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Homegrown Virginia wants area farmers’ ugly fruits and vegetables. The growth of the local food movement has seen more produce being harvested than can easily be sold, said Allie Hill, director of Homegrown Virginia and coordinator of the Prince Edward County Cannery.
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Governor McAuliffe announced this week the creation of a special sub-panel of the Secure Commonwealth Panel that will focus on the use of emerging technologies by law enforcement agencies.
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During Saturday’s annual Orange & Blue Spring Football Game, Virginia head coach Mike London announced the recipients of the team’s spring football awards and the captains for the 2015 season.
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The Washington Nationals ran away from the pack in the National League Eastern Division in 2014 with an astonishing 17-game bulge over their closest challenger, the Atlanta Braves. So with the addition of starter Max Scherzer and his nasty-looking 12-6 curve and another year of seasoning from phenom Bryce Harper, the experts are predicting a landslide divisional championship for the Washingtonians.
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Equality Virginia and Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) are encouraging housing professionals and companies to join the new multistate campaign “Equality Means Business” designed to showcase businesses that know how vital LGBT customers and employees are to their success in a modern economy.
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Keenan Palmore (Stone Mountain, GA.) scored 11 and Jonathan Arledge (Silver Spring, MD.) added 10 points to lead the top seeded Monarchs of Old Dominion (26-7) to a 50-49 victory over Illinois State (22-13) Monday night and advance to the quarterfinal round of the NIT.
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Farm Bureau teamed up with Agrium Inc. to bring the Seed Survivor exhibit to public and private schools across the commonwealth.
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Thursday afternoon, Senate Republicans once again blocked Democratic efforts to help ensure that Virginia’s working families earn a living wage.
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The JROTC at Fishburne Military School is on a short list of elite programs in the Mid-Atlantic competing at the Best of the Best 4th Brigade Championships in Hickory, N.C., this weekend.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that more than $773,000 in matching grant funds will be awarded to 51 local tourism initiatives as part of the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s (VTC) Marketing Leverage Program.
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