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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Single-game tickets for several UVa. men’s and women’s basketball games will go on sale Friday and Monday, the university’s athletics department announced Wednesday. Tickets are available for men’s games with Vermont (Nov. 11), Howard (Nov. 14), Drexel (Nov. 20), Longwood (Dec. 7), Hampton (Dec. 19), Elon (Dec. 22) and Hartford…
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Story by Chris Graham Carded Graphics is investing $6.5 million in its Staunton manufacturing facility in a move that will create 35 new jobs in the Queen City.
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham PUSH: Half credit for doing something good The local TV stations covering the 24th Senate District candidates forum held last night in Waynesboro seem to think that the event materialized out of the thin air. OK, I’m being harsh – because WHSV did show pictures from the event…
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Item by Chris Graham Decline in support from a federal food-aid program has resulted in an inventory shortage at food banks across the country – including the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network based in Verona. “We are facing a crisis situation right here in Virginia where the demand for food is far outpacing the…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Matt Ryan is a Heisman Trophy candidate. Not that he can fully comprehend that he is in that position. “As a kid and as a high-school kid, you grow up, and I loved watching college football, and I kind of idolized some of the players. And then to kind of…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham Nancy Sorrells is running for her first re-election to the Riverheads District seat on the Augusta County Board of Supervisors in next month’s general elections. The independent will face the challenge of a Republican Party nominee, farmer Michael Shull, on the Nov. 6 ballot. Sorrells and Shull both talked…
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Story by Chris Graham Breast cancer will always be a part of Rita Handley’s life. She acknowledges that readily. “But it’s not my life,” said Handley, a Stuarts Draft woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer 10 years ago and is still dealing with its aftereffects.
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Story by Chris Graham Gov. Tim Kaine is solidly behind the campaign of 27th Senate District Democratic nominee Karen Schultz. Kaine appeared with Schultz at Shenandoah University in Winchester on Thursday to discuss their ideas on devising and implementing innovative education plans aimed at moving Virginia forward. Schultz is a professor at SU in the…
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Item by Chris Graham Jim Webb is bringing a Webb Site to Waynesboro next week. The senator will hold staff office hours at the Waynesboro Public Library on Oct. 25 from 10 a.m. to noon. Constituents in Waynesboro, Staunton and Augusta County can use the office hours to address questions related to Social Security and…
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Item by Chris Graham The Shenandoah Valley Disability Employment Awareness Committee will hold its annual recognition luncheon next week in Staunton. The Oct. 25 event at the Holiday Inn will begin at 11 a.m. – and will include special recognition of employers and employees for their efforts to promote employment opportunities for those with disabilities….
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