Tropical Storm Arthur headed to Virginia: Safe travel tips
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A tropical storm is churning in the Atlantic and timing could not be worse for the over 1 million (1,158,038) holiday travelers in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Search Results for water
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Tips for staying safe this Fourth of July weekend
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We have a special weekend coming up in the USA. The Fourth of July is a great reason to get out the grill and invite family, friends and neighbors for a picnic. Just be careful you don’t invite an unwanted guest: foodborne illness.
VMI marks return to Southern Conference
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VMI returns to its intercollegiate athletic roots when it officially rejoins the Southern Conference effective Tuesday, July 1.
Shenandoah Valley Art Center: July 2014 Calendar
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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of July, is exhibiting the works of SVAC member artists, in an exhibition judged by Jim Sconyers, Jr., Associate Professor in the Department of Art and Art History, Mary Baldwin College.
Fire officials urge caution with fireworks, sparklers
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While legal fireworks and sparklers are a popular part of July 4th celebrations, in most areas of Virginia they could become a cause of wildfires this year.
VDOT Staunton District Traffic Alert: June 30-July 4
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The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton VDOT district is comprised of 11 counties: Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren and Clarke.
Earth Talk: Men’s health and the environment
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A recently released report (“Men’s Health: What You Don’t Know Might Hurt You”) by the non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG) concludes that environmental exposures may have major negative impacts on men’s health as well, and outlines ways that guys can avoid some of the major risks.
Congressional leaders: EPA making ‘unjustified power grab’
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Three Virginia members of the U.S. House of Representatives led 39 members of Congress in filing an amicus brief supporting the American Farm Bureau Federation’s lawsuit against the EPA.
11th annual Lawn Jam at Our Community Place
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Our Community Place hosts its 11th Annual Summer Lawn Jam Saturday, June 28, 2014 from noon – 8pm at 17 E. Johnson Street in Harrisonburg, Virginia – across from the Little Grill Collective.
First participants in conservation stewardship program can renew
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Producers with expiring USDA Stewardship Program contracts have from July 11 until Sept. 12, 2014 to renew and add conservation activities that will support their natural resource improvement activities and fine-tune their conservation plans.
