Culpeper VDOT District Traffic Alert: April 6-10
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The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper VDOT District during the upcoming week.
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National Safe Digging Month: Call 811 before you dig
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April is National Safe Digging Month – dedicated to bringing attention to the importance of calling 811 before beginning any digging or demolishing project to avoid damaging underground utility lines.
Why daily fantasy sports are gaining popularity
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Daily fantasy sports take the challenge and fun of a full season and compresses it into one day. The following four advantages help explain why daily fantasy sports are gaining popularity so quickly.
EMU baseball coach Ben Spotts makes local recruiting a key contributor to success
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Eastern Mennonite University head baseball coach Ben Spotts has a simple recruiting philosophy: Do not lose local athletes to other Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) schools.
VCU Rice Rivers Center partners with Charlottesville restaurants in oyster restoration program
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An oyster shell recycling program through Virginia Commonwealth University’s Rice Rivers Center has expanded its operations to Charlottesville.
Wildland firefighters make significant progress on Short Hills Fire
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Crews battling the Short Hills Fire in Botetourt County have made significant progress in the suppression effort. Firefighters using hand tools on the steep and rocky terrain have constructed a ¼-mile-long line between the fire and unburned areas on the mountain.
Charlottesville Area Transit readies itself for a new fare collection system
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Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) is gearing up to upgrade to its fareboxes in mid-May. The transit system plans to replace its aging SPX (formally known as GFI) CENTSaBILL fareboxes with new EZ Fareboxes designed by the Trapeze Group.
Virginia Tech geologist leads international team to reveal how continents were generated
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An international research team, led by a Virginia Tech geoscientist, has revealed information about how continents were generated on Earth more than 2.5 billion years ago — and how those processes have continued within the last 70 million years to profoundly affect the planet’s life and climate.
Keep Virginia green and growing this spring
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Spring brings longer days, warmer temperatures and the opportunity to refresh our landscapes and gardens after a cold winter. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) joins the Virginia Green Industry Council to encourage Virginians to add plants to their home and community landscapes this season.
Virginia wildfire crews battling multiple blazes
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The Short Hills Fire in Botetourt County continues to be the most significant and difficult to suppress wildfire currently burning in Virginia.
