Blue Ridge Legal Services director to participate in White House forum on legal aid

Blue Ridge Legal Services Executive Director John Whitfield is one of six legal services program directors selected to participate in a White House forum examining the state of civil legal assistance for low-income Americans. The forum, co-hosted by the Legal Services Corporation, will take place on Tuesday, April 17.

Staunton gets $209K river-restoration grant

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American Rivers and the Environmental Protection Agency today announced that a creek restoration project in Staunton will receive a $209,244 grant, as part of a comprehensive initiative to protect and restore rivers in the Potomac Highlands region. The grant will help the City of Staunton implement its project to restore Peyton Creek. Peyton Creek serves…

#23 UVa. completes sweep of Wake Forest, 11-2

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The 23rd-ranked Virginia baseball team finished off a three-game ACC series sweep of Wake Forest with an 11-2 victory Monday evening at Davenport Field. Virginia (22-10-1, 9-6 ACC) won its 14th-consecutive home game as well as its eighth-straight ACC home contest. UVa also claimed its 16th-consecutive ACC home series, dating to March 2009. Virginia relief…

UVa. 4, Wake Forest 1

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The Virginia baseball team clinched a series win over Wake Forest with a 4-1 victory Sunday afternoon at Davenport Field. Winners of 13-consecutive games at home, the Cavaliers (21-10-1, 8-6 ACC) have now captured 16-consecutive ACC home series dating to 2009. UVa will go for the series sweep at 7 p.m. Monday in a game…

JMU lax blows out Mason

The James Madison lacrosse team downed George Mason 16-6 in Colonial Athletic Association action on Saturday. The Dukes trailed 3-2 early in the first half, but ended on an 8-0 run to take a 10-3 lead to halftime.  Redshirt junior Casey Ancarrow (Jarrettsville, Md./John Carroll) led the Dukes with five goals and an assist while…