
VMI recruiting class to add four
VMI basketball recently added three new recruits this past spring – bringing the total number of new faces who will suit up for the Keydets in the 2012-13 season to four

VMI basketball recently added three new recruits this past spring – bringing the total number of new faces who will suit up for the Keydets in the 2012-13 season to four

The Pelicans finished out the series with a 5-1 victory against the Hillcats. Myrtle Beach was led by Kyle Hendricks complete game performance. Leading the offense for the Pelicans was Christian Villanueva. The storyline for the Hillcats was Tommy La Stella leaving the game after being drilled in the right ear by a Hendricks fastball

It was a nail-biter between the Pelicans and the Hillcats in Lynchburg. Early struggles put the ‘Cats in a 2-0 hole, but three unanswered runs pushed Lynchburg to a 3-2 victory. The offense was powered by Adam Milligan’s 2-for-4 day, which included a double and two RBI

Given the importance of abundant amounts of energy for Americans, the federal government tends to subsidize all forms of energy development, including fossil fuels and renewables. A recently released report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that in 2011 the federal government spent $16 billion of our tax dollars in subsidies for the development of renewable energy and increased energy efficiency, and only $2.5 billion in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry in the form of tax breaks

Sabra Dipping Co., the country’s leading hummus manufacturer, will expand its Silver LEED certified food manufacturing operation in Chesterfield County and establish a Center of Excellence research and development facility on the company’s 49 acre campus in the Ruffin Mill Industrial Park

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (36-36) returned to the .500 mark with a, 7-2, win over the Trenton Thunder (40-29) on Thursday night at Waterfront Park. The win netted the Squirrels the series, having taken two of the three games. Richmond has now won three consecutive series, and return to .500 for the first time since they were 20-20

The Colonial Athletic Association Council of Presidents has voted that Georgia State University and Old Dominion University are ineligible in 2012-13 for CAA team championships in which the conference receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (34-36) had two comebacks in them, but a third eluded them, as they dropped the opener in Trenton, 3-2, to the Thunder (40-28) on Tuesday night. The Squirrels were attempting to return to .500 for the season, but instead fell to eight games under .500 away from Richmond

Two of Richmond’s favorite comedians will take to WTA’s Gateway on June 23 at 8 p.m. Jim Zarling, host of the Gateway’s comedy nights has enticed Ray Bullock and J. Walter Braman to join him for an evening of entertainment at 329 West Main in Downtown Waynesboro

Children’s Summer Reading Program – “Dream Big, Read” at your library. This program is open to children and young adults of all ages and reading abilities. The store is back and full of books. Earn weekly prizes and library dollars by reading and spend those dollars in the library store
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