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Staff Report VMI sports: www.vmikeydets.com Center Art Parakhouski scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Radford to a 109-91 win over VMI Thursday night at the Dedmon Center. VMI was led by freshman forward Stan Okoye, who produced his third consecutive double-double game with a career-high 23 points and 10 rebounds. 2008…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning that is in effect for Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro through 1 p.m. Friday. The forecast from the Weather Service has the area in line for a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain. Snow and sleet accumulations of…
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] My first reaction to the news that Republican Scott Brown had upset Democrat Martha Coakley in the special election to fill the late Ted Kennedy’s Massachusetts Senate seat – Damn, there goes the country. The pundits were laying out the course for the next few months in the political…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the Central Shenandoah Valley, including Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro. The watch is in effect for Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon, with the forecast currently calling for ice accumulations of a quarter-inch or more and some snow and…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The Artisans Center of Virginia has announced plans to form a Statewide Leadership Council for Craft, dedicated to coordinating artisan efforts from all areas of the state. The ACV plans to convene the first meeting of the leadership council at its biannual Virginia Craft Conference and Business Institute on…
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Local bank providing construction, permanent financing for new theater Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Zeus Digital Theaters announced today that First Bank and Trust Company will be providing the construction financing and the permanent financing for the new Zeus Digital Theater in Waynesboro. “First Bank has been a wonderful partner over the years, and this…
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Staff Report Liberty U. sports: www.libertyflames.com Another strong defensive effort and balanced scoring helped Liberty complete a 5-0 homestand Monday evening at the Vines Center. The Lady Flames came up with four steals and put four players in double figures during their 82-40 Big South win over UNC Asheville. Liberty is now 12-4 overall…
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Staff Report VMI sports: www.vmikeydets.com A late VMI flurry fell short, as the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs defeated the Keydets 92-84 in a Big South contest at Cameron Hall Saturday evening. Trailing by nine with 1:08 to play, a three-point play by Michael Sparks cut the GWU lead to six, 84-78. After two free throws…
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Brown keys early 15-0 run for Flames Staff Report Liberty U. sports: www.libertyflames.com A pair of 15-0 first-half runs by Liberty set the tone for Saturday afternoon’s Big South contest against Presbyterian College. The Lady Flames went on to claim a 73-27 victory over the Blue Hose, extending their winning streak to four games. An…
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The paper is getting caught up in city politics Column by Chris Graham [email protected] “(T)rivial inconvenience.” That’s how casually the News Virginian dismisses the concerns raised by parents of elementary-school students in relation to the half-baked redistricting plan being advanced by the Waynesboro School Board. Trivial – that’s how the paper characterizes the issues you…
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