
VDOT traffic alert for Sept. 9-13
The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks.

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

The No. 4 Virginia women’s soccer team won a battle of undefeated teams Friday at Klöckner Stadium, downing Rutgers 6-0 in the Virginia Nike Soccer Classic. The Cavaliers improved to 5-0-0 with the victory, while the Scarlet Knights (4-1-0) suffered their first loss of the season.

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s campaign released a new TV ad today, “As Governor,” highlighting McAuliffe’s plan to invest in Virginia’s community colleges and strengthen workforce development programs to prepare Virginians for the jobs of the future.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, held a roundtable today with veterans and members of the Norfolk community to discuss the issue of war powers and the process of consultation between the executive and legislative branches on military action.

Mother Jones reported that participants in Ken Cuccinelli’s latest attack ad were misled and tricked into participating.

Del. Richard P. “Dickie” Bell announced Thursday that he has been chosen by the Speaker of the House of Delegates as a representative to the Opportunity Educational Institution Board.

Here in rural Virginia, we switch between Democrats and Republicans, but they all vote for war … until now. Our recently unseated Congress member, Tom Periello, is rallying humanitarian warriors to bomb nations because we care. His replacement, Robert Hurt, met with a group of constituents on Thursday and indicated that he had “grave, grave concerns” about voting for any attack on Syria.

Sgt. John Harris, from a small town in Virginia and trained as an aerial photographer & gunner, arrives at Stansted, England with the U.S. 344th Bomb Squadron, the B-26 Marauders … part of the build-up to D-Day.


For the second straight night, the Salem Sox would not be denied! With eight straight wins and a two-game sweep of Myrtle Beach in the books, the Southern Division Champs now set their sights on the Potomac Nationals in the Mills Cup Championship Series.
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