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Junior guard Tarik Hislop’s (Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch) driving shot off the glass dropped in the basket with 3.7 seconds left to lift James Madison to a 57-55 win at Old Dominion in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Wednesday night at the Constant Convocation Center. The Dukes rallied from 14 points down in the second…
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The Virginia football program signed 25 student-athletes to a National Letters of Intent for the 2012-13 academic school year head coach Mike London announced. One additional recruit enrolled at UVa in January, topping the class off at 26. Highlighting the nationally ranked class are 13 signees from the state of Virginia, including 10 signees from…
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Anyone who enjoys reading of adventures and discoveries will love Bob Wicklund’s new book. He has a talent for storytelling—some tales almost unbelievable, yet they are all true. The pages of Eyes in the Sea come alive with remarkable stories. Wicklund, a regular guy, relates the fascinating string of events that propelled him to become…
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Sigora Solar and the Waynesboro Family YMCA are teaming up on what will be the largest thermal solar installation in the state of Virginia. The system will consist of 40 panels covering approximately 1,600 square feet of space mounted on custom-engineered and -built aluminum rack on the YMCA’s roof. The $103,000 project is being funded…
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Scoring more second-half points from the foul line than from the floor, #15 Delaware beat James Madison 72-65 in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Sunday night at the JMU Convocation Center. The Blue Hens won their eighth in a row and remained unbeaten in league play at 9-0 while improving to 18-1 overall. JMU, which…
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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…
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Emory & Henry made the plays down the stretch Saturday afternoon and defeated the Bridgewater College Eagles, 57-48, in ODAC basketball action. Turnovers and poor shooting plagued both teams in the first half. The teams combined for 29 turnovers, 15 by E&H, and both squads shot less than 35 percent from the floor. Kenneth Waugh…
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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…
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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….
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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…
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