
VDOT Road Report: Feb. 17-21
The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks.

The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks.

A silent action has being organized which will act as a tribute to Black History Month. The event will feature art by local and non local artists. Artwork to include water color and oil paintings, collages, drawings, and photography.

Junior right-hander Chris Huffman (Fort Defiance, Va./Fort Defiance) struck out seven for the victory and senior Trent Cundiff (Roanoke, Va./Northside) wrapped up eight scoreless innings from the JMU staff with the save in a 5-2 victory over East Carolina on Saturday afternoon at Clark-LeClair Stadium in non-conference baseball action.

James Madison women’s basketball clinched its ninth straight 20-win season on Friday night as the Dukes posted a convincing 92-43 win over UNCW at the JMU Convocation Center.

Pinch runner Garrett Brooks raced home with the winning run on a throwing error in the bottom of the ninth inning as East Carolina defeated James Madison 6-5 in the season opener for both squads on Friday afternoon at Clark-LeClair Stadium.

From 4 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 12) through 4 p.m. Thursday (Feb.13), Virginia State Police state police emergency dispatch centers fielded 4,052 calls for service. During that same 12-hour period, state troopers responded to 1,095 traffic crashes and 1,115 disabled vehicles across the Commonwealth.

Democrat Bruce Elder announced today he is ending his campaign for U.S. Congress in the Sixth District due to being diagnosed with cancer.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency today, an action that authorizes state agencies to be ready to assist local governments in responding to the major snow storm that is forecast to hit the Commonwealth starting tomorrow.

James Madison women’s basketball scored the game’s first 21 points and held Towson without a basket until the 8:53 mark of the first half on its way to a dominating 82-40 win at the JMU Convocation Center Sunday afternoon.

WWE has some heat over what it plans to do regarding footage of Chris Benoit and Owen Hart on its soon-to-debut WWE Network. In the end, WWE has decided to air completed content – i.e. old Monday Night Raws and pay-per-views – featuring Benoit, who killed his wife and son in a gruesome murder-suicide in…
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