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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The second-ranked Virginia baseball team scored five runs in the third inning and cruised from there in an 11-3 victory over Richmond Tuesday evening at Davenport Field.
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Special Report by Chris Graham [email protected] The push toward tax reform that caught up in its inner workings the sitting governor and a future governor among its bipartisan leaders fell surprisingly silent after 2004, much like the tree in the woods with no one there to witness if it actually makes a sound.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Outdoor Life lists one place in Virginia among the “Top 200 Towns for Sportsmen.” Yep, it’s Waynesboro, now known as The River City, where 10 years ago city and downtown-business leaders were striking out in their turns at bat in trying to figure out a way to turn the…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Gov. Bob McDonnell has amended a bill passed by the General Assembly to insert a prohibition banning breed-based killing of dogs in the Commonwealth.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Kai Degner may be hitting one of those windows of opportunity that the universe seems to offer up every few hundred million years or so. “We think this is the best shot in years to win the seat,” said Degner, the Harrisonburg mayor and presumptive Democratic Party nominee in…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The first home bout of the Rocktown Rollers 2010 flat-track roller-derby season will be on Saturday at 5 p.m. at Funky’s Skating Center in Harrisonburg. The Rollers will be hosting the Mason Dixon Roller Vixens from Hagerstown, Md. Doors open at 4 p.m., and the bout starts at 5…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The #4 Virginia baseball team downed James Madison, 9-4, Tuesday evening in front of 2,521 spectators at Davenport Field. Virginia’s Tyler Cannon (Sr., Pigeon Forge, Tenn.) went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and two RBI. John Barr (Jr., Ivyland, Pa.), Kenny Swab (Jr., Kernersville, N.C.) and Chris Taylor…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Staunton’s paving program will begin the week of April 12. City residents are advised that parking may be temporarily restricted on residential streets. Homeowners should make appropriate plans. Dates are approximate and may change due to weather and/or work conditions. Work should be completed by 6 p.m.each day.
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Column by Brag Bowling Submit guest columns: [email protected] The Virginia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans congratulates and thanks Gov. McDonnell for showing both the insight and the courage to proclaim April as Confederate History Month in Virginia.
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Gov. Bob McDonnell visited Virginia Commonwealth University’s Minimally Invasive Surgery Center today to sign into law legislation dramatically expanding telemedicine coverage for Virginians. The governor was joined at the early afternoon event by Dr. Michael Rao, president of VCU, and Dr. Karen Rheuban, medical director of the University of…
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