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Boston College sophomore linebacker Luke Kuechly and Florida State sophomore kicker Dustin Hopkins headline a list of six players honored as the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week announced Monday by the ACC. Kuechly, who claimed his third recognition of the season, tallied 21 tackles in the Eagles’ 21-16 victory at Duke. He…
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Editor Chris Graham joins WREL’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan” to talk Virginia sports. The segment begins with a review of the weekend in college football with UVa. and Virginia Tech. The ‘Hoos are playing out the string, but Virginia Tech is siting pretty for a shot at the ACC title and a BCS berth. Does…
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The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a design public hearing concerning the Cooks Creek Bridge replacement on Route 704 (Oakwood Drive) in Rockingham County. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, 4-7 p.m., at Turner Ashby High School, 800 N. Main St., Bridgewater. Citizens can come in during the meeting hours…
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Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli issued an official opinion last week informing the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles that it is not required to accept federal work permit cards as proof of lawful presence in the United States for the purpose of issuing a driver’s license, permit, or special identification card. The Cuccinelli opinion was highlighted…
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Eastern Mennonite University dedicated and celebrated the largest solar photovoltaic project built so far in the state of Virginia in a public ceremony held Monday afternoonon EMU’s campus. During the celebration in EMU’s Campus Center, about 150 members of the campus community, public officials and local neighbors saw the university’s president Loren Swartzendruber unveil the…
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House Democratic Leader Ward Armstrong is sounding off on a move by Gov. Bob McDonnell to hire a private consultant to help sell his controversial plan to sell off Virginia’s 332 ABC stores. “At a time when people across the state are looking for leadership on jobs, education, transportation and a host of other issues,…
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I know that many of you are sick and tired of reading and hearing about the election. Only, please, allow one who is in the September of his years to enjoy this November. His football teams are not doing well. Therefore a victory on the field of politics becomes more enjoyable. Thank you. First, we…
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Maryland was down 23-21 heading into the fourth quarter. Virginia has come to dread the fourth quarter of late. “We do have to find a way to put a game away in the fourth quarter,” UVa. coach Mike London said by way of understatement after his Cavaliers let another one slip through their fingers, 42-23…
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Maryland was down 23-21 heading into the fourth quarter. Virginia has come to dread the fourth quarter of late. “We do have to find a way to put a game away in the fourth quarter,” UVa. coach Mike London said by way of understatement after his Cavaliers let another one slip through their fingers, 42-23…
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Kansas State scored 21 points off 26 James Madison turnovers and connected on 10 three-pointers en route to a 75-61 season-opening victory in the opening round of the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic on Friday night at sold-out Bramlage Coliseum. KSU, ranked third nationally in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USAToday Coaches Polls, improved to…
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