
Press Conference: Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer
Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with the media before his team’s game against Marshall on Saturday.

Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with the media before his team’s game against Marshall on Saturday.

A few weeks ago I had the honor of speaking at the National Institute of Cooperative Education Conference at Virginia Tech. Preparing for that speech started me thinking about the successes and benefits of coops, and I realized this was an aspect of agriculture where we don’t always give enough credit.

For whatever reason, Washington Redskins fans have begun debating the idea that the team’s 0-2 start is a reason to replace 2012 Rookie of the Year Robert Griffin III at quarterback. Actually, I don’t think it’s a bad idea, and here’s why.

Isabel Castillo, an advocate for immigration rights, will speak at Bridgewater College on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 9:30 a.m. in Cole Hall, as part of the college’s Constitution Day celebration.

The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks.

Calendar of events at the Waynesboro Public Library for October 2013.

A Fierce Green Fire is a new film documenting the rise of the modern environmental movement from the 1960s through the present day. It premiered at last year’s Sundance Film Festival and will be playing at select theaters across the country beginning in September 2013. Educators, environmental groups and grassroots activists also will be showing the film at small and large events from coast to coast over the course of the fall.

Old Dominion scored 28 first quarter points and never looked back, taking a 49-10 halftime lead and defeating Howard 76-19 Saturday night at Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium.

Following a nationwide search, Mary Baldwin College has selected Brigadier General Teresa Djuric to serve as the new commandant of cadets for the Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership (VWIL) and special assistant to the president, effective October 1.

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe received two more endorsements from Virginia Republicans on Friday. Maria Jankowski, the Vice Chairman of the Indigent Defense Commission and a current McDonnell appointee, and Bobby Beck, the founder of the Beck Company, both supported Governor Bob McDonnell in 2009, but joined “Virginians for McAuliffe” because of McAuliffe’s commitment to finding bipartisan solutions to the challenges Virginia faces.
AFP will break down local, Virginia and national races in the battle for the control of Congress Tuesday night.