Tech’s Williams, Grimm named to All-America teams

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Sporting News puts Williams on third team; Grimm earns third-team AP honors Staff Report Virginia Tech sports: www.hokiesports.com Virginia Tech freshman tailback Ryan Williams has been named a third-team All-American by Sporting News, and senior linebacker Cody Grimm was named a third-team All-American by the Associated Press, in voting announced on Tuesday. Williams, from Manassas,…

Task force offers ideas to governor

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Proposals for dealing with nonviolent offenders using alternative punishments Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] Gov. Tim Kaine today received recommendations on ways the Commonwealth can most effectively and efficiently utilize its public-safety resources from the Alternatives for Non-Violent Offenders Task Force. The Task Force has provided more than a dozen recommendations to protect public safety…

Special Christmas in the River City ‘Radio Hour’

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   Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] The December “River City Radio Hour” will be a hilarious evening of music and comedy. The two performances on Friday, Dec. 18 at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Blue Ridge Christian Fellowship will depart from the usual “Radio Hour format.” The Waynesboro’s Got Pride Society has arranged…

You can go home again

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Wayne Theatre Alliance presents special performance of Hamner’s Homecoming Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] The Wayne Theatre Alliance has engaged the Hamner Theater to present a reader’s theatre version of Earl Hamner’s beloved family Christmas story The Homecoming on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 2 p.m. as part of Waynesboro’s Christmas in River City celebration. The…

Tech’s Allen named ACC player of the week

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   Staff Report ACC sports: www.theacc.com Virginia Tech’s Jeff Allen has been named ACC Player of the Week, while Wake Forest’s Ari Stewart earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors. Allen had back-to-back double-doubles and averaged 18.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists as the Hokies ran their record to 8-1 with a home win…

UVa.’s Wright named ACC player of the week

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   Staff Report ACC sports: www.theacc.com University of Virginia senior Monica Wright has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week, it was announced Monday by the league office. Wright, the ACC Preseason Player of the Year, scored 30 points for the 19th-ranked Cavaliers and tied a career-high with nine steals…

Fifth District Report

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   Column by Tom Perriello www.perriello.house.gov Last week, I held a conference call with Chambers of Commerce and other business leaders from across the Fifth District to gain their ideas on job creation and how to create new competitive advantage in Central and Southern Virginia. Supporting small businesses is one of the best ways we…

UVa. wins sixth NCAA men’s soccer national championship

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   Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com The No. 2 Virginia men’s soccer team captured its sixth NCAA Championship, and first since 1994, with a 3-2 penalty kick shootout win over No. 1 Akron following a 0-0 draw in the NCAA Championship final at WakeMed Soccer Park. The Cavaliers (19-3-3) ended the season on a 16-game…

Focus | Agritourism: Inside the buzz

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   Story by Chris Graham Story Ideas: [email protected] There’s been a lot of talk about agritourism in Augusta County in recent weeks, to the point of having us border on being trendy jumping into the fray. Trendy or not, the idea isn’t necessarily something new in the ag sector, even if the word is. “Agritourism…