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James Madison’s defense turned Princeton’s 62 percent first-half shooting into 16 percent in the second half while rallying from a 20-point first-half deficit to record a 65-64 win on Monday night in the Harrisonburg Subregional of the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic at the JMU Convocation Center. JMU improved to 2-1 and won its home…
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Virginia Tech sophomore tailback Ryan Williams and NC State junior wide receiver T.J. Graham headline a list of seven players honored as the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week announced Monday by the ACC. Williams accounted for two touchdowns as the Hokies topped Miami, 31-17, clinching the Coastal Division title. His 84-yard scoring…
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SWAN, the Successful Woman’s Alliance Network, is hosting its annual Moulin Rouge Fundraiser to raise money for the Valley Program for Aging Services and Virginia Breast Cancer Foundation. The event will be held at the Oasis Club located on 305 W. Main St. in Waynesboro on Saturday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $75…
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The Waynesboro Public Schools will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m. at Kate Collins Middle School to receive comments on the proposed redistricting/reconfiguration plans. Those wishing to address the School Board during the public hearing must sign up in the lobby of the auditorium between 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m….
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RMH, in conjunction with Virginia Blood Services, will host a public blood drive on Tuesday from noon-5 p.m. in the Blood Mobile outside the RMH Heart and Vascular Entrance. Each donor will receive a free T-shirt and will be entered in a drawing to win a WiFi 3G iPad. Each year, donations dip during the…
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“Government isn’t designed to do a whole lot. It’s working the way our founding fathers planned for it to.” At least Tim Williams is being honest about where he’s coming from. The quote is from a story in the News Virginian on Sunday looking at the long-delayed South River Greenway, which I’ve been writing about…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell’s plan to use money from the privatization of state-run ABC stores to fund transportation-infrastructure improvements is likely to die a quiet death in the 2011 Virginia General Assembly, according to State Sen. Emmett Hanger. “I think some of us have decided that we would sit on it a little bit, let him…
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Virginia Tech dominated the fourth quarter to break open a close game with Miami en route to posting a 31-17 win over the Hurricanes in South Florida on Saturday and clinching the ACC Coastal Division title in the process. Virginia, meanwhile, went scoreless after halftime in Chestnut Hill and couldn’t convert on a first-and-goal in…
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The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Sunday that the Virginia-Virginia Tech game on Nov. 27 will kick off at noon. The game will be televised by the ACC Network. Tim Brant will call the play-by-play while Dave Archer will be the analyst and Mike Hogewood will report from the sidelines. ACC TV schedule for Nov….
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Senior forward Denzel Bowles (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) had a game-high 20 points and sparked a second-half run to lead James Madison to a 74-67 men’s basketball victory at The Citadel Saturday night at McAlister Field House. JMU picked up its first win of the season to improve to 1-1. The Citadel dropped to 0-3 on…
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