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Gov. Bob McDonnell signed legislation passed by the Virginia General Assembly amending the 2010-2012 state budget – using his line-item veto power to cut state funding for public broadcasting by $424,001 in fiscal year 2012. “When I took office, I pledged to refocus state government on its core functions by finding ways to make government…
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This past week was another one spent in the District meeting with and talking to people across Central and Southside Virginia. With the news of the severe weather and tornadoes that made their way through the Fifth District this past week, our thoughts and prayers continue to be with all of those who were affected…
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The Atlantic Coast Conference had a total of 35 of its players chosen in the 2011 National Football League Draft, held Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The ACC finished second only to the SEC (38) among collegiate conferences in numbers of players chosen. The Pac-12 Conference had 31,…
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Steele Stanwick matched his career high with five assists to lead the No. 11 Virginia Cavaliers (9-5) to a Senior Day win over the No. 13 Penn Quakers (8-5) on Saturday afternoon, 11-2, inside Klöckner Stadium. “I thought it was the best full 60 minutes we have played the entire season,” said Virginia head coach…
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The No. 11 Virginia women’s lacrosse team closed out its regular season Saturday afternoon, dropping an 8-4 contest to No. 5 Northwestern at Klöckner Stadium. The game was evenly matched throughout, with four tied scores, before Northwestern used a four-goal streak in the final six minutes to close out the game. With the loss, the…
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The Atlantic Coast Conference led all collegiate conferences in players chosen through the second round of the 2011 National Football League Draft, held Friday night at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The ACC tied its all-time high with 12 players taken in the second round of the Draft. The ACC previously had a…
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AFP editor Chris Graham talks Virginia news with WREL-1450AM’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” The segment begins with a review of the surprise news from late Thursday that has Gov. Bob McDonnell and the Virginia General Assembly apparently in agreement on legislative redistricting for 2011. Chris breaks down the deal in the Senate that got all…
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As part of the Interstate 81 In-Place Pavement Recycling Project, there will be frequent southbound single lane traffic from April 29 to May 5. The I-81 In-Place Pavement Recycling Project is located in the I-81 southbound lanes, south of Staunton near exit 217 at Route 654 in the Mint Spring area and exit 213 at…
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The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Bar Association was honored by the Board of Directors of the national Legal Services Corporation at a reception in Richmond Va. on April 14, in conjunction with the LSC Board of Directors’ quarterly meeting. The bar was recognized for its long-standing pro bono referral program, operated in collaboration with Blue Ridge Legal Services,…
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Irvin B. Horst, a former Eastern Mennonite University professor who devoted most of his life to Anabaptist history, research and thought, died Apr. 23, 2011, at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community. He was 95. Dr. Horst taught church history and English literature courses at EMU from 1955 to 1967. During this time, he worked to increase…
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