Unique orchid farm blooms in Central Virginia
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A unique greenhouse on 18 acres in Powhatan County houses more than 13,000 orchids; 8,000 of which are in “orchid daycare.”
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Funding allows communities to plant thousands of trees statewide
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More than 3,400 trees will be planted across Virginia thanks to the teamwork of the Virginia Department of Forestry, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, U.S. Forest Service Chesapeake Watershed Forestry program, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and Altria Co.
Creigh Deeds: Latest on General Assembly inaction on Medicaid expansion
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The General Assembly convened a special session on April 11 to resolve the budget impasse. In the meantime, on April 18, we held the annual reconvened, or veto, session to consider the Governor’s amendments to and vetoes of bills. More on that later.
Series Notes: VMI baseball hosts Furman in weekend SoCon action
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VMI baseball will return to action Friday, when the Keydets open a three-game series against the Furman Paladins at Gray-Minor Stadium. First pitch is set for 6 p.m., while games Saturday (2 p.m.) and Sunday (1 p.m.) will follow.
Series Preview: Streaking VMI hosts Furman in weekend SoCon action
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VMI baseball enters its weekend SoCon series with Furman on a five-game winning streak, in fourth place in the conference standings, and looking to build on the momentum.
Virginia Council on Women announces STEM Essay Contest winners
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Governor and First Lady Northam and the Virginia Council on Women announced the winners of the seventh annual STEM Essay Contest for high school junior and senior young women.
Event to commemorate World Fish Migration Day
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James River Association, partners and community members in Richmond will celebrate World Fish Migration Day – a one day global-local event to create awareness on the importance of open rivers and migratory fish.
Ken Plum: The other branch of government
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Legislators who were in Richmond on April 13 for the Special Session to complete work on the biennial budget interrupted their work on April 18 for the Constitutionally required Reconvened Session commonly referred to as the “veto session.”
Nine-run 10th keys Keydets: VMI wins fifth straight
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A nine-run 10th inning blew open a tied game and sent the VMI Keydets past the Richmond Spiders, 11-2, in non-conference baseball action Wednesday in Richmond, Va. The win extended VMI’s (19-17) win streak to five straight games, while the Spiders dropped to 19-16.
Warner, Kaine: Escalating Trump trade war would hurt Virginia soybean production, jobs
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) expressed increased concern over how President Trump’s trade war would hurt Virginia’s soybean production, which is the Commonwealth’s number one cash crop.
