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Sen. Mark Warner urges commission to look at voting wait times

Chris Graham

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) today sent a letter to the chairmen of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, Robert F. Bauer and Benjamin L. Ginsberg, urging them to take strong steps to address the hours-long election lines that too many voters endured during the 2012 election.

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Lynchburg Hillcats win slugfest

Chris Graham

The Lynchburg Hillcats trailed 7-2 after the third inning but came back to win 10-9 tonight against the Dash at BB&T Ballpark. David Rohm went 3-fo-6 for Lynchburg, falling just a home run shy of the cycle and drove in four runs. The Hillcats’ bullpen combined to throw five innings and surrendered just one run to pave the way for a Hillcats comeback victory.

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VaSID honors VT’s Dave Smith, UVa.’s Rich Murray

Chris Graham

The Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) presented the organization’s Distinguished Service Award to two statewide legends in the field of athletic communications. Rich Murray of the University of Virginia and Dave Smith of Virginia Tech received the honor at VaSID’s annual meeting on June 6 at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland.

Gov. Bob McDonnell honors volunteers for community service

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.