
‘Cats even series and regain playoff spot with late-inning comeback
The Lynchburg Hillcats bats exploded for 16 hits on Thursday night, which included a five-run seventh inning to spark a 9-6 win over the Wilmington Blue Rocks at City Stadium.

The Lynchburg Hillcats bats exploded for 16 hits on Thursday night, which included a five-run seventh inning to spark a 9-6 win over the Wilmington Blue Rocks at City Stadium.

Do you find yourself worried about hearing loss from excessive noise levels at work? Excessive noise levels are among the most common causes of hearing loss. Some occupations are simply louder than others, and employees in those fields should be appropriately worried about their hearing.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced today that Virginia’s corn yields are expected to be 145 bushels per acre, up 42 bushels per acre from last year. Production is estimated at 46.4 million bushels, up 29 percent from 2012. Harvested acres are estimated at 320,000.

Ken Cuccinelli has spent the past two weeks touring businesses and facilities that play a critical role in Virginia’s energy industry. Thursday afternoon, Cuccinelli wrapped up a four-hour tour of Paramount Deep Mine 41 in McClure.

The Lynchburg Hillcats dropped a lopsided affair 11-2 to the Wilmington Blue Rocks tonight. Coming off nearly an eight-hour bus ride through the night, the Hillcats lost a sloppy opening game in Wilmington.

Select Registry announced this week that three Virginia inns have joined its portfolio of celebrated B&Bs. The properties are Iris Inn & Cabins, Waynesboro; Glen Gordon Manor, Huntly; and Inn on Campbell, Roanoke.

The film “Escape Fire – The Fight to Rescue American Health Care” was shown as part of the Augusta Community Health Forum program on July 31.

Noise-induced hearing loss, or NIHL, is a very real concern, and accounts for a large percentage of hearing disabilities in today’s world. NIHL can be caused by two forms of noise – sustained high noise levels (for example heavy machinery sounds), and transient sounds at high volumes (for example gunfire or explosions)

A Schuyler woman is behind bars following a traffic crash in Nelson County Saturday evening that ended with her pointing a gun at rescuers.

U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) read messages on the Senate floor on Thurday from several Virginia constituents impacted by sequester cuts and federal employee furloughs, and urged his colleagues to work together to resolve a budget impasse before the fiscal year ends on September 30th.
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