Christmas in July? Virginia tree growers preparing now
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It may be only mid-July, but Virginia Christmas tree growers are preparing now for their holiday sales season.
Search Results for water
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Summer storms can squash crops
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Severe thunderstorms and even a minor tornado rolled through parts of Southeast Virginia the week of July 6, causing property damage in the region. Hail and high winds associated with the storms also damaged crops on some farms.
Improving chemical safety: A baby step in the right direction
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In the aftermath of the explosion of a fertilizer storage facility in West, Texas last year that killed 15 people and destroyed three schools and a nursing home, federal officials realized there are serious gaps in federal oversight authority of facilities that house dangerous chemicals.
Summer Sounds and Savings at Hearing Healthcare of Virginia
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Late-afternoon thunderstorms and rising temperatures can only mean one thing … summer is here! The season offers so much to us all …. from collecting seashells while taking a stroll on the beach, to catching dinner while fishing at the lake, or having a picnic in the park.
New grant program supports Shenandoah Valley foods businesses
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Valley Conservation Council (VCC) and the Staunton Creative Community Fund (SCCF) have funded eight projects through the Agriculture Cultivates Resilient EconomieS (ACRES) grant program.
ODU QB Taylor Heinicke named to Davey O’Brien Award Watch List
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ODU quarterback Taylor Heinicke was named to the 2014 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List, the award committee announced on Wednesday.
VMI names Curtis Whaley strength and conditioning coach for Olympic sports
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VMI football strength and conditioning coach Jimmy Whitten has announced Curtis Whaley as the Institute’s Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Olympic Sports.
Andy Schmookler: The politics of hostility
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How did it come to this? How did our political life in America get to be so drenched in hostility?
Remarks by President Obama on jobs, economy
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Remarks by President Obama on jobs and the economy today at an event at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, McLean, Virginia.
Restoration of state-threatened peregrine continues in Shenandoah National Park
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Between early May and mid-July, Shenandoah National Park Natural Resources staff, working in partnership with the Center for Conservation Biology at the College of William & Mary, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, and the Virginia Department of Transportation, has successfully restored nine peregrine falcons in the park.
