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Dixie Gas & Oil Corporation is proud to support the Blue Ridge Community College Educational Foundation through BP’s Fueling Communities Program with a grant donation of $3,250. The grant will enhance the Blue Ridge Annual Fund in supporting projects and programs to the students and faculty of BRCC. Each year the Blue Ridge Annual Fund…
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To continue its commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Bridgewater College will focus its fifth annual Civil War Institute on “‘They Who Fought Here:’ Armies, Soldiers and Civilians,” and will feature four renowned scholars as panelists. The one-day institute, which is free and open to the public, will be held April 21…
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Valley Women’s Connection of the Greater Staunton Area will hold its “Life Changing Lessons” Luncheon, Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 – 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Gypsy Hill Place (west-end building), 300 Churchville Avenue, Staunton. It is an ideal opportunity to relax and enjoy a pleasant atmosphere, fun friendship and an appetizing afternoon meal provided…
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James Fields had 21 points and Georgia State led James Madison to one field goal over a 13-minute stretch in the second half to record a 74-58 Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball win Monday night at the GSU Sports Arena. JMU fell to 9-11 overall and 2-7 in CAA play while GSU improved to 14-6…
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Big South Conference officials announced today that Longwood University will become the league’s 12th member as of July 1, 2012. Longwood has competed as a NCAA Division I independent since 2007. Longwood was invited to join the conference following a vote by the Big South Council of Chief Executive Officers. Longwood’s addition increases the Big…
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Former Virginia women’s basketball head coach Debbie Ryan will be inducted as a member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2012, the organization announced on Monday. Ryan was the head coach at UVa from 1978-2011 and her Virginia teams compiled an overall record of 739-324, participated in the NCAA Tournament 24 times…
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A tracking poll from Public Policy Polling has former House Speaker Newt Gingrich leading Republican presidential nomination frontrunner Mitt Romney in South Carolina by six points. The PPP tracking poll has Gingrich at 35 percent and Romney at 29 percent. Ron Paul and Iowa caucus winner Rick Santorum are well back in a third-place tie…
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At its new Funkhouser Women’s Center on the main health campus, RMH seeks to nurture an atmosphere of wellness and healing for patients, families and visitors by selecting visual art that reflects the personality, culture and natural surroundings of the surrounding Shenandoah Valley. RMH is working with Audrey Ziegler of Harrisonburg to select multidimensional, innovative…
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Doug Norcross and Dr. Melinda Ferguson announced their candidacies to run for re-election to the Waynesboro School Board in the May 2012 election. Norcross, who represents Ward A on the Board, and his wife, Sue, are active citizens of Waynesboro and are now enjoying retirement. Norcross has three children. He lost his son Kevin to…
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Attorney Linda Schorsch Jones has announced that she will run for the At-Large seat on the Waynesboro School Board in the May 1 general election. A long-time Waynesboro resident, Jones graduated from Stuarts Draft High School in 1982 and from the University of Virginia in 1986, earning a bachelor of arts degree with honors in…
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