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Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling is no stranger to Downtown Waynesboro. “I have waded this trout steam many times,” said Bolling, an avid fly fisherman, at a Thursday-morning ceremony on the banks of the South River to formally mark the award by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development of a $770,000 grant to Waynesboro…
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Today, George Allen for U.S. Senate announced the second straight million-dollar fundraising quarter, raising over $1.1 million – 82 percent of which came from Virginia donors, according to the campaign.. To date, the Allen campaign has raised $2.6 million from well over 5,000 donors. “Susan and I appreciate so many people for their generosity and…
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On July 1, 2011, Peter Yates of the Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg became the 111th president of the Virginia Press Association and Virginia Press Services, Inc. (VPA/VPS) Yates began his newspaper career in 1985 at The Daily Progress in Charlottesville. He became publisher of The Herald-Tribune in Batesville, Ind., in 1987. Yates published several newspapers…
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Bridgewater College President George Cornelius and director of athletics Curt Kendall have announced the hiring of Tarah Miller as the college’s first head coach for women’s golf, a program that will begin play in the fall of 2012. Miller is currently an apprentice in the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and is expected to receive…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today ceremonially signed two pieces of legislation that promote the use of alternative fuel vehicles in the Commonwealth. He also signed a new executive order setting out the state alternative fuel plan required by House Bill 2282. The governor was joined by delegates Danny Marshall (R-Danville) and David Bulova (D-Fairfax); Secretary of…
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Heading into the crucial midterm state legislative elections in Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell’s political action committee, Opportunity Virginia PAC, has $2.96 million cash on hand. Opportunity Virginia raised $1.53 million during the second quarter of 2011. Phil Cox, a senior political advisor to McDonnell, commented, “We are grateful for the generosity and support of so…
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Want to be a pro-wrestling superstar? Awesome Wrestling Entertainment wants to help you get there. “Our goal here is to produce the next crop of AWE superstars,” said AWE Founder Marvin Ward, a former pro wrestler who is directing classes at the new AWE Training Center, which operates out of Augusta Expoland in Fishersville, Va….
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Waynesboro City Council has tabled for two weeks its consideration of a land deal that would put city taxpayers on the hook for $3.475 million to purchase land for a business park. Without comment, the City Council voted unanimously Monday night to table a resolution that would authorize City Manager Mike Hamp to close a…
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Secure Futures LLC, developer of the 104 kW solar energy system at Eastern Mennonite University, today announced that it has closed a $110,000 loan backed entirely by the nation’s first ever “Solar Certificate of Deposit.” Sold through Park View Federal Credit Union, based in Harrisonburg, funds collected by the Solar CDs will secure a $110,000…
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Online donations to the Voluntary Solar Resource Development Fund created by the 2011 Virginia General Assembly are now being accepted, the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) announced today. The Fund is intended to provide capital for a revolving loan program to be created and administered by DMME for the purpose of financing…
