Staunton City Council sets forth process for filling soon-to-be-open seat

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Staff Report Staunton City Council has set the process to fill the soon-to-be-open City Council seat currently held by Dickie Bell, who was elected to the open 20th District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates last week. City Council voted at its meeting last night to adopt a procedure for filling the seat through…

Ralph Friedgen | Maryland coach talks in advance of Tech game

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Staff Report On the Virginia Tech defense: I’ve been very impressed with them on tape. Obviously, they’re very well coached and they have a lot of speed on defense. They have the No. 1 defense in the conference and play with great effort. On the Virginia Tech offense: They have a big, strong offensive line…

Around the ACC | Football Coach Press Conference Transcripts

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Staff Report Dabo Swinney – Clemson Opening Statement: I am really proud of our guys. Defensively we held Florida State to 17 points. It was a great job by our defense with five takeaways. Offensively, I was very pleased with our balance. I think it was 242 pass and 241 rush, so that was good….

Harrisonburg Chamber announces new CEO

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  Staff Report Business news tips: [email protected] The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce announced today that Frank Tamberrino has been selected to serve as the organization’s president and chief executive officer. He will begin his role as CEO in December 2009. Tamberrino has 25 years of experience in the field of economic and community development and…

UVa. revives Hot Dog Day for Tennessee game

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In an effort to set a new Virginia women’s basketball single-game attendance record, the promotion that helped set the current mark 22 years ago is back on Nov. 22 vs. Tennessee – Hot Dog Day. All Cavalier fans in attendance at this year’s Virginia-Tennessee game on Sunday, Nov. 22, will receive a coupon for a…

Two book signings at Bookworks on Saturday

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When a top Nazi scientist arrives at a POW camp in the Shenandoah Valley, he begins to redraw plans for a lost weapon. The device, Germany believes, will disable the U.S. East Coast, leading to America’s surrender or at least a neutrality pact. Cadets at Waynesboro’s Fishburne Military School uncover the plot, also involving a…

UVa. loses Tucker to leave of absence

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Forward Jamil Tucker is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the Virginia men’s basketball team to focus on personal matters UVa head coach Tony Bennett announced on Wednesday. Tucker, a 6-9 senior from Gary, Ind., will not play in games or practice with the team during his leave of absence. “Jamil has some things…

Two VMI players taken in NBDL draft

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A pair of former Keydets have been selected in the 2009 NBA Development League draft, held on Thursday, Nov. 5. In the third round, Reggie Williams ’08 was selected by the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Skyforce, while Travis Holmes ’09 was taken by the Utah Flash in the event’s sixth round. Williams (Prince George, Va.) spent…