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As more information about the devastation caused by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan becomes available, many people want to assist in some way. In addition to horrific deaths, injuries, crumpled buildings, destroyed infrastructure and threats from failed nuclear power plants, the earthquake has the potential to create yet another disaster: scams to defraud…
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The Virginia Department of Transportation will host a citizen information meeting regarding the Interstate 81 In-Place Pavement Recycling Project that will take place on the I-81 southbound lanes between exit 217 at Mint Spring and Exit 213 at Greenville in Augusta County. The project valued at $7.6 million was awarded to Lanford Brothers Co. Inc….
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Continental Waste Management LLC will invest $6 million to establish a post-industrial and post-consumer plastic recycling plant in the City of Covington. The company, which will occupy the former AET Film property, will also produce plastic/wood composite products. The project will create 100 new jobs. Virginia successfully competed against North Carolina for the project. “This…
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Virginia and Virginia Tech need to beef up their out-of-conference schedules OK, so ACC teams don’t get to play the likes of Georgia State in January and February. That said, the Committee has made it clear that it expects power-conference teams to play more challenging nonconference schedules than Seth Greenberg likes to put together. That…
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The No. 6 Virginia baseball team finished off a three-game sweep of No. 4 Clemson with a 7-6 victory Sunday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C. In winning their 10th straight game this year, the Cavaliers (16-1, 3-0 ACC) recorded their first-ever three-game sweep in Clemson as UVa improved to 17-4 against the…
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Longwood University swept a home baseball doubleheader past visiting University of Buffalo from the Mid-American Conference Sunday at Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium in Farmville. The Lancers (15-5) have now won 13-straight games after taking game one against the Bulls (2-9) by a score of 8-2 and game two by a score of 5-4.
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It’s a rite of Selection Sunday that Virginia Tech fans could do without. The Hokies, with a 21-11 record, 11 wins in the ACC, two wins over NCAA Tourney participant Florida State, a win over #1 West Region seed Duke two weeks ago, were once again left out of the NCAA field. George Mason (26-6)…
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It’s a rite of Selection Sunday that Virginia Tech fans could do without. The Hokies, with a 21-11 record, 11 wins in the ACC, two wins over NCAA Tourney participant Florida State, a win over #1 West Region seed Duke two weeks ago, were once again left out of the NCAA field. George Mason (26-6)…
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An Erick Green layup at the 18-minute mark brought Virginia Tech within six, but an 11-2 Duke run pushed the lead back into double figures to stay as the #2-seeded Blue Devils topped the #6 seed Hokies 77-63 on Saturday in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals. About 16 hours after an emotional 52-51 victory over Florida…
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John Hicks (Jr., Sandy Hook, Va.) singled in the go-ahead run with two out in the ninth inning to lift No. 6 Virginia to an 8-7 win over No. 4 Clemson Saturday afternoon at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, S.C. After squandering a three-run lead, Virginia (15-1, 2-0 ACC) then rallied from a three-run deficit…
