Webb, Warner introduce offshore-drilling legislation

Chris Graham

U.S. Sens. Jim Webb and Mark R. Warner today introduced legislation that would allow oil and natural gas exploration and production off of the Virginia coast. Both senators have consistently supported safe and responsible energy exploration on Virginia’s outer continental shelf. The Virginia Outer Continental Shelf Energy Production Act of 2011 would also expand the…

Bed bugs are back!

The resurgence of Cimex lectularius, the common Bed bug, is being reported across the Commonwealth of Virginia. VPMA-member pest control companies who received one or two bedbug calls a year are now reporting one to two each week. That’s 50 times more calls! Experts say the bed bug resurgence started with international travel with bugs…

Wilson Library appoints new chair, board members

Chris Graham

The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Foundation today announced that its Board of Trustees has elected Charlottesville pediatrician Michael Dickens as its new Chair and appointed six new Board members: Dr. Richard L. M. Coleman of Staunton; Dr. Gordon A. Haaland of Lancaster County, Virginia; Judge Stephen H. Helvin of Charlottesville; Dr. Edward G. Lengel of…

Springbrook Family Medicine joins RMH Medical Group

Springbrook Family Medicine of Broadway has joined the RMH Medical Group. “This new arrangement allows Springbrook’s dedicated family practitioners to focus on providing care while RMH assumes responsibility for billing, staffing and other administrative needs,” said Dave DeCeault, executive director, RMH Medical Group. Practitioners include Mark Mast, MD, Jordan Hill, DO, and Gary Corder, PA-C….

Waynesboro awarded $320K for greenway project

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The Virginia Department of Transportation’s Commonwealth Transportation Board has awarded the City of Waynesboro $320,000 in Federal Transportation Enhancement Program funds for Phase Two of the South River Greenway Trail Project. The grant money will fund the planning, design and partial construction of a 1.2 mile trail that extends from the Dominion Virginia Power Pavilion…

Kaine campaign announces second-quarter money numbers

Kaine for Virginia will file its quarter ending financial report showing that, since the campaign started on April 5, more than 4,600 supporters have contributed approximately $2.25 million to help Tim Kaine be Virginia’s next senator. More detailed information will be available when the campaign files its report on July 15. Brandi Hoffine, campaign press…

Hultzen wins Olerud Award

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Virginia’s Danny Hultzen (Jr., Bethesda, Md.) was named the winner of the John Olerud Two-Way Player Award on Sunday evening. The award was presented at the College Baseball Foundation’s Night of Champions at the College Baseball Hall of Fame in Lubbock, Texas. The John Olerud Award was announced in conjunction with several other prestigious college…

Waynesboro Senior Center Weekly Report

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The Center is hosting a special four-session Senior Nutrition Series in July. It will be held on Fridays, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. starting July 8th. Kaye Stiltner from Virginia Cooperative Extension and Blue Ridge Area Food Bank will lead the talks. Topics to be covered include: ·Food Safety ·Cut the Fat ·Eating Out…

The AFP on WREL: Inside the numbers

Chris Graham

AFP editor Chris Graham talks news and politics with WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” The segment is hardcore politics talk. The focus is on poll numbers showing Barack Obama and Tim Kaine both running well at this early, early stage in the 2012 election cycle. Will Democrats be able to come back from stinging defeats…