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Virginia State Parks will recognize the 150th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War with activities March 28 and 29 on grounds where soldiers stood.
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Virginia Tech will be able to begin research on growing industrial hemp in the commonwealth as a result of a new state law and the establishment of an industrial hemp research program by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
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March is National Peanut Month, and peanuts are an important part of Virginia’s agriculture industry. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services recently announced that 2014 was a record-setting year for the state’s peanut growers.
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The recent appalling incident that left UVA honor student Martese Johnson bloodied and arrested is yet another example of the apparent increase of excessive force used by police across the country.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced this week that McAllister Mills Inc., the leading manufacturer of safe, heat-resistant materials for the textile industry, will invest $1.05 million to expand and significantly increase its textile manufacturing operations in Grayson County.
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Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement after voting against the Fiscal Year 2016 Senate Budget Resolution in committee, which passed 12-10.
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Writer, activist, retired teacher and new grandmother April Moore is now also State Senate candidate April Moore. “Not at all long ago, I’d have been astonished to think I’d be here announcing my candidacy for public office. But here I am,” said Moore, who formally announced her candidacy for the 26th Senate District seat currently held by Republican Mark Obenshain.
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The University of Virginia and its Presidential Precinct partners will host Prince Charles March 18 at a global issues forum on the Magna Carta at the National Archives in Washington.
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Working with partners around the commonwealth, Virginia Tech is poised to help feed a growing world population while assisting the agriculture and forestry industries around the state to flourish and become global leaders, Virginia Tech President Timothy D. Sands said this week.
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On the eve of a Federal Emergency Management Agency meeting in Norfolk on flood risk management, a new report by the Sierra Club warns that sea level rise is accelerating and that greater precautions should be taken in planning for growth along the coast.
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