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Motorists should be alert for lane closures September 16-18, 2013 on Route 616 (Dam Town Road) near Fort Defiance in Augusta County. The work zone will be between Route 777 (Knightly Lane) and Route 929 (River Bend Drive).
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Following a nationwide search, Mary Baldwin College has selected Brigadier General Teresa Djuric to serve as the new commandant of cadets for the Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership (VWIL) and special assistant to the president, effective October 1.
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Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe received two more endorsements from Virginia Republicans on Friday. Maria Jankowski, the Vice Chairman of the Indigent Defense Commission and a current McDonnell appointee, and Bobby Beck, the founder of the Beck Company, both supported Governor Bob McDonnell in 2009, but joined “Virginians for McAuliffe” because of McAuliffe’s commitment to finding bipartisan solutions to the challenges Virginia faces.
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) applauded the release of new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) guidance on “payroll cards,” which some employers use to pay their employees instead of payroll checks or direct deposit.
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During a tour with industry and university cybersecurity leaders, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Thursday the opening of the MACH37™ Cyber Accelerator and the first companies to be accepted in the accelerator.
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The No. 2 Virginia women’s soccer team opened conference play with a 3-0 victory over Syracuse Thursday night at Klöckner Stadium.
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Virginia men’s lacrosse head coach Dom Starsia has announced he has added his son, Joe Starsia, to the Cavaliers’ coaching staff.
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Central Shenandoah Health District announced this week that Carolyn Palmer has joined the staff as a nurse epidemiologist.
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Rep. Bob Goodlatte will host a Valley Job Fair on September 16 at Augusta Expo in Fishersville. Any residents of the 6th seeking employment are invited to attend this event. Many local businesses will be on hand to meet with job seekers. No pre-registration is necessary for job seekers. Parking will be available.
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Today on a conference call with members of the media, State Sen. Ralph Northam spelled out his plan to strengthen Virginia’s public schools and announced the launch of Educators for Northam. In addition, Northam, the Democratic Party nominee for lieutenant governor, called out his Republican rival E.W. Jackson’s extreme agenda that would shortchange Virginia’s public schools.
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