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Glenn DuBois was, of all things, booking a vacation on Expedia.com when inspiration struck. “I was quite amazed that I could go to one place to plan a vacation and shop and compare prices and shop hotels and create an account and plan an itinerary and pay for it. I was with one of my…
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The 14th-ranked Virginia baseball team stretched its school-record winning streak to 16 games with a come-from-behind 5-4 win over Marshall University Tuesday afternoon at Davenport Field. The winning streak is the longest active streak in the nation and the Cavaliers remain the only unbeaten team in Division 1 this season in improving to 16-0.
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– Local News: Waynesboro PD investing breaking and entering at church, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. – Local News: Pyles to host town hall, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. – Local News: Food Bank faces rising demand, Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. – Local News: Staunton PD looking for missing juvenile, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Local News: Land ecosystems pioneer to…
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A report on CBSSports.com this afternoon has Virginia firing men’s basketball coach Dave Leitao. According to the report, the move was initiated with the goal in mind of making a run at Oklahoma coach Jeff Capel. Capel, a Duke alum, was a candidate for the job four years ago while he was the head coach…
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It’s been a long, long time since Virginia basketball was relevant. But remember those days? When UVa. was 50-2 at home during the Ralph Sampson era? When Final Fours seemed a distinct possibility every November, and if the ‘Hoos didn’t win a game or two in March Madness something seemed wrong with the world?
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Wanna know why the administration at the University of Virginia pulled the trigger on Dave Leitao so fast? The number one reason has to be economics. The average attendance in the 3-year-old John Paul Jones Arena this season was 10,219. Which, sure, is better than what UVa. used to get in the 8,400-seat University Hall,…
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Brian Moran is on board now with a plan for Virginia government. “Virginians have learned to trust their state government again thanks to the leadership of Mark Warner and Tim Kaine. I’m committed to ensuring Virginia remains the best managed state. We can’t remain the best by just standing still,” said Moran, a candidate for…
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A mix of professional and celebrity amateur chefs will be dishing their favorites St. Patrick’s Day at the 10th annual Taste of the Town sponsored by Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. Irish music provided by Scruffy Murphy will serve as the backdrop for the food sampling, which features defending Taste of the Town champion Chris Faris…
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More bad news on the news-media front. Media General announced last week that it is closing its Washington, D.C., news bureau on March 27. “We very much regret having to take this step,” said Graham Woodlief, president of the Publishing Division at Media General, the parent company of The News Virginian in Waynesboro.
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