Virginia Environmental Endowment awards nearly $300K in grants
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The Virginia Environmental Endowment (VEE) announced awards of nearly $300,000 to protect and improve the state’s natural resources and environment.
Search Results for water
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No injuries in crash landing at Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport
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At 2:39 p.m. Saturday (May 24, 2014), Virginia State Police Trooper R.C. Martin responded to the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport in Weyers Cave Airport to investigate a crash landing of an aircraft.
VDOT Road Report: May 26-30
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The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton district is comprised of 11 counties: Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren and Clarke.
Earth Talk: Is organic agriculture sustainable?
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Dr. Henry I. Miller, former director of the Office of Biotechnology at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, argues that conventional farming—which uses synthetic pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers and often genetically modified (GM) seed stock to maximize yields—is actually better for the environment, producing more food and using less water compared to organic farming.
McAuliffe urges citizens to prepare for hurricane season
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To emphasize the importance of preparing for hurricane season, Gov. Terry McAuliffe has recognized May 25-31 as Hurricane and Flooding Preparedness Week.
Randy Forbes: Flags in – a reminder of the First Amendment
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The First Amendment of our Constitution outlines some of those freedoms that our Founding Fathers saw as inherent to our DNA as a nation.
Boy Scouts do a good turn on Shenandoah Valley battlefields
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Local Boy Scout troops have teamed up with the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation (SVBF) to pursue scout projects on the Third Winchester battlefield.
JMU baseball falls to UNCW, in CAA elimination game
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JMU carried a 10-8 lead into the bottom of the ninth, but UNCW struck for two runs in the ninth and won on a Teddy Cillis RBI single in the 10th for a 11-10 decision in game two of the Colonial Athletic Association baseball championship on Wednesday afternoon at Brooks Field.
Listen to Play Ball! on WSVA
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Play Ball! with Mike Bocock and Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham is back on WSVA-550AM in Harrisonburg, Va., today at 6:25 p.m.
JMU, TA alum Kirby Burkholder signs pro basketball contract in Italy
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James Madison women’s basketball standout Kirby Burkholder (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby) signed a contract to play professionally in the Italian women’s league, Tuesday.
