
VMI baseball blasted by VCU, 18-0
An 11-run seventh inning broke open a close game and sent the VCU Rams over the VMI Keydets, 18-0, in non-conference baseball action Tuesday at The Diamond in Richmond, Va.

An 11-run seventh inning broke open a close game and sent the VCU Rams over the VMI Keydets, 18-0, in non-conference baseball action Tuesday at The Diamond in Richmond, Va.

Thirteen different Cavaliers scored a point as No. 8 UVA (7-2) rolled past in-state foe VMI (0-10) on Tuesday night, 17-3, at the Drill Field #2. It was Virginia’s first trip to Lexington since the 2009 season and seventh overall in a series that began in 1949.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia Executive Director Claire Guthrie Gastañaga has been named to Equality Virginia’s 2015 class of OUTstanding Virginians.

Governor Terry McAuliffe and Science Museum of Virginia Chief Wonder Officer Richard C. Conti are pleased to announce Virginia’s Outstanding Scientists of 2015 and the recipient of the Governor’s Award for Science Innovation presented by Altria.

Lee Chapel & Museum will reopen to the public March 30. Hours will be 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Mondays–Saturdays and 1-5 p.m., Sundays.

On Saturday, April 18, Equality Virginia will honor the 2015 class of OUTstanding Virginians – those who represent Virginia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community with distinction and are committed to moving the LGBT community forward – at its 12th Annual Commonwealth Dinner.

This month’s James River Writers Show will offer tips on how to face the dreaded rejection letter and what a writer can do to get better results in the future.

James and Sallie Dooley used their great wealth to shape a dream in marble on a mountaintop above Waynesboro. On Sunday, March 29, historian Dale Wheary will speak at the Augusta County Government Center about this fascinating couple, their passion, their connections to the Valley and the magnificent Swannanoa they inspired and built nearby.

An eighth-inning infield single by Jordan Tarsovich broke a 1-1 tie and Taylor Edens struck out three of the four hitters he faced to pick up the save as the VMI Keydets defeated the Wofford Terriers, 2-1, in Southern Conference baseball action Sunday afternoon in Spartanburg, S.C.

Prices at the gas pump continue to level off following a 40-day upswing that ended on March 8. The national average price of regular unleaded gasoline was $2.43 Friday, down a penny on the week.
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