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The Virginia Department of Transportation has opened the new Cooks Creek bridge on Route 704 (Oakwood Drive) in Rockingham County near the town of Bridgewater. Traffic was shifted onto the new span this week, three months ahead of schedule.
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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.
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Oscar Tejeda hit a three run homer in the first inning and the Potomac Nationals led the rest of the way in a 6-1 victory over the Salem Red Sox at LewisGale Field.
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Picking up on the successful trial run from 2013, EMU has announced it plans to stream a free video webcast of select games on the Turf Field again this fall.
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They say negative energy is bad for you. Whatever. They think they know everything, and they don’t.
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James Madison senior third baseman Ty McFarland (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby) was named First Team All-State by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) this week.
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It may be only mid-July, but Virginia Christmas tree growers are preparing now for their holiday sales season.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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