
Robert Hurt: National FFA Week highlights the importance of agricultural education
National FFA Week began in 1947 and is celebrated each year in conjunction with George Washington’s birthday in recognition of his legacy as a farmer.

National FFA Week began in 1947 and is celebrated each year in conjunction with George Washington’s birthday in recognition of his legacy as a farmer.

Winners of six straight games, the No. 1-ranked UVa. baseball team plays Virginia Military Institute at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Davenport Field. The contest marks the second time in the last 11 days the teams have played; UVa’s six-game win streak started with a 12-0 win over VMI on Feb. 15 in Wilmington, N.C.

Judge Arenda Wright Allen entered the judgment in Bostic v. Rainey, the case that resulted in Virginia’s same sex marriage law being declared unconstitutional earlier this month, clearing the way for the expected appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

UVa. hasn’t lost in more than a month, stands at 14-1 in the ACC, a game-and-a-half over second-place Syracuse, and the Cavs still can’t crack the Top 10 in either national poll.

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has revealed the dramatic effect the immune system has on the brain development of young children.

Senator Chap Petersen’s bill to protect cyclists from suddenly opened car doors died an untimely death in House Transportation Subcommittee #2. The vote was 4-3.

Andrew Woods pitched six shutout innings, striking out eight, and the VMI Keydets’ pitching staff scattered five hits to lead their squad to a 3-1 win over the Lafayette Leopards, in the finale of a three-game series contested Sunday at Gray-Minor Stadium in Lexington, Va.

Food safety specialists from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and personnel from the Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratories have detected Listeria monocytogenes in cheese produced by Roos Foods.

Awakening audiences to the blending of music from violin, viola and piano, the Rainier Trio will look to Hollywood in this performance with music from Fiddler on the Roof, Schindler’s List, Lara’s Theme and other audience favorites. The Trio will make their first appearance on WTA’s Gateway stage on Saturday, March 1. The performance begins at 8:00 pm at 329 W. Main Street in Downtown Waynesboro, VA.

The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks.
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