Rockbridge Rapids cease operations, drop out of Valley League
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The Valley League will have one less member in 2014 with the news Tuesday that the Rockbridge Rapids are ceasing operations.
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Bridgewater football picked third in preseason ODAC poll
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Following a vote of the league’s coaches, the Bridgewater Eagles football team was tabbed to finish third in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) during the 2013 season according to a press release from the league office.
McAuliffe picks up support from key Republicans
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Four well-known leaders from Northern Virginia endorsed Terry McAuliffe for governor this week, citing his commitment to finding mainstream, bipartisan solutions to growing and diversifying Virginia’s economy.
Gov. Bob McDonnell honors volunteers for community service
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Today during an awards ceremony held at Hunton & Williams LLP, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the nine winners of the 2013 Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Awards recognizing individuals and organizations for their extraordinary volunteer efforts that contribute to the life and welfare of citizens throughout the Commonwealth.
SWAG Writers Reading Series features three poets in April
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April is Poetry Month! SWAG Writers (The Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta Group of the Virginia Writers Club) Reading Series continues in April with a reading by poets Stephen Cushman (Riffraff, LSU Press 2011), Sara Robinson, and Leah Naomi Green.
WTA’s Gateway to present strategies of the American Civil War
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Dr. Jim Armstead, noted professor of military strategy, will present “Strategic Analyses of Civil War” at WTA’s Gateway on March 21 at 7 p.m.
Gateway History Lecture: Strategic analyses of the American Civil War
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Dr. Jim Armstead noted professor of military strategy will present “Strategic Analyses of Civil War” at WTA’s Gateway on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. Dr. Armstead’s presentation will look at the whole of the war, the strategic plans on both sides and address why North won. The presentation has been given round the world to very favorable reviews and is famous for its comprehensive view of the conflict.
Occupy Staunton hosts forum on health care
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Occupy Staunton is hosting a forum on the Affordable Health Care Act at the Staunton Public Library on Tuesday, June 12, at 7 p.m
W&L convention picks Romney as GOP presidential nominee
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Washington and Lee University’s 2012 Mock Republican Convention awarded its nomination to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Saturday. The Indiana delegation put Romney over the top by awarding all 46 of its delegates to him, touching off a flag-waving celebration in the University’s Warner Center. Following the nomination of Romney, the convention’s tri-chairs announced…
SWAG Reading Series kicks off 2012 schedule
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The SWAG Writers (Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta Group of the Blue Ridge Writers Club) Reading Series kicks off 2012 with a duo from Lexington, a fiction writer and a poet who happen to be husband and wife. Of Chris Gavaler’s novel in stories, School for Tricksters, Kate Buford says, “From the painful reality of the…
