
Farmers markets — and asparagus — are springing up this month
Some Virginia farmers’ markets will open this month, while others have been open year-round. At many markets, shoppers will find Virginia-grown asparagus.

Some Virginia farmers’ markets will open this month, while others have been open year-round. At many markets, shoppers will find Virginia-grown asparagus.

Virginia Tech scored seven runs in the second inning and defeated JMU 11-5 in a non-conference baseball game that was shortened to six innings when a power outage knocked out all of the English Field lights on Tuesday evening.

The Bass Federation (TBF) and FLW, the world’s largest tournament-fishing organization, have partnered to present the 2014 Virginia State High School Fishing Championship.

The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of April, is featuring the artwork of Kaleb Gay, a self-taught artist who lives and works in Lynchburg.

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

Second baseman Dillon Bass went 4-for-5 and delivered the go-ahead and insurance RBIs in the seventh and ninth innings to lift UNCW to a 6-4 victory over JMU on Saturday.

Senior second baseman Conner Brown’s (Richmond, Va./Godwin) one-out, bases-loaded single in the ninth lifted JMU to a 6-5 victory over UNCW after six unanswered runs in the opening game of the first Colonial Athletic Association baseball series of the season on Friday night at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.

Recent polls show record-levels of support for the freedom to marry. This surge in support is only possible due to a major shift in Republican attitudes on gay marriage.

JMU senior guard Kirby Burkhoder (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby) was named the Richmond Times-Dispatch State Player of the Year on Wednesday, March 26, to highlight six honors collected by the Dukes from the state capital’s paper.

Senior guard Kirby Burkholder (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby) finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds as the JMU women’s basketball season came to a close with a 85-69 loss at Texas A&M at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, Tuesday.
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