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Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham will be courtside at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va., for today’s ACC game between second-ranked UVA (22-1, 10-1 ACC) and Wake Forest (12-13, 4-8 ACC). Tipoff is at 2:30 p.m.
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The second-ranked UVA baseball team started its 2015 regular season Friday afternoon with a 3-1 victory over East Carolina in brisk conditions at Clark-LeClair Stadium in Greenville, N.C. Nathan Kirby (Jr., Midlothian, Va.) pitched seven shutout innings as UVA limited ECU to just five hits.
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Augusta County and a wide swath of the Shenandoah Valley into West Virginia and Maryland is under a Wind Chill Watch from the National Weather Service Saturday night.
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Next month marks five years since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, was signed into law. We’ve all heard stories stemming from Obamacare: loss of coverage, higher costs, technology glitches, and red tape a mile long. But for all too many American families, these stories are real life nightmares.
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UVA football head coach Mike London announced several coaching position changes on his staff today. Associate head coach for defense/defensive coordinator Jon Tenuta will now work with the UVa safeties and Mike Archer will move from safeties to linebackers. Archer has also been promoted to associate head coach and Brian Wetzel has been named a graduate assistant coach.
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which represents 3 million companies as well as state and local Chambers across the country, has announced its support for the Startup Act – the bipartisan jobs plan aimed at jumpstarting the economy through the creation and growth of new businesses.
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The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank recently recognized the local business community for bringing nourishment to families in need and hunger awareness to the Shenandoah Valley.
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A witty sign showing up at climate rallies proclaims: “Save the Earth – It’s the only planet with chocolate!”, and for good reason. The severe weather, extreme temperatures and irregular rainfall associated with global warming is more pronounced in the tropical regions where cocoa is cultivated from West Africa to Indonesia to South and Central America.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced $200,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Local Innovation funding for Nelson County.
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No. 2 UVA (22-1, 10-1 ACC) hosts Wake Forest (12-13, 4-8 ACC) in ACC action on Saturday (Feb. 14). Tipoff at John Paul Jones Arena is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
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