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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The State Senate on Monday passed legislation expanding access to absentee ballots and making it easier for all Virginians to participate in the electoral process. Sponsored by Sen. Janet Howell (D-Fairfax), the bill, SB 83, will allow any qualified voter to cast an absentee ballot in person without providing…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The South River is above flood stage in Waynesboro after Sunday’s dousing of heavy rain, and is expected to crest at 1 p.m. Monday at 10.5 feet, about a foot above flood stage, according to a report from the Waynesboro Department of Emergency Management this morning. The river is…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Waynesboro City Council will meet Monday at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building, 503 W. Main St., Waynesboro. The agenda for the meeting includes: 1. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance. 2. Consent Agenda (any item placed on the consent agenda shall be…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The community is invited to a gathering of local authors and their books on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 1 p.m. at the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society, 382 High St., Dayton. Following a discussion of each book, there will be a book signing. Refreshments will be served. The event is free and…
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Column by State Sen. Creigh Deeds www.creighdeeds.com The General Assembly convened on Jan. 13. Twenty new members of the House of Delegates were sworn in, reflecting in large part the Republican sweep of the elections in November. Two new senators were sworn in, both vacancies created by the November election. Sen. Ken Stolle from…
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Staff Report EMU sports: www.emu.edu Brandishing their new No. 7 ranking in the national poll, the Runnin Royals welcomed in Old Dominion Athletic Conference foe Emory & Henry College Wednesday night. Eastern Mennonite squashed any upset thoughts early as the men scored the first five and never trailed in a 101-69 victory. The contest…
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BRCC group gets out of Haiti Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Mass chaos. People running through the streets ripping their clothes off. “People thought it was the apocalypse, that it was the end of the world,” remembers Rebecca Evans, an accounting professor at Blue Ridge Community College, who led a group of students and faculty…
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Staff Report EMU sports: www.emu.edu On the strength of last Wednesday’s 90-67 romp over then-No. 1 Randolph-Macon, the Eastern Mennonite men’s basketball team jumped 11 spots this week to No. 7 in the D3hoops.com national poll. In just their third week in the nation’s top 25, the Runnin Royals skipped up from No. 18…
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It’s no secret – maturity, and flat-out better play Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The ACC standings on the TV screen at the end of the UVa.-Miami said a lot. You had defending national champion North Carolina down among those with two losses after a 73-71 loss at home to Georgia Tech. Virginia Tech and…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] T.J. Leyden, a former leader in the neo-Nazi movement, will speak on “Turning Away From Hate” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College. During the evening convocation, Leyden will tell his story of spending more than 15 years as a leading recruiter, organizer and…
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