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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Citing public-safety concerns, the City of Staunton has closed the bridge/pedestrian crossing located at 12 Middlebrook Ave. The structure has been posted as an unsafe structure with no entry/access permitted, effective immediately, per the 2006 Virginia Maintenance Code, Section 105. Citizens must find an alternate route. City officials are…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today that all of Virginia’s 19 shuttered rest stops and welcome centers will begin reopening starting in mid-February. All facilities will be reopened by April 15th. In a vote this afternoon, the Commonwealth Transportation Board reversed its previous decision from June of last year…
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Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com A couple of University of Virginia Cavaliers will close out their collegiate careers at the 2010 Under Armour Senior Bowl. Cornerback Chris Cook and running back Rashawn Jackson have both officially accepted invitations to the senior showcase event, game officials announced today. Kickoff for the January 30th event is…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell sent a letter to United States Attorney General Eric Holder last night officially revoking the Commonwealth’s consent to the planned transfer of convicted murderer Jens Soering to Germany. Last week, former Gov. Tim Kaine had requested the transfer of Soering, a former University of Virginia…
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Column by State Sen. Creigh Deeds www.creighdeeds.com The General Assembly convened on Jan. 13. Twenty new members of the House of Delegates were sworn in, reflecting in large part the Republican sweep of the elections in November. Two new senators were sworn in, both vacancies created by the November election. Sen. Ken Stolle from…
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Column by State Del. Ken Plum www.kenplum.com Thomas Jefferson referred to the orderly transfer of power in government as a “bloodless revolution.” Such a revolution occurred in Mr. Jefferson’s Virginia last week as Democratic Gov. Timothy M. Kaine ended his constitutionally-limited one term, and former delegate and Attorney General Robert McDonnell took the oath…
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Staff Report JMU sports: www.jmusports.com Junior guard Jamie Harris scored 16 of his game-high 20 points while host Drexel controlled play for most of the final half in a 78-57 victory over James Madison in men’s Colonial Athletic Association basketball Wednesday. JMU expanded a 29-27 halftime lead to 34-29 by the 17:40 mark of…
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] My first reaction to the news that Republican Scott Brown had upset Democrat Martha Coakley in the special election to fill the late Ted Kennedy’s Massachusetts Senate seat – Damn, there goes the country. The pundits were laying out the course for the next few months in the political…
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Unveils new website to offer electronic filing, payment services Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The State Corporation Commission has unveiled a new website – SCC eFile – the first of several steps to offer electronic filing and payment services for business entity transactions handled by the Clerk’s Office of the Commission. The newly redesigned SCC…
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Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com A celebration to honor the 2009 Virginia men¹s soccer team, which won the NCAA and ACC Championships, will take place Saturday, Jan. 23 in the main concourse of John Paul Jones Arena. The activities will start at 6 p.m. and are scheduled to last 90 minutes. The event will…
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