#8 UVa. women's lax storms back to beat #16 W&M

Chris Graham

The No. 8 Virginia women’s lacrosse team erased a seven-goal second-half deficit against No. 16 William and Mary Wednesday night at Klockner Stadium, en route to a 14-13 victory. Down 12-5 with 25:23 to play, the Cavaliers scored nine of the game’s final 10 goals to improve to 15-1 against their in-state rival under head…

McDonnell talks trade with new Irish PM

Gov. Bob McDonnell met Wednesday with the new prime minister of Ireland, Taoiseach Enda Kenny, to discuss economic development and trade between Virginia and Ireland. He was joined at the meeting in Washington, D.C. by Secretary of Commerce and Trade Jim Cheng. Ireland is now Virginia’s 10th largest agricultural export market per new 2010 figures….

Dental clinic adds new full-time staffer

Chris Graham

The Augusta Regional Dental Clinic announced this week that Emily Harding, D.M.D., will join the clinic as a full-time staff dentist on March 22. Dr. Harding is a graduate of the University of Louisville Dental School, where she received her doctorate of dental medicine in general dentistry. She has spent extensive time working in dental…

AFP Business News

AFP is new WDDI Business Patron Augusta Free Press LLC has signed on as a new Downtown Business Patron of Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. WDDI, founded in 2001, is an accredited member of the National Main Street Program and Virginia Main Street Program. The organization follows the Main Street Four Point Approach towards revitalizing Downtown…

Ken Plum: Misplaced blame

Ken Plum

Public employees and unions have been getting a bad rap lately. As tax revenues have declined along with the value of public pension funds, government workers have been getting stuck with part of the blame for our current financial crisis. Local and state budgets have to be reduced to be in balance with revenue, but…

Motorists can expect delays on I-81 in Greenville area

Chris Graham

Beginning March 25 motorists will encounter a paving work zone on Interstate 81 southbound between mile marker 217.66 and mile marker 214. This location is south of Staunton near exit 217 at Route 654 in the Mint Spring area and exit 213 at Route 11 in the Greenville area. Virginia Department of Transportation Staunton District…

UVa. adds Hagans to football staff

Chris Graham

Virginia head football coach Mike London announced the addition of Marques Hagans to his football staff as a graduate assistant coach. Hagans will work with the offensive coaching staff. “Marques ‘Biscuit’ Hagans returning to UVa is a benefit for both of us,” said London. “He wants to learn and get involved in coaching – and…

I-81 project using new time-saving building methods

Chris Graham

The innovative construction methods the Virginia Department of Transportation is using to rebuild part of Interstate 81 in Augusta County will reduce construction time by two-thirds, save VDOT millions of dollars and recycle existing road material back into the new pavement. VDOT’s research facility, the Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research in Charlottesville, has…