VDOT traffic alert for Sept. 9-13
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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.
Search Results for water
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Improvements to I-64 Exit 91 in Augusta County begin
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Shirley Contracting Co., LLC of Lorton began work this week on a permanent stormwater basin adjacent to Route 285. Crews will soon begin excavation for new piers and abutments that will support a new bridge over I-64 at exit 91.
Second in nation offshore wind lease sale off Virginia
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completed its live auction to lease an area off the coast of Virginia as the site of the nation’s second offshore wind energy lease sale. The winner of the lease sale is Dominion Virginia Power, which bid $1.6 million for the lease.
McDonnell awards $6 million in school security equipment grants
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today awarded $6 million in School Security Equipment Grants to improve safety and security for students and teachers in 459 Virginia schools and regional education programs.
Press Conference: Virginia football coach Mike London
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Virginia football coach Mike London talks with the media before his team’s game with #3 Oregon.
Summer Highlights at the Boys & Girls Club
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This summer more than 325 elementary kids and teens at the Boys & Girls Club enjoyed a schedule jam-packed with activities and trips to keep them on the go.
Earth Talk: Food waste to energy
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Food waste is indeed an untapped resource with great potential for generating energy. Some one third of all food produced around the world gets discarded uneaten, and environmentalists, energy analysts and entrepreneurs are beginning to take notice.
VDOT road work report for Sept. 2-6
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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.
Polls: Robert Sarvis making modest gains
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Two news polls released Thursday afternoon confirm Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis’ continued momentum in the 2013 Virginia governor’s race. The polls – one conducted by Public Policy Polling (PPP) on behalf of the League of Conservation Voters and the other by the Emerson College Polling Society – measure Sarvis’ climb in the polls to 9% and 10%, respectively.
JMU hires Richard Long as head coach of swimming, diving program
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James Madison University has announced the hiring of Richard Long to serve as the head coach of the Dukes’ swimming and diving program. Long, a native of Hampton, Va., comes to JMU from Auburn University where he served as an assistant coach for seven years.
