EMU sending three runners to NCAA Cross Country Championships
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For the second year in a row, Eastern Mennonite University will be sending three cross country runners to the NCAA National Championships.
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What it’s like to run your first marathon: I can’t wait to do it again
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Seventeen miles into my first marathon, the 2015 Anthem Richmond Marathon, I was thinking about how I was going to finish. But the sprint for the last mile that I had been envisioning was ultimately out of the plans. Every step was an exercise in just trying to avoid a shutdown cramp.
Staunton VDOT District Traffic Alerts: Nov. 16-20
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The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton district is comprised of 11 counties: Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren and Clarke.
Farm Bureau asking legislators to support funds for conservation practices
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Each year, Virginia farmers implement practices on their farms that help protect the environment and the Chesapeake Bay. Those practices are not cheap, and farmers often rely on state or federal cost-share programs to help pay for the measures. Virginia Farm Bureau Federation leaders will again urge state legislators to adequately fund the state’s Agriculture Best Management Practices Cost-Share Program to help farmers with those expenses.
Black Hawk Down hero to speak at Farm Bureau convention
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A survivor of the battle depicted in the book and movie Black Hawk Down will draw from his experiences in Somalia with the 3rd Ranger Battalion to inspire participants attending the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention.
Shenandoah Valley Partnership highlights transportation assets at fall events
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The Shenandoah Valley Partnership hosted two economic development events this fall focusing on the Shenandoah Valley’s access to markets and substantial transportation and logistics assets.
Charlottesville-UVa-Albemarle County Emergency Communications Center contracts with CodeRED to provide emergency notification services
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Following an extensive and thorough evaluation and review of alerting systems, the Charlottesville-UVa-Albemarle County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) has implemented the CodeRED system, a high-speed emergency notification service provided by Emergency Communications Network, based in Ormond Beach, Florida.
Study incorporates ecological processes into Earth system models to improve climate change predictions
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A professor in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment is launching a new project to enable scientists to look many decades ahead and predict the effectiveness of land management practices in agriculture and forestry to mitigate climate change.
Green Infrastructure Planning Grants awarded to 11 Virginia localities
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Eleven counties, cities and towns across Virginia have received technical assistance grants ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 to map, evaluate and plan for conserving their natural resources.
Convention to mark Farm Bureau’s 90th anniversary
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Almost 800 farmers and agricultural dignitaries will help celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation at its annual convention Dec. 1-3 at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott.
