Press Conference: Frank Beamer
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Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with the media in advance of the Hokies’ ACC road opener at North Carolina this weekend.
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ACC announces future scheduling formats and policies
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Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford announced today future scheduling formats and conference policies as approved by the ACC’s Faculty Athletic Representatives and Athletics Directors. The announcement was made following the annual ACC Fall Business Meetings.
Richmond Raiders add to preseason roster
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The Richmond Raiders have signed several players as they continue to add to the preseason roster. Seven returning players will provide experience and depth on both sides of the ball, and two newcomers will challenge for gameday spots in 2013.
Fall fire season begins Oct. 15
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As temperatures begin to dip and the leaves on the trees begin to change color, it’s time once again for the start of fall wildfire season in the Commonwealth. Officials at the Virginia Department of Forestry remind all Virginians that the threat of wildfire increases each autumn as leaves dry out and fall from trees, grasses turn brown, humidity levels drop and winds increase.
Grad earns scholarship to give dental care to underserved
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Just a few short weeks and 6.5 credits of gross anatomy into her dentistry studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, Lyubov Slashcheva ’11 has already identified one of the things she misses most about her Shenandoah Valley home: its topography.
Harrisonburg, Rockingham celebrate International Walk to School Week
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Twelve area schools will join others from around the world Oct. 1-5 to celebrate International Walk to School Week. Students from Waterman, Keister, Spotswood, Stone Spring, Cub Run, Ottobine, South River, John C. Myers and Pleasant Valley Elementary Schools; Thomas Harrison and Skyline Middle Schools; and Turner Ashby High School will be walking and rolling to school during the first week of October
Kaine announces $3M in additional ad buys
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An additional $3 million in TV, radio, print and online ad buys will push the total marketing commitment of the Tim Kaine Senate campaign to $7.5 million. The Kaine campaign announced the additional buys Tuesday and attributed the extra money in the budget to substantial growth in its donor base. The campaign has now received donations from more than 40,000 individuals, with more than 10,000 of those donors contributing money to the campaign for the first time in the past six weeks.
Press Conference: Mike London
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UVa. football coach Mike London takes questions on who his starting quarterback will be next week at Duke and more in his weekly press conference.
11-year-old dies in Dooms house fire
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An Augusta County house fire claimed the life of a young boy Sunday morning. The cause and origin remain under investigation, which is being conducted by Virginia State Police Special Agent B.N. Webster of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Appomattox Field Office.
Chris Graham: How will Romney/Ryan Augusta event play out?
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It would seem at first glance that the Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan event scheduled for Thursday at Augusta Expoland in Fishersville would be so much overkill given the recent voting history in Greater Augusta. Barack Obama, en route to winning Virginia in the 2008 presidential election, was roundly trounced in Greater Augusta (Augusta County and the cities of Staunton and Waynesboro) by Republican nominee John McCain. McCain won the region with 62 percent of the vote, with Obama trailing far behind with 37 percent.
