GOP mass meeting to determine nominee for open Augusta County BOS seat
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Augusta County Republicans have called a mass meeting to determine a nominee for the open South River seat on the Board of Supervisors.
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Brian Davis named Employee of the Month at Vector Industries for June 2014
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Vector Industries in Waynesboro has named Brian Davis its employee of the month for the month of June 2014.
Tourism to Blue Ridge Parkway creates $782 million in economic benefit
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A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 12,877,369 visitors to the Blue Ridge Parkway in 2013 spent $782,926,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported 11,283 jobs in adjacent communities.
William and Mary’s Mike Reilly honored as CAA Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
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William and Mary senior All-American defensive end Mike Reilly highlighted the Tribe’s list of preseason all-conference honorees announced at the annual Colonial Athletic Association Media Day event held at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Wednesday.
Secretariat descendants to descend on The Meadow for show
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The Meadow Descendants Gathering at the new Thoroughbred Heritage Horse Show will bring together 51 horses that are related to Secretariat or other Meadow Stable champions.
VCU receives grant to study molecular marks left by childhood experiences
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Virginia Commonwealth University has received a five-year, $3 million grant to study how adverse experiences such as severe illnesses, neglect and maltreatment during childhood leave molecular marks in DNA that predict health risks later in life.
Promising antibiotic defies convention on treating superbug
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A new antibiotic being developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine to combat the dangerous C. difficile superbug also appears effective against a wide array of other pathogens, including the Helicobacter pylori bacterium, a new study suggests.
Hospice of the Piedmont, Hospice of the Rapidan discuss merger
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The Hospice of the Piedmont has submitted a letter of intent to begin discussions with Hospice of the Rapidan regarding a mutually beneficial collaborative merger of the two nonprofit organizations.
McAuliffe announces solicitation of applications for a second round of FACT Fund grants
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced this week that grant applications are being accepted from Virginia localities to address encroachment of military or security installations.
AAA urges parents to pay attention to child safety seats, laws
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As families embark on summer travel plans on planes, taxis, rented or shared automobiles with their young passengers, AAA Mid-Atlantic urges parents to study child passenger safety laws and recommendations to ensure safe travel.
