Heinicke named Beyond Sports Network preseason FBS All-American
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Old Dominion University football quarterback Taylor Heinicke was named preseason All-America by Beyond Sports Network.
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Read the pesticide label: It’s serious business, and it’s the law
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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service reminds everyone who uses pesticides, either individual homeowners or professional applicators, of the importance of reading and following the instructions for use on the pesticide label.
Given space, sun, water and support, blackberries can thrive
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One merit of home garden blackberries is that picking them can be safer than picking along the side of a road. “These plants can be a great addition to the home garden,” said Chris Mullins of Virginia Cooperative Extension. “A home grower can probably get 10 to 20 pounds of fruit from each plant over the growing season, and they’re a perennial crop so they’re going to be here for a long time in the garden.”
Coyotes plague livestock producers statewide
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Clinton Bell, a Tazewell County cattle and sheep producer has had problems with coyotes since the 1980s. “One year we lost 25 lambs to coyotes. Since the first of this year, I’ve lost one ewe and half a dozen lambs,” Bell said earlier this summer.
Poll: McAuliffe has lead in governor’s race
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A yawning gender gap in the Virginia governor’s race leaves Democrat Terry McAuliffe with a slight 43-39 percent lead over Republican State Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
New community planning resource guide available
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Citizens or communities across Virginia will be better able to map their most significant natural resources and to prepare plans to conserve or restore them thanks to a new guidebook prepared by the Green Infrastructure Center in Charlottesville.
League of Conservation Voters honors Sen. Emmett Hanger
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The Board of Directors of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters recently honored State Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Mount Solon) for his stewardship of Virginia’s natural resources.
Poll: Voters not happy with McDonnell’s handling of scandal
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Virginia women have turned on Gov. Bob McDonnell, pushing his job approval rating to a new low of 46-37 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Voters still say 44-36 percent that the governor is honest and trustworthy and only 16 percent of voters, most of whom are Democrats, think he should resign.
Things to Look For When Selecting Kids’ Headphones
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One thing you can look forward to if you have kids is that at some point they will ask you to get them some headphones to work with their computers, games and music players. Headphones are able to markedly increase kid’s use of these entertainment and learning media, but there are a handful of characteristics you should look for when buying these headphones.
Northam condemns Gov. McDonnell’s ‘Road For Nobody’
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Today Democratic Party lieutenant governor nominee Ralph Northam raised issue with Gov. Bob McDonnell’s wasteful “Road for Nobody” pet project.
