
Terry McAuliffe touts fundraising, Republican support
Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s campaign announced on Monday that he raised about $3.7 million during the pre-primary period of April 1-May 29.

Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s campaign announced on Monday that he raised about $3.7 million during the pre-primary period of April 1-May 29.

The Lynchburg Hillcats were swept for the third time this season today as they fell 10-6 to the Potomac Nationals. Jayson Werth, in his final rehab game with Potomac went deep twice and drove in six runs.

The Lynchburg Hillcats suffered their first blown save of the season tonight, and lost for the first time when leading after seven innings. The Potomac Nationals walked off in the bottom of the ninth with a 5-4 win courtesy of an RBI-double for Caleb Ramsey. The loss dropped the Hillcats (29-24) into second place, while the Nationals (30-24) jumped into first.

The Salem Red Sox threatened constantly but rarely capitalized on Saturday night. Despite 12 hits and seven walks, with multiple baserunners in eight different innings, the Sox mustered three measly runs and stranded a dozen runners in their 5-3 loss to Myrtle Beach.

Virginia Military Institute will join the Southern Conference as a full member beginning with the 2014-15 academic year. VMI Superintendent General J.H. Binford Peay III made the announcement Friday afternoon after the Board of Visitors voted to accept an invitation for membership from the league.

Henry Owens took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, and Henry Ramos smacked a bases loaded single to drive in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth, leading the Salem Sox past the Myrtle Beach Pelicans 3-2 in front of a season best crowd of 5,005 at LewisGale Field.

The Waynesboro Cultural Commission is offering a workshop series with award-winning screenwriter Alexander Gillies on back-to-back Wednesdays, June 5 and 12.

Every magician would dream of having this title, but the only way to win this title is to be part of a magic competition. Unfortunately there is none in the Valley. That is until now! WTA’s Gateway will fill that void with its first WTA Virginia Magicians’ Competition.

Northeastern pulled away from a one-run game with a five-run sixth inning and defeated JMU 11-7 in a Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Championship elimination game on Friday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.

As they spent the final hours of their four years at Washington and Lee University on Thursday, May 23, members of the Class of 2013 were urged to think boldly and creatively and to cherish the ideals of a liberal education.
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