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Agritourism could be a path to profit for small area farms. Since the early 1700s, farming has been central to the spirit and success of the Shenandoah Valley. Today agriculture continues to play a fundamental role in the Valley’s community and economic health. Agricultural tourism, or agritourism, merges the world of travel with special farm-related…
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Today George Allen received the endorsement of over more than 100 Tea Party leaders from across Virginia for his candidacy for the United States Senate seat currently held by Democrat Jim Webb. Allen is a heavy favorite to win the Republican Party nomination to run for the Senate in 2012. He faces a field of…
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State Del. Bob Marshall has introduced bills adding coaches or athletic directors of private sports teams (HB 3) and institutions of higher learning (HB 4) to the list of those who are required to report child sexual abuse, and other similar abuse, to local authorities. “The indifference and inaction of coaches at the University of…
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The “Virginia Dreams” of a group of local country-music artists will soon take “Center Stage” on national TV. “What we hope to do is showcase our local talent to the world,” said “Virginia Dreams Center Stage” host Tim Spears, who announced today that the country-music TV showcase will debut on RFD-TV in January. RFD-TV is…
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COACH LONDON: After what happened on ESPN GameDay, all of a sudden I got flooded with a bunch of, ‘Hey, will you wear our pin?’ requests. Being in law enforcement, when my ex-partner left the Richmond police and went to work for the DA for a while … I wore it out of respect for…
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State Senate Democratic leaders said Friday that they will take legal action if necessary to ensure equal representation on legislative committees in the wake of Election Day results that have Democrats and Republicans each holding 20 seats in the chamber. On Monday, party leaders took their case to the court of public opinion. “What we’re…
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The Virginia athletics department announced today it will begin accepting requests for ACC football championship game tickets. The Virginia football team hosts Virginia Tech on Saturday, Nov. 26 at Scott Stadium. The winner of this game is the Coastal Division champion and will advance to the ACC championship game to face Clemson, the Atlantic Division…
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Virginia senior forward Chelsea Shine scored 18 points, including a key basket in overtime, and Virginia stunned turnover-prone No. 3 Tennessee, 69-64, on Sunday (Nov. 20). The Cavaliers (4-0) came into the game allowing just over 42 points a game under first-year coach Joanne Boyle, and dictated the pace against a Lady Vols team averaging…
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Virginia senior forward Mike Scott scored 21 points and had 10 rebounds to lead the Cavaliers to a 49-35 victory over Drexel at the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam on Saturday (Nov. 19). UVa limited the Dragons to just 25.9 percent (14-54) shooting from the field in the consolation bracket victory. The double-double was the…
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Virginia sophomore guard Joe Harris missed a three-point attempt in the closing seconds after a steal of an inbounds pass by UVa junior guard Jontel Evans, and TCU held on for a 57-55 victory over the Cavaliers in the opening round of the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam on Friday (Nov. 18). Harris made a…
