
Finally! Tony Bennett signs new seven-year deal with UVA
UVA Director of Athletics Craig Littlepage announced Tuesday that the University has signed men’s basketball head coach Tony Bennett to a new seven-year contract through the 2020-21 season.

UVA Director of Athletics Craig Littlepage announced Tuesday that the University has signed men’s basketball head coach Tony Bennett to a new seven-year contract through the 2020-21 season.

The Coalition of African-American Pastors (CAAP) and the Frederick Douglass Foundation of Virginia today united with Delegate Bob Marshall (R-VA) to pressure the Virginia State Legislature to pursue impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Mark Herring.

The Staunton Music Guild recently presented the Virginia School of the Deaf and the Blind’s (VSDB) Bluegrass Band with a new standup bass for their musical program.

Valley Program for Aging Services is pleased to receive financial contributions from the local jurisdictions to support our services to individuals in the Staunton, Augusta, Waynesboro (SAW) Region.

The UVA baseball team will play host to Maryland Saturday through Monday (June 7-9) in the 2014 NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional at a sold-out Davenport Field.

The dust, literally, had not settled on UVA’s 9-2 win over Arkansas that put the ‘Hoos into the Super Regionals, and already a reporter was asking about the next opponent, ACC rival Maryland.

Today Governor Terry McAuliffe announced his appointments to the boards that govern Virginia’s higher education system, including the Boards of Visitors for Virginia colleges and universities.

Virginia is at the center of the national debate on climate change, with our coalfields in southwest Virginia and the Commonwealth’s coastal cities beginning to see the impact of sea rise.

The Rockingham Memorial Hospital (RMH) Foundation has awarded a grant to the Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VMRC), VPAS, and Sentara RMH Community Health.

The Lynchburg Hillcats (30-27) lost to the Winston-Salem Dash (23-33) tonight despite taking a ninth inning lead. Jose Peraza tripled with the bases loaded and two outs putting the ‘Cats up 5-4 in the top of the ninth. Then, Tim Anderson hit a two-run homer to center field in the bottom of the inning. The Dash won 6-5 on the walk-off.
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