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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has announced funding for 19 agriculture-related projects that will promote and enhance the competitiveness of Virginia’s specialty crops.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell recognized on Thursday the strides that Virginia has made on the fight against human trafficking during an afternoon event with the Richmond Justice Initiative.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completed its live auction to lease an area off the coast of Virginia as the site of the nation’s second offshore wind energy lease sale. The winner of the lease sale is Dominion Virginia Power, which bid $1.6 million for the lease.
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Visitors to Virginia generated $21.2 billion in revenue from tourism in 2012, a 4 percent increase over 2011 and a new record high for the Commonwealth.
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The No. 7 Virginia field hockey team defeated No. 6 Penn State, 4-2, Sunday (Sept. 1) in Charlottesville. Junior goalkeeper Jenny Johnstone (Paisley, Scotland) made 13 saves to improve her record and the team’s to 2-0.
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Virginia melon crops are in season and looking good in spite of the rain.
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The Virginia baseball team will open the 2013 NCAA Baseball Championship at 1 p.m. Friday when it plays Army in the NCAA Charlottesville Regional at Davenport Field.
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As the days get warmer, people begin heading to Virginia’s local beaches, lakes, streams and nearby swimming pools and water parks to cool off. The Virginia Department of Health reminds everyone to avoid illness and injury while enjoying the water.
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The Virginia women’s lacrosse team (11-9) upset six-seed Georgetown (13-6), 10-8, in the second round of the 2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship on Multi-Sport Field in Washington, D.C.
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Virginia women’s lacrosse attacker Casey Bocklet (So., South Salem, N.Y.) scored four goals to lead eight different UVa scorers as the Cavaliers posted a 12-6 victory over Penn Friday afternoon at Georgetown University’s Multi-Sport Field in the first round of the 2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship.
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