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After months of talking down data showing a long-term growth trend, Gov. Bob McDonnell finally seems to be getting it. “Virginia continues to gradually recover from the extremely difficult economic period of the past several years,” the Republican said Tuesday in a statement on the news that state revenue collections grew 17.2 percent in February….
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The March River City Radio Hour celebrates Clyde Edgerton’s Walking Across Egypt, the Augusta County’s “One Book, One Community” project for 2012. Joining the celebration will be Kathleen Kraft, Marsha Howard and the River City Players with Chris Graham’s Judge Not. The Radio Hour performances are at 6:30 and 8:00 pm at WTA’s Gateway, 329…
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The Central Virginia Blues Society in partnership with WTA’s Gateway join forces to present the “Conjuring the Store,” a Blues Showcase at Mojo Saturday Night on Saturday, March 17. The Showcase will include Bluzonia , special guests Willie D-E and The Chris Young Group. Also on tap are some Very Special Surprise Guests! Admission is…
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Mitchell Shifflett (So., Midlothian, Va.) hit a two-out single in the eighth inning to score Nate Irving (Fr., Yonkers, N.Y.) and break a 3-all tie, lifting the Virginia baseball team to a 4-3 triumph over visiting Virginia Tech Saturday afternoon at Davenport Field. The Cavaliers (8-5-1, 1-1 ACC) staged a two-out rally in the eighth…
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The Virginia baseball team cranked out 17 hits in a 14-6 victory at James Madison Tuesday in chilly conditions at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. UVa (7-4-1) fell behind 6-3 after a six-run JMU fourth inning, but the offense came alive to score 11 unanswered runs while the pitching staff held the Dukes hitless…
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Mark Warner might be in D.C., but he’s definitely not of D.C. “No matter how many challenges you’ve got in the Valley or on City Council or others, they are not as wacky as the people that I work with up in D.C.,” Sen. Warner, D-Va., said during a visit to Waynesboro on March 2….
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The ACLU of Virginia is offering to assist reproductive rights protestors who were arrested Saturday at the state Capitol, if their constitutional right to free speech was violated. Approximately 1,000 demonstrators converged on the Capitol grounds to protest the passage of a bill to require pregnant women to undergo an ultrasound procedure prior to being…
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Second-seeded VCU started fast and held on late to earn its seventh trip in the last 11 years to the title game of Virginia 529 CAA Men’s Basketball Championship with a 74-64 win over No. 3 seed George Mason on Sunday afternoon at the Richmond Coliseum. The Rams scored the first 22 points of the…
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Redshirt-senior Sean Tierney (Midlothian, Va./Clover Hill) threw a three-hit, complete-game shutout in the opener and freshman shortstop Chad Carroll (Oakton, Va./Oakton) delivered a ninth-inning, game-winning single in game two as James Madison swept Lafayette with 9-0 and 10-9 wins Saturday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. JMU snapped a three-game losing streak and…
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The Virginia baseball team split a pair of games Saturday at Davenport Field, downing Seton Hall, 10-4, before falling a run short in the nightcap, 5-4 to Wright State. The Cavaliers are now 6-3-1 this season. The round-robin tournament concludes Sunday. Wright State will play Seton Hall at 11 a.m., followed by Virginia vs. Seton…
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