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The Seattle Mariners agreed to terms with left-handed pitcher Danny Hultzen, the club’s first selection (second overall pick) in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft. Hultzen, 21, went 12-3 with a 1.37 ERA (18 ER, 118.0 IP) in 18 starts during his junior season for the University of Virginia in 2011. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound lefty limited…
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Waynesboro is in the running for a statewide tourism promotion that will bring a giant LOVE artwork to one town in Virginia. As part of the “Bring LOVE to Your Town” event, the Virginia Tourism Corporation will hold a Facebook vote on August 17 and 18 to determine which town will display the artwork. The…
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Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System have received a $25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to lead a 50+-center national clinical trial investigating a promising new treatment that could greatly benefit thousands of acute ischemic stroke patients every year. More than 750,000 people in the United States suffer from…
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Making over 30 stops across the 5th District along Route 29 this past week I talked to and met with many Central and Southside Virginians about the pressing issues currently facing our nation. Whether it was in Danville, Chatham, Gretna, Altavista, Bedford, Forest, Lynchburg, Rustburg, Piney River, Lovingston, Arrington, Charlottesville, or Ruckersville, the overwhelming message…
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The Staunton Music Festival, Central Virginia’s most innovative classical music festival, presents “Summer Sounds,” a nine-day celebration of vocal, choral, and instrumental music performed by world-class American and European musicians. More than 40 musicians will perform in the festival, including world-class singers and instrumentalists from around the globe. They hail from Germany, Russia, Netherlands, Canada,…
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Finish what you start. That’s the goal – simple, but maybe not so simple – for JMU football in 2011. “We’re expecting to finish. That’s our main goal. We’re trying to be CAA champs and then national champions. That’s always our goal,” said Dae’Quan Scott, a redshirt sophomore tailback from Staunton. “We have a bad…
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Court Square Theater will host the Latino Film Festival of Shenandoah Valley as it returns for its ninth year of entertainment. The festival will run from October 6 through October 9, 2011 and feature films from Cuba, Venezuela, Mexico, and Columbia. For specific dates and up to the minute showtimes, please see courtsquaretheater.com. Find the…
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The Virginia football team will hold its annual “Meet the Team Day” this year on Sunday, Aug. 14. Cavalier fans will have the chance to interact with the players on Virginia’s 2011 squad, head coach Mike London and the other members of the UVa coaching staff. Meet the Team Day takes place at the Carl…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today named Friday, Aug. 12 as a day of mourning for 30 servicemen who were killed when their helicopter went down in eastern Afghanistan last weekend. Many of the victims were reported to be Navy SEALs with ties to Virginia. As part of the day of mourning, the governor has ordered all…
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Standing on the Richmond Coliseum court, Gov. Bob McDonnell along with coaches, athletic directors and other officials from eight Virginia universities announced today the Governor’s Holiday Hoops Classic a basketball doubleheader to benefit Virginia’s Food Banks. The Classic will take place in December 2012 and 2013 and feature in-state teams representing the ACC, CAA, MEAC…
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