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If you live in the 25th Virginia Senatorial District, Creigh Deeds has earned your support for another term. We all know that Creigh fell a little short wishing to be our governor. But please do not judge our man by that miserable gubernatorial campaign that was run for him out of a temporary White House…
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The Gateway’s zany Richard Adams Variety Show will take a detour to Germany for its October performance at WTA’s Gateway on Friday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m. The show promises to top any Octoberfest you have ever attended. Richard has recruited a host of specialty acts to celebrate the season. William Von Hayes and the…
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To write that Virginia’s overtime win over Idaho Saturday wasn’t pretty is giving the team way too much credit. It was about as ugly as anything I have ever seen on display in my 30-plus years of watching UVa. football. Uglier than watching a Sonny Randle-led team surrender 60-plus points in four straight games in…
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Fueled by 297 yards rushing and seven quarterback sacks from its defense the James Madison football team powered past the University of Richmond 31-7 at Bridgeforth Stadium on Saturday. JMU won its fourth straight game to improve to 4-1 this season and 2-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association. UR lost its second straight, dropping to…
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The Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce said Monday that it will no long serve as manager and co-host of the successful Daylily and Wine Festival held annually in Fishersville. The Chamber had said recently that it would explore other possible locations for the festival. The Andre Viette Farm and Nursery has hosted the event…
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QUESTION: After the game, you mentioned that the team had dominated the first-half statistics, yet the scoreboard failed to reflect the stat sheet. How frustrating was that? COACH LONDON: You always want to know that what you’re doing—the game plan that you’re trying to execute to have opportunities to make a difference. Other than the…
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The No. 4/5 William and Mary football team extended its regular-season home winning streak to 11 games with a 13-10 victory against New Haven in its home opener on a rainy evening at Zable Stadium Saturday. Sophomore placekicker Drake Kuhn kicked a 28-yard go-ahead field goal with 5:28 remaining in the fourth quarter, and junior…
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Elvis has been sighted and will becoming back to The River City Radio Hour for the Friday, Sept. 16 performances at 6:30 and 8:00 p.m. Also featured will be the Boogie Kings, Marsha Howard, Llyn Walker, and Chapter Two of Night Hawk and Murder Down On the Farm by Bob Crawford. Elvis has been absent…
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Tuesday, Sept. 11. It was a beautiful late-summer morning on the East Coast. The sun was out, shining bright, barely a cloud in the sky. The weather forecast for the Mid-Atlantic stretching from Virginia to New York City called for temperatures in the 80s. As millions of Americans prepared for work and school, their world…
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After a scoreless first quarter, the #5 William & Mary Tribe scored the next 24 points and went on to defeat the VMI Keydets, 24-7, Saturday afternoon at Foster Stadium in Lexington, Va. The story of the day was the Tribe’s (1-1) ground game, as they pounded the ball for 216 yards on the ground,…
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