Creigh Deeds: Session report

Creigh Deeds

The 2012 session of the General Assembly is moving by rapidly.  Deadlines for the submission of bills and budget amendments have long passed, and both houses of the Assembly are in full swing.  There were both good and bad signs of things to come this past week. On the hopeful side, Democrats and Republicans worked…

Royals overcome slow start and run by Randolph, 79-48

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From the opening minutes of the game, you wouldn’t have known that visiting Randolph was still looking for its first conference win.  But after falling behind 10-2 to the WildCats, the Eastern Mennonite women quickly regrouped and controlled the rest of the game in a 79-48 victory in Harrisonburg Friday night. Randolph College confidently came…

JMU women roll over Georgia State

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Sophomore guard Kirby Burkholder (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby) scored a career-high 22 points to lead James Madison to a 76-45 win over Georgia State in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Thursday night at the JMU Convocation Center. The Dukes improved to 15-4 overall with their fourth straight win.  JMU has a 6-2 record in league play….

Farm Bureau: Farmers visit Capitol to lobby on eminent-domain

Chris Graham

Farmers said their Jan. 24 visits to members of the General Assembly during Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Legislative Day were a critical step in securing a constitutional amendment to protect private property from eminent domain abuse. Farm Bureau leaders meet annually with their state delegates and senators to share their thoughts on legislative issues…

Shenandoah Valley Art Center: February 2012 events

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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of February, is presenting a collection of artwork by students studying at the Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School for Arts and Humanities. This unique creative program, begun in 2002, offers students in the Visual Arts Departments from Waynesboro, Staunton, and Augusta County the opportunity to spend each morning…

FMS PGs clamp down on Richard Bland, 101-46

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The number 82 was stuck in the minds of the players on the Fishburne Military School postgrad basketball team all day Monday. “I left that number up on the scoreboard,” said Caissons coach Ed Huckaby, whose team won 120-82 over Stillwater Prep on Sunday. Huckaby “didn’t like the 82 points that we gave up,” and…

Farm organization wants Sunday hunting ban upheld

Chris Graham

Allowing Sunday hunting would create a lose-lose situation for Virginia citizens, and the state’s largest farm advocacy group continues to oppose it. “Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, through its grassroots policy process, opposes hunting on Sunday,” said Wilmer Stoneman, VFBF associate director of governmental relations. “People are trying to couch this as a private property issue,…