Kurt Erickson: ‘Tis the season for drunk driving
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With the holiday season upon us, I wanted to take this opportunity to update you on Virginia’s 14th annual Checkpoint Strikeforce anti-drunk driving campaign.
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Program keeps nearly 167,000 pounds of plastic pesticide containers from landfills
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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced the results of the 2015 recycling program for plastic pesticide containers.
Lt. Gov. Northam announces funding for mental health services in correctional facilities, community to divert individuals from incarceration
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Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam announced today that Governor McAuliffe’s budget includes $11 million to expand mental health resources.
Quin Blanding, Micah Kiser highlight UVA’s seven All-ACC honorees
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Free safety Quin Blanding and inside linebacker Micah Kiser highlight Virginia’s seven players named to the 2015 All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Football team, as announced Monday by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA).
Documentary to raise awareness of heroin, prescription drug epidemic
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Attorney General Mark R. Herring is premiering Heroin: The Hardest Hit, a powerful documentary about the danger of heroin and prescription drugs and their impact on Virginia families and communities.
Game Preview: #6 UVA basketball opens Friday with Morgan State
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No. 6 Virginia hosts Morgan State in season-opening men’s basketball action on Friday (Nov. 13). Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m.
ODU football to pay tribute to military this weekend
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Old Dominion University, ADS Inc., and the ODU football program will pay tribute to active duty and retired military members Saturday when the Monarchs take on UTEP at noon on Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium. The Military Appreciation Day tribute includes a WWII plane flyover as well as a swearing in ceremony during pre-game activities.
ACC announces football players of the week
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Clemson sophomore quarterback Deshaun Watson leads the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Player of the Week selections after accounting for six touchdowns and 437 yards of total offense in Saturday’s 56-41 win over NC State.
First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe announces 139% school participation increase in key child hunger program
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During a visit to Perrymont Elementary School in Lynchburg last week, First Lady of Virginia Dorothy McAuliffe announced a 139% increase in the number of schools participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a new provision from the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act that allows schools with high poverty rates to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students.
Sale of Champions raises more than $60,000 for scholarship program
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The Oct. 10 State Fair of Virginia Youth Livestock Sale of Champions raised $61,000 to support the fair’s long-standing commitment to youth who compete for scholarship money through the State Fair Scholarship Program.
