City employee to be named honorary mayor

Chris Graham

Staunton City Council will pass a resolution at its meeting Thursday at 7:30 p.m. naming Thomas Johnson Jr. honorary mayor pro tempore and making him the official representative of the City of Staunton during the European concert tour of The French-American Gospel Music Workshop Exchange this Dec. 4-12. Tommy Johnson has been an employee of…

Report: Link between sprawl, transportation issues, housing affordability

Contributors

Housing affordability is a critical challenge throughout Virginia—a challenge heightened by the recent recession and continuing economic turmoil, as well as problems with transportation and sprawl development, according to a report released today by Housing Virginia and the Southern Environmental Law Center. In addition to examining these problems, the organizations outline a range of practical,…

ACC Players of the Week

Contributors

NC State junior quarterback Russell Wilson and Boston College sophomore middle linebacker Luke Kuechly headline a list of seven players honored as the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week, announced Monday by the ACC. Wilson was responsible for all four of the Wolfpack’s touchdowns, including a career-high three rushing scores, as NC State…

Roundup: JMU goes down again

Chris Graham

#18 Massachusetts scored 18 unanswered points in the second half and came away with a 21-14 Colonial Athletic Association road win against #15 James Madison against at Bridgeforth Stadium, Oct. 30. With their third-straight loss, the Dukes fell to 4-4 overall and 1-4 in the league while the Minutemen improved to 5-3 and 3-2 in…

The building of a program: A progress report

Chris Graham

I swear I could hear some Al Groh coming out of Mike London. The first-year UVa. football coach had just been asked by a reporter how he could maintain his positive approach to his rebuilding effort in the face of the Cavs’ third consecutve blowout ACC loss, 44-10 to rival North Carolina. London was noticeably…

The building of a program: A progress report

Chris Graham

I swear I could hear some Al Groh coming out of Mike London. The first-year UVa. football coach had just been asked by a reporter how he could maintain his positive approach to his rebuilding effort in the face of the Cavs’ third consecutve blowout ACC loss, 44-10 to rival North Carolina. London was noticeably…

70 is the new 65 in Va.

Chris Graham

The Virginia Department of Transportation will post 70-mph speed limits on 680 miles of interstates no later than Dec. 31, 2010, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Wednesday. While campaigning for governor, McDonnell proposed the speed limit increase to 70 mph in rural and less populated areas as a way to improve transportation in the Commonwealth. This…

Court hears arguments in AG challenge to health-care reform

Chris Graham

A federal judge heard arguments for the state and for the federal government in a case brought by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli challenging the constitutionality of the federal health-care reform bill passed and signed into law earlier this year. Judge Henry E. Hudson said in Monday’s hearing in Richmond that he will hand down…