
FMS football: Building blocks in place
Fishburne football improved from two wins in 2011 in Coach Dan Baranik’s first year to four wins in 2012 in year two. Baranik has high hopes for his third team at FMS.

Fishburne football improved from two wins in 2011 in Coach Dan Baranik’s first year to four wins in 2012 in year two. Baranik has high hopes for his third team at FMS.

Virginia Commonwealth University has been awarded a $62 million federal grant to oversee a national research consortium of universities, hospitals and clinics that will study what happens to service members and veterans who suffer mild traumatic brain injuries or concussions, the White House announced.

Drew Densmore, Outreach Representative of Sen. Mark Warner’s Roanoke office, will hold remote office hours in Staunton next week.

Mike Bocock came into the 2013 season, his first as head coach in Waynesboro, with seven Valley League championships to his credit, and a reputation as a man who can get his teams to win in crunch time. His 2013 Generals faced more crunch time than most of his first 24 teams at stops in…

Ken Cuccinelli expressed disappointment with Gov. Bob McDonnell and others in state government for their refusal to support a special session of the General Assembly to address ethics reform. Cuccinelli earlier this week called on Gov. McDonnell to convene a special session.

Corey Armentrout gave up one run in five innings on the mound on two days rest, Waynesboro hit three home runs, and reliever Sean Bucholz closed things out with two innings of scoreless relief, lifting the Generals to a 6-3 win over the Strasburg Express in the deciding Game 3 of the Valley League Championship Series on Tuesday.

Following a vote of the league’s coaches, the Bridgewater Eagles football team was tabbed to finish third in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) during the 2013 season according to a press release from the league office.

On Thursday, Aug. 1, nearly 1 million veterans, servicemembers, and their families will have used the Post-9/11 GI Bill since it was implemented four years ago.

Today Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia are filing a federal class action lawsuit seeking the freedom to marry for all same-sex couples in Virginia as well as an end to Virginia’s refusal to recognize marriages same-sex couples have legally entered elsewhere. The case was filed on behalf of Joanne Harris and Jessica Duff of Staunton and Christy Berghoff and Victoria Kidd of Winchester and seeks to represent all same-sex couples in Virginia who wish to marry here or who have married in other jurisdictions.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels, in conjunction with their parent affiliate, the San Francisco Giants, have announced that Giants’ right-hander Ryan Vogelsong will make a rehab start for the Flying Squirrels at The Diamond on Tuesday night (7/30).