
Park and ride at I-64 Exit 94 closed next week
The Virginia Department of Transportation Park and Ride lot located at exit 94 off of Interstate 64 in the Waynesboro area will be closed for maintenance work.

The Virginia Department of Transportation Park and Ride lot located at exit 94 off of Interstate 64 in the Waynesboro area will be closed for maintenance work.

Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Thursday the date and game times for the Inaugural Governor’s Holiday Hoops Classic. The 2012 Classic will be held on Saturday, Dec. 22 at the Richmond Coliseum. The Classic will feature a men’s basketball doubleheader with the Spiders of the University of Richmond taking on the Patriots of George Mason University at 3 p.m. and the University of Virginia Cavaliers matching up with the Old Dominion University Monarchs at 5:30 p.m.

Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Thursday that total general fund revenue collections fell by 0.7 percent in September, primarily due to a decline in corporate income tax receipts and two fewer deposit days than in September 2011.

Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the National Education Association and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) launched a new television ad in the Washington, D.C., media market hitting Republican Senate nominee George Allen’s record on health care.

September marked the ninth annual National Preparedness Month, a concentrated awareness and disaster preparation campaign sponsored by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (CSPDC) used the month to showcase the Valley’s regional disaster preparedness and mitigation program, Shenandoah Valley Project Impact (SVPI).

Mike London was the 2011 ACC Coach of the Year. Frank Beamer is pretty much the God of Hokie Nation. And right now, both coaches are on the proverbial hot seat, at least judging from the comments on various locales on the Internet.

Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with the news media in advance of the Hokies’ (3-3, 1-1 ACC) game at home against Duke on Saturday.

Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., has called on the Obama administration to strengthen its enforcement of laws designed to combat unfair trade practices used by Chinese companies that harm American furniture manufacturers.

On the eve of the third anniversary of Morgan Harrington’s disappearance, her case will be featured on the cable network television show “America’s Most Wanted.” The segment will air at 10 p.m. Friday (October 12, 2012) on Lifetime.

The Waynesboro Family Y Swim Team started the 2012/13 season off with an open water competition at Smith Mountain Lake on Sept 29 and 30.
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