Jim Bishop: Where the elite meet to eat

Jim Bishop

Amazing how a certain setting, conversation or sudden encounter can trigger nostalgic mental images of another time, another place. Recently in a gathering of friends I was ticking off eating places in the greater Harrisonburg area that I once frequented but no longer exist. Some favorites included: – The Old Virginia Ham cafe, the space…

VaSportsOnline Notebook

Chris Graham

BC’s Jeter earns ODAC honors Bridgewater junior defensive end Dominic Jeter (Yorktown, Va./Tabb) earned Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Defensive Player of the Week honors for his outstanding performance in Saturday’s 19-14 season opening victory at St. Vincent. Jeter, a junior from Yorktown, Va., proved to be a disrupting force for the Eagles defense in…

Tuesday Press Conference: Mike London

Chris Graham

Q. Could you talk about what measures you are taking in preparing for the trip out west? COACH LONDON: I talked to different people that had opportunities to travel from the East Coast to West Coast, particularly when you’re flying, about the issues of hydration, that being important; that when you get there, trying to…

BC gets win in opener

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Bridgewater used an 80 yard Tyler Beiler (Ronks, Pa./Conestoga Valley) kickoff return late in the third quarter to open up a 10-point Eagles lead before the squad held off a late charge by the Saint Vincent Bearcats to win the season opener by a 19-14 tally at Chuck Noll Field. The win for Bridgewater was…

Review: Long list of public-health concerns related to proposed natural-gas well

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A professional geologist’s review of an application for a Marcellus Shale natural-gas well in Rockingham County just released by local groups Community Alliance for Preservation, Shenandoah Riverkeeper and Shenandoah Valley Network, reveals a long list of environmental and public-health concerns related to the proposed well. The report, conducted by Mark Quarles, P.G., of Global Environmental…

New housing at BC makes campus go green

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They don’t look like anything else on the Bridgewater College campus – and truth be known, they aren’t. The two new village-style residences that sprang up this summer on BC’s campus do far more than simply provide housing for students. By adhering to an internationally recognized green building certification system, they move the college forward…

Underage drinking prevention efforts get boost

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The Strong Families/Great Youth Coalition has been awarded a $7,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to help prevent underage drinking. The coalition plans to use the grant to fund writing, production and broadcast of a 20-minute educational video. The video will be written and produced by coalition youth with the help…

House committee to initiate redistricting review

Chris Graham

Del. Mark L. Cole of Fredericksburg today announced that the redistricting subcommittee of the House of Delegates Committee on Privileges and Elections has scheduled a series of six public hearings throughout the Commonwealth to encourage broad public input into the redistricting process. The public hearings will take place in September, October and December in preparation…

Roads report

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The latest updated list of road work scheduled in the local area from the Virginia Department of Transportation.   ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY Interstate 64 * Mile marker 41 to 56 eastbound and westbound – Debris removal, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Interstate 81 * Mile marker 173 to 205 northbound and southbound…