dr. Yvonne Harris says she feels right at home in her new job at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va.

The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum has nominated Ellen Wilson’s Princeton Inaugural Gown as one of Virginia’s “Top Ten Endangered Artifacts”.

Staunton first baseman Gunnar McNeill was voted the Valley League Most Valuable Player in a vote of league administrators and media. McNeill was joined by Front Royal’s Jake Harper as the Pitcher of the Year.

June Nicholson, a journalism professor at VCU, has been named the 2014 Outstanding Woman in Journalism and Mass Communication Education.

Ashley Usera has been named Assistant Athletic Director for Tickets and Marketing at VMI, in an announcement made by Director of Athletics Dr. Dave Diles.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels, Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants are pleased to announce that Washington Redskins offensive lineman and Richmond native Morgan Moses will throw out the first pitch before the Squirrels game on Tuesday, July 28 at The Diamond.
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