
Ortman Road in Albemarle Closed Nov. 3-21 for bridge project
Beginning Monday, the Virginia Department of Transportation will close Route 691 (Ortman Road) in western Albemarle County for three weeks for a bridge project.

Beginning Monday, the Virginia Department of Transportation will close Route 691 (Ortman Road) in western Albemarle County for three weeks for a bridge project.

Author and scholar Bruce Holsinger, professor of English at the University of Virginia, will give a Glasgow reading at Washington and Lee University on Monday.

Delays are possible during two separate operations by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) on Route 29 Business in Amherst County.

The No. 11 UVA wrestling team posted a trio of team victories Sunday in its season-opening quad meet at Memorial Gymnasium.

The UVA women’s soccer team will be the No. 3 seed in the 2014 ACC Tournament, which will be heldNov. 7-9 at the UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro, N.C.

The JMU men’s basketball program will host the nationally-ranked Virginia Cavaliers in the Convocation Center on November 14 at 7 p.m.

Prices at the gas pump continue to plummet. The national average price of gas today dropped below $3.00 per gallon ($2.995/gal) for the first time since Dec. 22, 2010.

When you think of farming tools, you may think of tractors, cultivators, combines and other heavy equipment. In today’s digital age, a farmer is just as likely to be using another tool.

The third-ranked UVA women’s soccer team closed out the 2014 regular season Saturday by downing Pitt 6-1 at Klöckner Stadium. The Cavs (17-1, 9-1 ACC) extended their winning streak to seven games.

No doubt that UVA athletics director Craig Littlepage will cite some vague notion of “improvement” as the rationale for giving Mike London yet another chance to get things turned around.
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