Waynesboro First Aid Crew takes home top honors at state convention

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The Waynesboro First Aid Crew took home five top honors at the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads annual convention held recently in Virginia Beach. The Junior EMT competition team – consisting of Sarah Merriken, Tara Morrison, Whitney McCormick and J.T. Harry – took first place in the Junior EMT Contest. The Senior EMT Competition Team…

Poll: Hurt-Perriello basically a dead heat

Chris Graham

A new poll commissioned by The Hill has Fifth District Congressman Tom Perriello trailing Republican challenger Robert Hurt by a single point as their race heads into the stretch drive. Hurt had a 45 percent-44 percent lead over the Democrat in The Hill/ANGA poll, results of which were released on Wednesday by the newspaper. The…

Ken Plum: Spending down the reserves

Ken Plum

Little value would come from contemplating how much money you may have spent in the past on medical insurance during years for which you were completely healthy. If you could see into the future you could compute exactly how much insurance and savings you would need. We calculate the amount of risk we are willing…

Press Conference: Frank Beamer

Chris Graham

Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with the media in advance of his team’s game on Saturday with Central Michigan. Opening Statement You look at the video and it’s kind of what we said after the game Saturday you’re really proud of the effort, you’re really proud of the way no one panicked, you’re…

Press Conference: Frank Beamer

Chris Graham

Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with the media in advance of his team’s game on Saturday with Central Michigan. Opening Statement You look at the video and it’s kind of what we said after the game Saturday you’re really proud of the effort, you’re really proud of the way no one panicked, you’re…

State announces $2 million in funding for senior services

Chris Graham

Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today that more than $2 million in grant funding from the Administration on Aging and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was awarded to the Virginia Department for the Aging and Department of Medical Assistance Services. The funds will expand and develop new and innovative community-based services for older adults and…

Groh being Groh: Former UVa. coach preps for pitched battle

Chris Graham

Any advantage that there might be had related to the familiarity between the UVa. and Georgia Tech football coaching staffs should go to the ‘Hoos, former Virginia coach Al Groh is saying. “I say that because one, I taught our defense what we are doing here to the head coach and to the secondary coach….

Groh being Groh: Former UVa. coach preps for pitched battle

Chris Graham

Any advantage that there might be had related to the familiarity between the UVa. and Georgia Tech football coaching staffs should go to the ‘Hoos, former Virginia coach Al Groh is saying. “I say that because one, I taught our defense what we are doing here to the head coach and to the secondary coach….