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Strengthening the University’s relationship with the City of Charlottesville, County of Albemarle and the surrounding region is the goal of a new working group established by UVA President Jim Ryan.
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UVA football coach Bronco Mendenhall and his wife Holly have made a $500,000 pledge to support construction of Virginia’s new Football Operations Center as part of the athletics department’s Master Plan project.
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Seven Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS® members were inducted into the 2017 Virginia REALTORS® Honor Society during a ceremony at the Holiday Inn Charlottesville – University Area on Oct. 4.
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Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom has awarded 62 mini-grants for the 2018-2019 school year. The grants will have an impact in 50 Virginia localities and will provide 25,000 youth with an agriculture or gardening experience.
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Virginia State Police Trooper T.A. Hackenbracht is investigating a single-vehicle crash in Nelson County. The crash occurred at 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 on Route 29 approximately a half mile north of Route 6/River Road.
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BGF Industries, Inc., a leading U.S. manufacturer of high-performance technical fiber materials for global markets, will invest $7 million to relocate its corporate headquarters and R&D operation from Greensboro, North Carolina to the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County.
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The Staunton Downtown Development Association hosted its Annual Celebration on Oct. 10, and awarded volunteers and downtown businesses for their contributions and support.
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Virginia’s request for a major disaster declaration to speed aid from FEMA and other federal aid to the Commonwealth for the Sept. 8–21 impacts of Hurricane Florence has been approved by President Trump.
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In an effort to help raise financial support and awareness for hurricane relief efforts, the Liberty and Virginia Tech men’s basketball programs will come together for an exhibition game on Sunday, Nov. 4, at the Vines Center at 3 p.m.
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The Flames defense had its top performance of the season and the home team got a late fourth quarter touchdown pass from Stephen Calvert, pushing Liberty to a 22-16 win over visiting Troy, Saturday afternoon at Williams Stadium.
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