
Author Beth Macy enters Sixth District race, will fight for those ‘left behind’
Former journalist Beth Macy announced her candidacy for the Sixth District in Congress Tuesday night at a crowded fire station in Roanoke.

Former journalist Beth Macy announced her candidacy for the Sixth District in Congress Tuesday night at a crowded fire station in Roanoke.
A program-record-tying three UVA Football players were named ACC Football Players of the Week for their performances in the 34-17 win at Duke this past weekend.
With apologies to Jim Mora here for the headline, JMU, at 9-1, has a 52.4 percent chance to get a College Football Playoff invite, the best of the three teams from the Group of 5 ranked in the national polls at the moment.
To avoid congressional oversight and accountability, Donald Trump ignited a gerrymandering arms race that is redrawing districts in many states around the country.
An Augusta County agriculture teacher and farmer recently took part in a four-day course to up her public-relations game.
An alert UVA Football fan wrote me tonight to ask about the health of the O line, making the point that the bulk of the media attention on the ‘Hoos this week has been on the health of QB Chandler Morris.
The jackpot for tonight’s Mega Millions drawing has just been increased to an estimated $980 million, according to the Virginia Lottery.
As President Trump floats the idea of 50-year mortgages, Americans are being sold a new version of the American Dream – one that can never truly be owned.

Thursday marks three years since the UVA Football program experienced the unimaginable – the deaths of Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry.
The Virginia loss to Wake was brutal, but there is a lot more about Saturday night that creates a serious amount of questions and concerns about the state of college football.
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