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The first place Myrtle Beach Pelicans (30-16-Overall, 19-6-Road), plated five runs in the seventh inning on seven walks and strolled to an 11-1 victory over the Potomac Nationals (21-28-Overall, 12-13-Home) in the series opener on Saturday night at Pfitzner Stadium.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe and the state Board of Education announced last week that 252 schools and four school divisions earned 2015 Virginia Index of Performance (VIP) awards for advanced learning and achievement.
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The Virginia Trucking Association presented its 2015 Safety Awards on May 14 during its Annual VTA Safety Management Conference, held at the Crowne Plaza Marina in Hampton. The safety awards are generously sponsored by Nansemond Insurance Agency of Suffolk.
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With the start of the 2015 Click It or Ticket (CIOT) spring mobilization campaign, the Virginia State Police is taking this opportunity to remind motorists of the need to always buckle up when driving and/or riding in a vehicle.
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As warm days arrive the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) reminds Virginians to take precautions to keep you and your family healthy and safe while enjoying the water this summer.
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Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced this week that law firms, legal departments, government offices, and law schools across Virginia joined together to raise the equivalent of more than 1.3 million pounds of food for Virginia’s hungry during this year’s statewide Legal Food Frenzy.
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Get your shortcake ready. Virginia strawberry growers anticipate a strong season for fresh, Virginia-grown strawberries.
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More rain wreaked havoc in Lynchburg as the Hillcats saw their second game washed away in as many nights. Unlike Thursday night however, the ‘Cats were able to play seven innings and make it an official game, but fell 7-3 to Myrtle Beach.
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Nine professional Virginia truck drivers were crowned 2015 “Champions of the Highway” at the 64th annual Virginia Truck Driving Championships held April 17 and 18 at Con-way Freight in Chester, Virginia.
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Earlier this year the Obama administration proposed opening up a huge swath of the Atlantic coast to offshore drilling. On the five-year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, Environment Virginia called on the president to protect Virginia’s coastal marine-life, communities and economy.
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