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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Partnership for a New American Economy, American Farm Bureau Federation, Business Roundtable, AmericanHort, Western Growers, and the National Association of Manufacturers today urged Congress and the administration to work together to enact immigration reform during a Day of Action with events in Washington, DC and in more than 60 congressional districts across 25 states.
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The Virginia Trucking Association is urging the more than 1 million Virginians that AAA projects will travel by automobile during the July 4th holiday to practice cuation and patience to ensure our roads are safe.
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Tyler Tewell recorded the first multi-homer game of his career, going 2-for-4 with three RBIs, but Lynchburg dropped the rubbermatch against Myrtle Beach in a 9-6 slugfest at Calvin Falwell Field Monday night.
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Lynchburg used a steady dose of offense to score in four of its final five at-bats, overcoming a 3-1 deficit in the process to ultimately claim a 10-7 victory over Myrtle Beach at Calvin Falwell Field Sunday night.
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Coming off of a historical two-day stretch featuring back-to-back no-hitters by the Hillcats, Lynchburg did not fare as well against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, falling by an 8-3 score upon their return to City Stadium Saturday night.
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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is hosting a Virginia Pavilion at the Summer Fancy Food Show, June 29–July 1, 2014, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City.
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Localities throughout Virginia will receive approximately $180 million in state matching funds, which advances nearly $880 million in transportation projects to improve roads, bridges, sidewalks, trails and traffic lights in their area.
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Thumbtack.com, in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, today released new data showing that Virginia earned the highest possible grade for overall business friendliness, the regulatory environment, and the ease of licensing programs.
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With one out in the bottom of the seventh inning the Lynchburg Hillcats and Myrtle Beach Pelicans were tied 3-3. Suddenly, almost every stadium light pointed at the field cut out due to a blown transformer. The game went in to a 15 minute delay. When play resumed the Pelicans took the lead and held on the rest of the way eventually beating the Hillcats 6-3.
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The comeback ‘Cats were at it again tonight erasing a 3-0 deficit early to win 4-3 over the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Daniel Castro scored on a groundout in the seventh to give the Hillcats their only lead of the night. The lead lasted the rest of the way as Ryan Kelly pitched the final three innings scoreless for Lynchburg.
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