
Chris Saxman chosen to head up Va FREE business advocacy group
Virginia Foundation for Research and Economic Education (VA FREE) announced today that it has chosen Chris Saxman as the organization’s next executive director.

Virginia Foundation for Research and Economic Education (VA FREE) announced today that it has chosen Chris Saxman as the organization’s next executive director.

UVa-Wise defensive coordinator Justin Hamilton resigned his position with the football program on Tuesday to accept a position at VMI.

It didn’t take Coach K to put in perspective what Tony Bennett has been able to do in turning the UVa. basketball program around, but having a guy with four national championships and two Olympic gold medals to his credit pointing it out doesn’t hurt.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced today in the Town of Crewe that Trout River Dry Kiln, LLC will open a major hardwood kiln operation in Crewe, located in Nottoway County.

Due to weather constraints the Virginia Department of Transportation has rescheduled the closure of a portion of Interstate 64 to Wednesday and Thursday from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for bridge work between mile markers 89 and 93 in the Fishersville area of Augusta County.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine joined more than 175 Senators and Representatives to write a letter to President Barack Obama calling on him to issue an executive order banning contractors from receiving federal government contracts unless they have a policy prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

The third-ranked UVa. baseball team will play host to Towson at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Davenport Field. The game remains scheduled to be played in Charlottesville despite the storm earlier this week.

Augusta Free Press will follow the #1 East Regional seed UVa. basketball team as far as the ‘Hoos go in the 2014 NCAA Tournament – to Raleigh, Madison Square Garden and all the way to AT&T Stadium in Dallas, if that’s where things end up.

Shak Hill, a candidate for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Virginia, released a video today blasting Virginia’s incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Warner for waging a “War on Girls” and claiming that Warner supports so-called “gender-selective” abortion.

At 9:01 a.m. Tuesday (March 18, 2014), Virginia State Police were called to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash in the northbound lanes of Interstate 81 near the 210 mile marker in Augusta County. There is one confirmed fatality.
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