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When I interviewed Sandee Dixon for the story in our sister New Dominion Magazine back in August on the issues she was facing in running her city treasurer’s office, she told me that she had just finished meetings with state auditors for the office’s annual review, and that she was expecting “good news” when their…
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Coming off the program’s first appearance in the College World Series as well as an ACC Championship, the Virginia baseball team will face a challenging slate for the 2010 season, with 27 games against 2009 NCAA Tournament teams. The schedule for 2010 was announced today by Virginia head coach Brian O’Connor. Eleven participants in the…
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VMI forced three turnovers and posted a season-high 325 yards of total offense, but #1 Richmond walked away with a hard-fought, 38-28 victory in non-conference action at UR Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Quarterback Kyle Hughes led the Keydet offense, passing for 141 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 133 yards and two more scores….
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today announced the recapitalization of the Commonwealth’s Energy Leasing Program, a loan program to finance energy efficiency projects in state agencies. The Commonwealth has secured $40 million in financing for the projects, including $10 million in capital from Grant Capital Management, a state-certified SWAM vendor. The loans are expected to be…
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William Perry Elementary School is hosting a charity fundraiser basketball game featuring the Harlem Wizards on Monday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. at the Waynesboro High School gym. The Wizards will take on The Masters of Disaster, a team of WPES all-stars.
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All those who have cried, “We miss The Boogie Kings,” will be happy to hear that the popular group will be the featured musicians for the Friday, Sept. 18 “River City Radio Hour.” Led by Richard Adams, The Boogie Kings includes the keyboard wonder William Hayes with J.T. Fauber on percussion. The Boogie Kings’ groupies…
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Sixteenth-ranked TCU manhandled Virginia 30-14 in college-football action Saturday. The Horned Frogs (1-0) led 14-0 at the half and 30-0 midway through the fourth quarter before UVa. quarterback Jameel Sewell connected with Javaris Brown on a 56-yard TD pass with 4:14 to go and later hooked up with Tim Smith on a 26-yard scoring pass to…
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Story by Chris Graham Three years of audit reports have suggested that her office is in disarray – with bank deposits made late, cash and checks left sitting in envelopes on desks and counters unsecured, wire transfers being handled improperly, tax records making it hard to tell what had been collected and what hadn’t been….
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Looks like we might be stuck with Al Groh for the duration. The chatter I’m hearing from sources around the UVa. athletics department is that it’s almost a 100 percent certainty that Groh will finish the 2009 season as the Virginia football coach.
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The City of Staunton in partnership with the Staunton Creative Community Fund announced today the award of a $200,000 state grant to support a new business loan program. As small and start-up businesses struggle to access loans in today’s economy, the program will fund start-up and expansion costs for entrepreneurs who have traditionally had limited…
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