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  • Louisa's Whitlock elected to 16th Judicial Circuit Court

    Daily Progress - News - Local
    15 May 2012 | 8:34 pm
    Whitlock fills the vacancy left by former Circuit Judge Jack Berry, of Madison, who resigned in January to return to private practice.

  • Middleburg VFD Embezzlement Investigation After Treasurer Commits Suicide

    VAFireNews.com - Fire & EMS News
    Webteam
    7 May 2012 | 10:11 pm
    From STATter911.com: Leesburg Today reports that at a press conference this evening in Middleburg, Virginia it was disclosed that a criminal investigation, still ongoing, has determined that close to $500,000 in funds are missing from the Middleburg Volunteer Fire Department. According to the paper’s website, a statement from attorney Ed MacMahon Jr. indicates the money was embezzled over the last three years by Paul Draisey the department’s treasurer. MacMahon is representing the fire department. Draisey committed suicide on April 16. Draisey was also a long time radio personality…

  • TASC Joins Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center's Board of Advisors - MarketWatch (press release)

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    16 May 2012 | 1:38 pm
    TASC Joins Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center's Board of AdvisorsMarketWatch (press release)CHANTILLY, Va., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The community of practice leader of Enterprise Modeling and Simulation at TASC, Stephen Parker, Ph.D., has been elected to the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center's (VMASC) Industry

  • Virginia To Conduct Annual Pesticide Disposal In September

    Virginia News
    16 May 2012 | 12:31 pm
    The Office of Pesticide Services will collect unwanted, outdated or banned pesticides at sites in Scottsburg, Charlotte Courthouse, Blackstone, Collinsville, Chatham, Rustburg, Farmville, and South Hill.

  • Sebelius to address Georgetown grads amid flap

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    16 May 2012 | 12:29 pm
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- A planned graduation speech by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at Georgetown University is going forward, despite criticism from the Archdiocese of ...
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  • TASC Joins Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center's Board of Advisors - MarketWatch (press release)

    16 May 2012 | 1:38 pm
    TASC Joins Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center's Board of AdvisorsMarketWatch (press release)CHANTILLY, Va., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The community of practice leader of Enterprise Modeling and Simulation at TASC, Stephen Parker, Ph.D., has been elected to the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center's (VMASC) Industry

  • Bob McDonnell evolves on gay judges - Washington Post (blog)

    16 May 2012 | 1:30 pm
    Bacon's RebellionBob McDonnell evolves on gay judgesWashington Post (blog)By Laura Vozzella Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) speaks to the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington on Feb. 10. (Chip Somodevilla) Consider Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R), who issued a statement this week calling for the McDonnell touts international business outreachLynchburg News and AdvanceYou ask, We Investigate: Governor says nearly $53000 Red-Carpet Tour good TriCities.comall 8 news articles »

  • Flabby? Cuccinelli's Skechers suit has your backside - Washington Post (blog)

    16 May 2012 | 1:04 pm
    USA TODAYFlabby? Cuccinelli's Skechers suit has your backsideWashington Post (blog)By Laura Vozzella Virginia's thighs and backsides aren't what they should be, and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II is doing something about it. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II speaking in Richmond in January.Virginia to get $115000 from shoe ad settlementBluefield Daily TelegraphFTC fines Skechers over "shape-ups" shoe adsWSLSShoe company giving $40 million in refunds after claiming its shoes will tone WDBJ7all 651 news articles »

  • Virginia thrown into gay rights wrangle after rejection of openly gay judge - The Guardian

    16 May 2012 | 12:32 pm
    The GuardianVirginia thrown into gay rights wrangle after rejection of openly gay judgeThe GuardianDemocratic politicians in Virginia are weighing up their options in the wake of the general assembly's vote to block the appointment of the state's first openly gay judge. Senior Democrats expressed their dismay and outrage at the vote in the House of No Gays Allowed (on the Virginia Courts)New York Times (blog)Virginia Republicans deny prosecutor's bid to become state's first openly gay New York Daily NewsVirginia General Assembly rejects openly gay prosecutor for Richmond…

  • Federal panel in Virginia hears ex-mortgage exec's appeal in $3B fraud conviction - Washington Post

    16 May 2012 | 11:43 am
    Federal panel in Virginia hears ex-mortgage exec's appeal in $3B fraud convictionWashington PostRICHMOND, Va. — A former mortgage company chief executive convicted of orchestrating a nearly $3 billion fraud scheme is asking a federal appeals panel to reverse his conviction and send his case back for a retrial. An attorney for former Taylor, Federal panel in Virginia to hear ex-mortgage exec's appeal in $3B fraud The Republicall 144 news articles »
 
 
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  • First Colonial boys soccer edges Cox in Beach semifinal

    HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
    15 May 2012 | 11:14 pm
    Boys soccer Beach District semifinals First Colonial 1, Cox 0 Brian Davidson recovered from a bad touch on a cross from Jack Pleasants, and beat Cox keeper Erik Morlock to the right side of the cage with just under three minutes remaining Tuesday to lift the Patriots past the Falcons at the Sportsplex. "Not a fake, just a bad touch," said Davidson, who scored with his left foot. "But I got good contact and it worked out well." First Colonial (13-3-1) will play Kempsville in the Beach final 7 p.m. Friday at the Sportsplex. First Colonial struggled much of the game as Cox…

  • Portsmouth council OKs budget, worker bonuses

    HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
    15 May 2012 | 11:12 pm
    PORTSMOUTH The City Council unanimously approved a $544 million budget Tuesday night that funds few new programs, generally holds the line on taxes and does not include a pay raise for employees. However, the council agreed to fund a one-time 3 percent bonus for all employees, including police, fire and rescue personnel. The bonus will be paid for with $2.9 million in surplus money the city expects to receive from the school system, Mayor Kenny Wright said. In all, the city hopes to pocket about $4.9 million in surplus school system funds in June. The money was intended for a central…

  • Bringing the cell to the criminal

    HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
    15 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    House arrest offers benefits to jailers and the jailed. Norfolk's Sheriff's Office leads the region in the house arrest program, with about 300 low-risk offenders serving sentences for infractions such as driving offenses or failing to pay child support. Federal money helped to get the programs started; Norfolk was wise to keep its program going and to expand it after federal money disappeared. Those are 300 people who might otherwise lodge in an already overcrowded jail at a cost to taxpayers of about $55 per inmate per day. Under house arrest, offenders can keep their jobs and…

  • Dishonor in General Assembly

    HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
    15 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Tracy Thorne-Begland has qualifications tailor-made for a judgeship on Richmond's General District Court: Former naval aviator. Graduate of University of Richmond's School of Law. More than a decade as a prosecutor. The chief deputy commonwealth's attorney in the capital city. But those qualifications didn't matter to enough lawmakers this week. Social conservatives in the Republican-dominated House of Delegates singled out Thorne-Begland's status as an openly gay man, and his willingness to publicly challenge the military's "don't ask, don't…

  • Farmers markets are well-stocked with local fare

    HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
    15 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Farmers markets are opening right and left these days. A new Saturday-morning market, Farmers' Fare at East Beach, opens Saturday in Pavilion Park, 4730 Hammock Lane, in Norfolk's Ocean View. Hours are 9 a.m. to noon. Cullipher Farm in Virginia Beach and Deerehaven Farm in Surry County will be selling spring veggies, and Rainbow's End Farm in Suffolk will offer free-range chicken, eggs and more. Other vendors will offer seafood, sweets, breads, pasta and even artisan cheeses from the western part of the state. Celebrate Memorial Day weekend with the reopening of the Old Beach…
 
 
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  • Saints clinch conference championship

    Derrick Perkins
    16 May 2012 | 12:47 pm
    Pitcher Alexis Sargent and her red-hot arm propelled the St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes Saints to their second Independent School League championship in three years this past weekend. The Saints won three games in as many days, showcasing skill at every position. They started the streak with an 11-0 blowout of Maret on Friday — a game marked by sensational diving plays by shortstop Nancy Bateman and right fielder Marena Anderson. The team’s bats were equally explosive against Maret. Senior co-captain Taylor Heasley set the tone in the first inning after singling in the team’s first run…

  • What will the future hold for Alexandria’s GenOn site?

    David Sachs
    16 May 2012 | 8:15 am
    The future of a major waterfront parcel is vague, but it could transform the Potomac’s banks in the coming years — once its owners decide what do with it. Pepco owns the land at 1400 N. Royal St., home to GenOn, the coal-fired power plant scheduled to close for good October 1. The 22.6 acres is worth $54.7 million, according to the Virginia State Corp. Commission. What exactly comes next for the shorefront parcel is anyone’s guess. Coal has saturated the land for decades, and the site has been industrial since the 1930s. As such, any redevelopment requires years of demolition and…

  • Alexandria’s little known ordinance puts limits on pet ownership

    David Sachs
    15 May 2012 | 8:55 am
    Alexandria is often heralded as a pet-friendly community, but does a 17-year-old law limiting ownership of cats and dogs bode well for that reputation? Since 1995 it’s been illegal for any household to have more then three dogs and more than four cats. It’s the kind of law — like the rule prohibiting residents from parking in front of their homes for more than 72 hours — that makes some people scratch their heads. “I don’t really get it, but it doesn’t bother me, personally,” said Joshua Miller, a resident who exercises his two dogs at Oronoco Bay Park in Old Town. “You got…

  • Road to White House runs through Alexandria, Virginia

    Derrick Perkins
    15 May 2012 | 8:51 am
    Presidential politics came home to roost in Alexandria late last week with the opening of President Barack Obama’s new re-election campaign office in the Port City. U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8), a former mayor and city resident, was on hand to welcome Organizing For America — Obama’s campaigning arm — to Alexandria on Saturday. He took the opportunity to stump for the Democratic president before a largely friendly crowd. “We have a clear choice in this election between moving this country forward and building an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, and returning to the failed…

  • Ariail family honored for local philanthropic efforts

    Derrick Perkins
    14 May 2012 | 3:02 pm
    When ACT for Alexandria’s head honcho John Porter recently called Leslie Ariail, she expected details on potential candidates for the organization’s Legacy of Giving Award. She didn’t expect her family would receive the honor for their years of community service and philanthropy. “I was kind of bowled over when John [Porter] said, ‘No, we’ve chosen you and your family,’” Leslie said with a laugh. “I said, ‘Oh.’ I thought it must be some mistake.” But as far as Porter was concerned, there are few in the community more deserving of the annual award. Leslie, and her late…
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  • School board cuts 19 positions

    16 May 2012 | 7:24 am
    Faced with a deficit of nearly $900,000, the Amherst County school board eliminated 19 positions last Tuesday night to balance the 2012-13 budget.

  • Fuel costs affecting budget

    16 May 2012 | 7:18 am
    Amherst and Nelson counties, along with other localties, are having to adjust their budgets because of the high cost of fuel.

  • 'A great honor'

    16 May 2012 | 7:13 am
    The Monacan Indian Nation’s annual powwow turns 20 this year. The event, set for Saturday and Sunday, also marks the official introduction of Sharon Bryant, who presides over the powwow as chief for the first time.

  • SBC graduates 167

    16 May 2012 | 7:08 am
    A pioneer in the formation of a national research agenda for women’s health told Sweet Briar College graduates on Saturday to remember the value of a small gesture.

  • Crime Report for May 17, 2012

    16 May 2012 | 7:03 am
    Crime report for Amherst for may 17, 2012
 
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  • The Huguely tape: Court finally allows glimpses of evidence

    lisa
    15 May 2012 | 12:22 pm
    During his trial, spectators could hear George Huguely's interview with police in which he went from matter-of-fact discussion of Yeardley Love "freaking out" to near hysteria and denial after getting told she was dead. In that same courtroom more than two months later, after several media organizations pressed for release of the trial evidence, the public on the morning of May 15 was finally allowed to see the video recording of Huguely. Prior stories: Civil squirm: Huguely must testify in $30 million lawsuit A time to sentence: Huguely fate to be finalized August 30 Huguely: 'How the f***…

  • Sauntering Shadows: Burton offers beautiful identity crisis

    Roger Ebert
    15 May 2012 | 10:03 am
    TIM Burton's Dark Shadows is all dressed up with nowhere to go, an elegant production without a central drive. There are wonderful things in the film, but they aren't what's important. It's as if Burton directed at arm's length, unwilling to find juice in the story. Yes, the original TV soap opera is a cult classic, but he approaches it as an amusing trifle, and at feature length we need more than attitude to sink our teeth in. The opening is gripping, creating expectations the movie doesn't satisfy. We learn the early history of the Collins family in America, which would create a fishing…

  • Bank battle: VNB titan wants back in (and Craig out)

    hawes
    14 May 2012 | 7:39 pm
    Just days before the annual shareholders meeting, former Virginia National Bank chairman Mark Giles, whose Christmas-time resignation led a wave of defections from the board of directors, has fired a shot across the bow of the ship he once captained. He's offering a "proxy contest," a power battle that might include an attempt to reclaim a leadership role at an institution that's been rocked by hints that it has been run more like a private club than a publicly held company. Prior stories January 30, 2012: "Not immune: VNB corporate profit falls 42 percent" December 23, 2011: "Bank feud:…

  • Barefoot's baby: Earless Rabbit jumps out

    courteney
    14 May 2012 | 3:13 pm
    He's best known in Charlottesville as a WINA radio host, but author and historian Coy Barefoot now has an addition to his resumé: co-founder and creative director of Earless Rabbit, an online video site that features professionally produced clips on local topics from music to art to food. "Earless Rabbit is what comes after newspaper, radio, and television as we know it," says Barefoot, who says the idea– named for the old-school television antennas– grew from his frustration with the interruptions caused by pop-up, banner, and video ads, all of which, he says, are relics of 20th…

  • Katie to UVA: And Monticello gets Nadia on July 4

    hawes
    14 May 2012 | 2:21 pm
    The University of Virginia's 183rd Final Exercises will be held May 20 with a Lawn-centric ceremony begins featuring Katie Couric as commencement speaker. But in another major local speech development, this year's Independence Day celebration and naturalization ceremony at Monticello will feature Nadia Comăneci, the first Olympic gymastic to score a perfect 10 in a routine, something that happened in the summer of 1976, shortly before a soap-opera theme somehow became inextricably linked to her persona.
 
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  • Tech students win entrepreneurial money

    11 May 2012 | 5:37 pm
    On May 10, a group of three Virginia Tech students won $100,000 worth of business mentorship through VT KnowledgeWorks as part of its first annual Tech Transfer Competition.

  • Warner, Obama send off Hokies

    11 May 2012 | 12:43 pm
    Virginia Tech welcomed two commencement speakers to address the class of 2012, Virginia Sen. Mark Warner and First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama.

  • Students, staff say goodbye to Shultz

    1 May 2012 | 10:13 pm
    The Virginia Tech community will say goodbye to Shultz Wednesday, May 9, as it closes its doors for the last time.

  • Tech prepares for arrival of Michelle Obama, Mark Warner

    1 May 2012 | 10:10 pm
    Many details concerning Michelle Obama and Mark Warner’s appearance at this year’s commencement ceremony have not been determined, so the university is encouraging families to check the webpage consistently for updates.

  • Students call on 'Colbert Report' to help save Stadium Woods

    1 May 2012 | 9:57 pm
    The Hokie Nation and the Colbert Nation came together yesterday for the naming of a 300-year-old white oak after Stephen Colbert, host of television show, “The Colbert Report,” in order to bring further attention to the Stadium Woods issue.
 
 
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  • Inspirational teenager recognized with free lifetime pass

    15 May 2012 | 1:15 pm
    Allen Worrell Editor For the inspiration he’s provided to Carroll County’s softball team in 2012, Levi Horton will never have to pay to attend another regular season varsity game at the high s...

  • Kimble whiffs 14 as Carroll drills Tazewell

    27 Apr 2012 | 1:20 pm
    Lillie Kimble struck out 14 and allowed just five hits and no earned runs April 24 as Carroll County earned a 9-1 Southwest District road victory at Tazewell. Kimble had her stuff working all day,...

  • Dalton signs with Ferrum College

    25 Apr 2012 | 1:04 pm
    Carroll County senior point guard Rachel Dalton will be rejoining former teammate Kayla Goins next season. Dalton, who helped lead the Lady Cavaliers to the best season in school history this winte...

  • Carroll softball splits pair of one-run games

    10 Apr 2012 | 3:00 pm
    Jordan Nunn’s two-run single in the bottom of the fifth inning lifted Carroll County to a hard-fought 3-2 victory Thursday over Pulaski County in Hillsville. With the game tied at 1-all in the f...

  • Nelson whiffs 13 in five-hit shutout of Grayson

    5 Apr 2012 | 12:23 pm
    Garrett Nelson made sure there would be no Grayson County comeback this time, recording a career-high 13 strikeouts April 4 in a five-hit shutout as Carroll County defeated the Blue Devils 9-0 in H...
 
 
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    Quantico Sentry News

  • One dream, two stars

    14 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – The Quantico Middle/High School Boys Varsity Baseball Team had one of the best games of their season during the first round of the Delaney Athletic Conference playoffs against the Highland High School Highlanders at Quantico on May 8. With the Warriors winning that game 3-2 in the final inning, their parents were elated, but there was one parent in particular...

  • Experts meet for Quantico’s first Environment and Energy Summit

    14 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. – Col. Dan Choike, commander of Marine Corps Base Quantico, called May 9’s Environment and Energy Summit at the Clubs at Quantico the first of what he hoped will be many more occasions when environmental and energy experts will meet to discuss ways to ensure the sustainability of the base’s mission. The all-day meeting brought together specialists from the base,...

  • At Butler Stadium rededication, recalling arena’s unorthodox history

    14 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va.(May 10) – At the rededication of Butler Stadium on May 10, Quantico Base Commander Col. Dan Choike recalled watching the Marine Corps Birthday Uniform Pageant on that field almost 30 years ago, during his time at The Basic School. “I remember looking at the bleachers and wondering what went into making them,” he told the hundreds of Marines who filled the newly...

  • Pilot Troops to Trucks program comes to Quantico

    14 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (May 11) – Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Richard Holcomb stopped by Base Commander Col. Dan Choike’s office in the afternoon of May 11 to present him with a plaque signifying VDOT’s partnership with Quantico, which will help get truck-driving veterans into trucking jobs. “It’s a no-brainer to partner with state agencies that assist our young...

  • Choike’s final words

    14 May 2012 | 7:00 pm
    MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (May 15, 2012) -- Col. Dan Choike has been a Marine since 1982 and the commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Quantico since 2009. Tomorrow, he leaves both duties behind as he retires from the Corps and turns his post over to Col. Dave Maxwell. Before he departed, The Sentry sat down with Choike to get his final thoughts on what it has meant to serve as the...
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  • Water line Cleaning Notice

    26 Apr 2012 | 7:00 pm
    The FLSS will be flushing the water lines throughout the Base. This is a routine maintenance procedure. Due to the nature of this operation, the...

  • MCA&F Ground Awards Dinner – 28 June 2012

    5 Apr 2012 | 7:00 pm
    The Marine Corps Association Foundation, in conjunction with HQMC Plans, Policies and Operations Division, will host the 9th Annual MCAF Ground...

  • MCA&F 2012 Ammo Tech Awards Dinner - 23 May 2012

    5 Apr 2012 | 7:00 pm
    The Marine Corps Association Foundation, in conjunction with Marine Corps Systems Command, will host the 3rd Annual MCAF Ammo Tech Awards Dinner on...

  • Heating to Cooling Switchover

    18 Mar 2012 | 7:00 pm
    The following dates are provided for terminating winter heating operations and starting summer cooling operations: Depending on weather conditions,...
 
 
 
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  • Body found near Norris bridge has been identified

    jgaskins@ssentinel.com
    11 May 2012 | 4:59 pm
    LANCASTER—The body of an elderly woman that was recovered near the Robert O. Norris Jr. Bridge about 10:30 a.m. May 10 has been identified as Patricia W. Taylor, 77, a resident of a Manassas area assisted living facility, reported Capt. Martin Shirilla of the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office.

  • Restructuring of Urbanna budget leads to reserve

    jgaskins@ssentinel.com
    9 May 2012 | 7:20 pm
    After extensive financial review, the Urbanna Town Council has proposed a balanced budget that is available for citizen review and comment. Council has created a reserve of $12,000 in the General Fund and $50,000 in the Water Fund. This extra money will be used as a reserve for emergencies and future expenses.

  • Hope abounds at Relay for Life

    jgaskins@ssentinel.com
    9 May 2012 | 7:16 pm
    Survivors, caregivers and supporters gathered at Christchurch School last Friday for Middlesex County’s Relay for Life and, despite threatening weather, hundreds showed up throughout the evening to show their love and support for those suffering from, or having suffered through, the pain of cancer.

  • New alert system will contact residents in the event of an emergency

    jgaskins@ssentinel.com
    9 May 2012 | 7:13 pm
    Middlesex County has started using the Everbridge Aware for Citizen Alerts, an emergency notification system that will allow communication with thousands of residents and businesses in minutes during emergencies. The county will be able to alert residents about severe weather, fires, floods, toxic environmental issues and other emergencies using Everbridge Aware for Citizen Alerts.

  • Search begins for new county administrator

    jgaskins@ssentinel.com
    9 May 2012 | 7:11 pm
    The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors will start the process of hiring a new county administrator to replace Charlie Culley, who has left to take a similar position in Caroline County. Interim county administrator Bill Whitley recommended advertising the position of county administrator by May 1 with applications accepted through June 28, 2012.
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  • Virginia ignores marijuana reform proposals

    Staff/Contributed Reports
    14 May 2012 | 11:32 am
    VCU CNSEd McCann Is the executive director of NORML's Virginia chapter. By Charles Couch and Amir VeraCapital News Service RICHMOND – After months of an undercover investigation in 2008, a Yorktown County police officer finally had enough evidence to charge Brandon Gomez, then 18, with intent to distribute marijuana. “I had actually been just basically the middleman,” Gomez said, describing himself as an intermediary between a dealer and users in marijuana sales. During the investigation, the undercover officer bought 4 ounces of marijuana. After Gomez spent a few nights in jail,…

  • The Sperryville bridge: some background

    Don Audette
    13 May 2012 | 6:41 pm
    Don Audette | Rappahannock NewsVDOT's 1929 engineering and plans for the Sperryville bridge. Of historic interest is the Proposed Truss Bridge over the Thornton River near Sperryville, as laid out by the Virginia Department of Highways on November 19, 1928.   Figures shown nearby include the overall design plan, plus enlargements of parts of that plan. These include: the title of the plan, a close up of the side view of the bridge, and a general note about the bridge.  For the latter, of particular interest is the roadway being 24 feet wide, and the bridge having a capacity to handle…

  • Out of town on a rail

    Roger Piantadosi
    11 May 2012 | 6:15 pm
    Don AudetteFrom the Bekins website: "Since 1891, Bekins has been providing our customers with the best value and service. No other van line has more experience than Bekins." As in the photo above sent in this week by Don Audette, who happened to be among the drivers who had to wait while a truck driver and his partner tried to back their rig out of a bad situation, tractor-trailers have been tying up U.S. 211 in Sperryville trying to make the hairpin turn at Main Street – a turn that big orange detour signs in Madison, Warrenton, Front Royal and Culpeper warn them they won’t be…

  • Sperryville’s little bridge, retired at 82

    Don Audette
    10 May 2012 | 6:51 pm
    More historical background Engineering plans, photos and more are included in this web-only sidebar compiled by Don Audette. The Sperryville bridge has come to the end of its life. It was a brave little bridge. Day and night, for 82 years, it helped vehicles cross the south branch of the Thornton River at Sperryville. Cars, trucks with giant logs, pickup trucks, tractor-trailers, farm vehicles, bikers, gravel trucks, cement trucks, emergency vehicles, you name it. Only 60 feet long, it went unnoticed by most travelers. It gave its heart and soul to Sperryville. Brave little bridge, we will…

  • Food Pantry draws a caring young crowd of helpers  

    Daphne Hutchinson
    10 May 2012 | 4:23 pm
    Food Pantry DaySaturday, May 12 At the Pantry 9:30 a.m. – Pet Parade led by 11-year-old bagpiper Jacob Laughlin. Prizes awarded in three categories (dogs, cats, others), registration begins at 9, entry fee is donation of dog food or cat food (no entry fee for Pantry customers). 11 a.m. – Gardening workshop led by Farm to Table coordinator Jen Rattigan and master gardener Mark Cuppet from Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School. 1-3 p.m. – Food Pantry Open House Also, Trinity Episcopal Church’s lemonade stand and St. Peter’s Catholic Church’s bake sale, both to benefit the pantry.
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  • Virginia ignores marijuana reform proposals

    Staff/Contributed Reports
    14 May 2012 | 11:32 am
    VCU CNSEd McCann Is the executive director of NORML's Virginia chapter. By Charles Couch and Amir VeraCapital News Service RICHMOND – After months of an undercover investigation in 2008, a Yorktown County police officer finally had enough evidence to charge Brandon Gomez, then 18, with intent to distribute marijuana. “I had actually been just basically the middleman,” Gomez said, describing himself as an intermediary between a dealer and users in marijuana sales. During the investigation, the undercover officer bought 4 ounces of marijuana. After Gomez spent a few nights in jail,…

  • The Sperryville bridge: some background

    Don Audette
    13 May 2012 | 6:41 pm
    Don Audette | Rappahannock NewsVDOT's 1929 engineering and plans for the Sperryville bridge. Of historic interest is the Proposed Truss Bridge over the Thornton River near Sperryville, as laid out by the Virginia Department of Highways on November 19, 1928.   Figures shown nearby include the overall design plan, plus enlargements of parts of that plan. These include: the title of the plan, a close up of the side view of the bridge, and a general note about the bridge.  For the latter, of particular interest is the roadway being 24 feet wide, and the bridge having a capacity to handle…

  • Out of town on a rail

    Roger Piantadosi
    11 May 2012 | 6:15 pm
    Don AudetteFrom the Bekins website: "Since 1891, Bekins has been providing our customers with the best value and service. No other van line has more experience than Bekins." As in the photo above sent in this week by Don Audette, who happened to be among the drivers who had to wait while a truck driver and his partner tried to back their rig out of a bad situation, tractor-trailers have been tying up U.S. 211 in Sperryville trying to make the hairpin turn at Main Street – a turn that big orange detour signs in Madison, Warrenton, Front Royal and Culpeper warn them they won’t be…

  • Sperryville’s little bridge, retired at 82

    Don Audette
    10 May 2012 | 6:51 pm
    More historical background Engineering plans, photos and more are included in this web-only sidebar compiled by Don Audette. The Sperryville bridge has come to the end of its life. It was a brave little bridge. Day and night, for 82 years, it helped vehicles cross the south branch of the Thornton River at Sperryville. Cars, trucks with giant logs, pickup trucks, tractor-trailers, farm vehicles, bikers, gravel trucks, cement trucks, emergency vehicles, you name it. Only 60 feet long, it went unnoticed by most travelers. It gave its heart and soul to Sperryville. Brave little bridge, we will…

  • Food Pantry draws a caring young crowd of helpers  

    Daphne Hutchinson
    10 May 2012 | 4:23 pm
    Food Pantry DaySaturday, May 12 At the Pantry 9:30 a.m. – Pet Parade led by 11-year-old bagpiper Jacob Laughlin. Prizes awarded in three categories (dogs, cats, others), registration begins at 9, entry fee is donation of dog food or cat food (no entry fee for Pantry customers). 11 a.m. – Gardening workshop led by Farm to Table coordinator Jen Rattigan and master gardener Mark Cuppet from Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School. 1-3 p.m. – Food Pantry Open House Also, Trinity Episcopal Church’s lemonade stand and St. Peter’s Catholic Church’s bake sale, both to benefit the pantry.
 
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  • Virginia ignores marijuana reform proposals

    Staff/Contributed Reports
    14 May 2012 | 11:32 am
    VCU CNSEd McCann Is the executive director of NORML's Virginia chapter. By Charles Couch and Amir VeraCapital News Service RICHMOND – After months of an undercover investigation in 2008, a Yorktown County police officer finally had enough evidence to charge Brandon Gomez, then 18, with intent to distribute marijuana. “I had actually been just basically the middleman,” Gomez said, describing himself as an intermediary between a dealer and users in marijuana sales. During the investigation, the undercover officer bought 4 ounces of marijuana. After Gomez spent a few nights in jail,…

  • The Sperryville bridge: some background

    Don Audette
    13 May 2012 | 6:41 pm
    Don Audette | Rappahannock NewsVDOT's 1929 engineering and plans for the Sperryville bridge. Of historic interest is the Proposed Truss Bridge over the Thornton River near Sperryville, as laid out by the Virginia Department of Highways on November 19, 1928.   Figures shown nearby include the overall design plan, plus enlargements of parts of that plan. These include: the title of the plan, a close up of the side view of the bridge, and a general note about the bridge.  For the latter, of particular interest is the roadway being 24 feet wide, and the bridge having a capacity to handle…

  • Out of town on a rail

    Roger Piantadosi
    11 May 2012 | 6:15 pm
    Don AudetteFrom the Bekins website: "Since 1891, Bekins has been providing our customers with the best value and service. No other van line has more experience than Bekins." As in the photo above sent in this week by Don Audette, who happened to be among the drivers who had to wait while a truck driver and his partner tried to back their rig out of a bad situation, tractor-trailers have been tying up U.S. 211 in Sperryville trying to make the hairpin turn at Main Street – a turn that big orange detour signs in Madison, Warrenton, Front Royal and Culpeper warn them they won’t be…

  • Sperryville’s little bridge, retired at 82

    Don Audette
    10 May 2012 | 6:51 pm
    More historical background Engineering plans, photos and more are included in this web-only sidebar compiled by Don Audette. The Sperryville bridge has come to the end of its life. It was a brave little bridge. Day and night, for 82 years, it helped vehicles cross the south branch of the Thornton River at Sperryville. Cars, trucks with giant logs, pickup trucks, tractor-trailers, farm vehicles, bikers, gravel trucks, cement trucks, emergency vehicles, you name it. Only 60 feet long, it went unnoticed by most travelers. It gave its heart and soul to Sperryville. Brave little bridge, we will…

  • Food Pantry draws a caring young crowd of helpers  

    Daphne Hutchinson
    10 May 2012 | 4:23 pm
    Food Pantry DaySaturday, May 12 At the Pantry 9:30 a.m. – Pet Parade led by 11-year-old bagpiper Jacob Laughlin. Prizes awarded in three categories (dogs, cats, others), registration begins at 9, entry fee is donation of dog food or cat food (no entry fee for Pantry customers). 11 a.m. – Gardening workshop led by Farm to Table coordinator Jen Rattigan and master gardener Mark Cuppet from Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School. 1-3 p.m. – Food Pantry Open House Also, Trinity Episcopal Church’s lemonade stand and St. Peter’s Catholic Church’s bake sale, both to benefit the pantry.
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  • Virginia ignores marijuana reform proposals

    Staff/Contributed Reports
    14 May 2012 | 11:32 am
    VCU CNSEd McCann Is the executive director of NORML's Virginia chapter. By Charles Couch and Amir VeraCapital News Service RICHMOND – After months of an undercover investigation in 2008, a Yorktown County police officer finally had enough evidence to charge Brandon Gomez, then 18, with intent to distribute marijuana. “I had actually been just basically the middleman,” Gomez said, describing himself as an intermediary between a dealer and users in marijuana sales. During the investigation, the undercover officer bought 4 ounces of marijuana. After Gomez spent a few nights in jail,…

  • The Sperryville bridge: some background

    Don Audette
    13 May 2012 | 6:41 pm
    Don Audette | Rappahannock NewsVDOT's 1929 engineering and plans for the Sperryville bridge. Of historic interest is the Proposed Truss Bridge over the Thornton River near Sperryville, as laid out by the Virginia Department of Highways on November 19, 1928.   Figures shown nearby include the overall design plan, plus enlargements of parts of that plan. These include: the title of the plan, a close up of the side view of the bridge, and a general note about the bridge.  For the latter, of particular interest is the roadway being 24 feet wide, and the bridge having a capacity to handle…

  • Out of town on a rail

    Roger Piantadosi
    11 May 2012 | 6:15 pm
    Don AudetteFrom the Bekins website: "Since 1891, Bekins has been providing our customers with the best value and service. No other van line has more experience than Bekins." As in the photo above sent in this week by Don Audette, who happened to be among the drivers who had to wait while a truck driver and his partner tried to back their rig out of a bad situation, tractor-trailers have been tying up U.S. 211 in Sperryville trying to make the hairpin turn at Main Street – a turn that big orange detour signs in Madison, Warrenton, Front Royal and Culpeper warn them they won’t be…

  • Sperryville’s little bridge, retired at 82

    Don Audette
    10 May 2012 | 6:51 pm
    More historical background Engineering plans, photos and more are included in this web-only sidebar compiled by Don Audette. The Sperryville bridge has come to the end of its life. It was a brave little bridge. Day and night, for 82 years, it helped vehicles cross the south branch of the Thornton River at Sperryville. Cars, trucks with giant logs, pickup trucks, tractor-trailers, farm vehicles, bikers, gravel trucks, cement trucks, emergency vehicles, you name it. Only 60 feet long, it went unnoticed by most travelers. It gave its heart and soul to Sperryville. Brave little bridge, we will…

  • Food Pantry draws a caring young crowd of helpers  

    Daphne Hutchinson
    10 May 2012 | 4:23 pm
    Food Pantry DaySaturday, May 12 At the Pantry 9:30 a.m. – Pet Parade led by 11-year-old bagpiper Jacob Laughlin. Prizes awarded in three categories (dogs, cats, others), registration begins at 9, entry fee is donation of dog food or cat food (no entry fee for Pantry customers). 11 a.m. – Gardening workshop led by Farm to Table coordinator Jen Rattigan and master gardener Mark Cuppet from Mountain Laurel Montessori Farm School. 1-3 p.m. – Food Pantry Open House Also, Trinity Episcopal Church’s lemonade stand and St. Peter’s Catholic Church’s bake sale, both to benefit the pantry.
 
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  • ITT Exelis becomes 10th Fairfax County-based company to make the Fortune 500

    psquires@va-business.com
    16 May 2012 | 4:54 pm
    Call it bragging, but Fairfax County does have a story to tell that’s the envy of other localities. The county’s Economic Development Authority released a list Wednesday, updating Fairfax’s strong showing on the 2012 list of Fortune 500 companies published by Fortune Magazine. ITT Exelis, which spun off from ITT Corp. in 2011 and established its headquarters at Tysons Corner, was the 10th Fairfax company to crack the magazine’s list of the 500 largest publicly traded companies in the U.S. According to the EDA, this means Fairfax County has more companies on the 2012…

  • Flabby? Cuccinelli’s Skechers suit has your backside

    psquires@va-business.com
    16 May 2012 | 12:01 pm
     Virginia’s thighs and backsides aren’t what they should be, and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II is doing something about it. Cuccinelli announced Wednesday that the commonwealth had settled a lawsuit against Skechers USA, whose rocker-bottom shoes had promised to help wearers effortlessly slim down, reduce cellulite and acquire buns of steel. Read full article >>

  • Fairfax County wants volunteers to write more parking tickets

    psquires@va-business.com
    16 May 2012 | 11:53 am
    Revenue-hungry Fairfax County is thinking about expanding the use of volunteers to write parking tickets after a five-year decline in the number of citations issued and amount of revenue collected. The Board of Supervisors’ auditor of the board made the recommendation in a draft report that found citations had declined about 16 percent over a five-year period. Revenue fell about 5 percent despite a boost in the amount of parking fines and expanding the number of parking ordinances, the audit says. Read full article >>

  • Va. to get $115,000 from shoe ad settlement

    psquires@va-business.com
    16 May 2012 | 11:23 am
    RICHMOND Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says Virginia will receive about $115,000 from a multistate settlement with Skechers USA Inc. over the company's shoe ads. Lawsuits filed by Cuccinelli and the attorneys general of 43 other states alleged that Skechers made unfounded claims in ads for its Shape-ups, Tone-Ups and Skechers Resistance Runner athletic shoes.

  • Jim Webb, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz to appear at Virginia Democrats’ convention

    psquires@va-business.com
    16 May 2012 | 9:45 am
    Virginia Democrats will meet in Fairfax County in two weeks for their annual state party convention, with a few big names on hand to help draw a crowd. The gathering is scheduled for June 1-2 at George Mason University. Read full article >>
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  • How to cross the finals finish line [OPINION]

    Kevin Loker
    13 May 2012 | 9:46 am
    Andrew DeCelle procrastinates a paper. (Kevin Loker) As I sit in Fenwick Library and think of the millions of ways I can occupy my time other than writing the two final papers of my college career, I can’t help but laugh at how my habits of procrastination always get in the way of my productivity. Four years of late-night paper writing, always due to putting reading, research, writing and editing off until the last minute, have still not taught me to use my time wisely.read more

  • University Libraries launches study room reservation software

    Kevin Loker
    8 May 2012 | 2:57 pm
    From left to right: Mason students Natalie Tran, Carl Jones and Roselyn Tablante study in one of the Fenwick Library study rooms, which can now be reserved online. (Dakota Cunningham). As students prepare for final exams, a familiar quandary among them is where to study. To ease this anxiety, and motivated to address policy following a dispute last spring, University Libraries debuted online software last month which enables students to reserve group study rooms on any of Mason’s three campuses. With the new reservation software, Mason students, faculty and staff can reserve space for…

  • Patriots swept by Delaware in final home series

    Kevin Loker
    6 May 2012 | 6:59 pm
    The Delaware Blue Hens (24-22, 14-10 CAA) brought their brooms to Fairfax this weekend against the Patriots (32-20, 15-12 CAA) in their final home series of the season. The Blue Hens took the first game on Friday convincingly, 8-5, and then scratched out a 2-1 win on Saturday. The Patriots, looking to avoid a weekend sweep against their conference rivals on Senior Day, were unable to do so.read more

  • Baseball falls to Delaware in weekend series opener, 8-5

    Kevin Loker
    5 May 2012 | 2:14 pm
    With the season winding down, the George Mason Patriots (32-18, 15-10 CAA) took on their conference opponents the Delaware Blue Hens (22-22, 12-10 CAA). When the two teams played last year in Delaware, the Blue Hens swept the season series. In the opening game of the series on Friday, the Blue Hens sprinted out to an early lead in the first inning, scoring four runs on five hits off of Patriots sophomore starting pitcher Anthony Montefusco.read more

  • Late Night Patriot Positions

    jake.mclernon
    5 May 2012 | 11:25 am
    ON-CAMERA POSITIONS News Anchors (2) Description: An anchor is an on-camera personality that represents Late Night Patriot. They not only read the news, but also bring stories to the news desk.read more
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  • Rising senior dies at home in Michigan

    David Weissman
    15 May 2012 | 10:40 am
    Rising senior Ryan Wolff, 21, died at his home in Coloma, Mich., on Monday, May 7. Cause of his death hasn’t been reported yet. “I was devastated [when I heard],” said Michael Ghio, Wolff’s freshman-year roommate. Wolff lived in a single his sophomore and junior years. “Ryan was a great friend and amazing representative of the university. He will be deeply missed by all those who knew him.” Wolff was a business major, concentrating in finance, according to an email sent out by university officials Wednesday morning. Ghio said he had been informed the night before the notice had…

  • Commencement speaker receives mixed reactions

    Ben Panko
    7 May 2012 | 3:38 pm
    Approximately 740 University of Richmond students left the Robins Center yesterday with diplomas in hand after the school’s 182nd commencement ceremony. Commencement speaker Gov. Bob McDonnell urged the graduates to “Go make a difference,” in an address containing anecdotes about service, faith and the university’s growing global influence. He repeatedly praised and plugged the United States and Virginia, including the commonwealth’s ranking as the best place for business by CNBC. Alex Wiles, who graduated yesterday from the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, won a…

  • Spiders’ late rally not enough to capture A10 title

    Andrew Prezioso
    29 Apr 2012 | 3:17 pm
    The University of Richmond had cut the University of Massachusetts’ lead from seven to four, and was in good position to get closer late in the game, but failed to do so in its 14-9 loss in Sunday’s Atlantic 10 Conference tournament title game. With about three minutes left in the game, senior Mary Flowers had the ball on a restart a few yards away from UMass goalie Katie Florence, but Flowers moved too early and the ball went back to the Minutewomen. The play took momentum away from Richmond, which had rallied from an 11-4 deficit early in the second half. The Minutewomen, like…

  • Response to Rhatican’s concept of a “Hipster”

    admin
    24 Apr 2012 | 9:20 pm
    Rhatican wrote a new article – titled “You know you’re a hipster when…” It could be funny if he had any idea what a hipster was, or if there was a single hipster on this campus. Instead, it was a pointed attack against any sort of activism – well, any sort of move toward progress really – on this campus. Within the article, he makes a point to make fun of people who care about Africa, since “there is not practical connection between you making some other college kid aware and an African baby surviving,” and since we are only compassionate because our “father brings in six…

  • McDonnell selected as commencement speaker

    Erin Moyer
    20 Apr 2012 | 2:33 pm
    Gov. Bob McDonnell will deliver the main address at University of Richmond’s Class of 2012 commencement ceremony on May 6. McDonnell became the 71st governor of Virginia in January 2010, with 59 percent of the vote. He received the most votes for a candidate in state history, according to the governor’s website. The commencement ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. in the Robins Center. The facility seats 9,000 people, according to the university release. McDonnell received his bachelor’s of business administration degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1976, on a full Army ROTC…
 
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  • Joggers in city report man exposing himself

    15 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    BY KEITH EPPS Police are seeking the public's help in finding a man who exposed himself to at least one jogger Monday evening in Fredericksburg....

  • Virginia's tax revenues climb

    15 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    RICHMOND--Virginia's tax revenues are looking up, with April's collections coming in 10.6 percent higher than April 2011. For the fiscal year so far, revenues are up 5.9 percent, ahead of the forecasted growth of 4.6 percent....

  • SNOW DAY FINALLY ARRIVES

    15 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    There won't be any snowmen. Or snowball fights. Or sledding. And it's a pretty safe bet no one will feel like drinking hot cocoa by the fireside. But King George County students will get a snow day this month....

  • A familiar route for race traffic

    15 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    The traffic patterns in use throughout Fredericksburg on Sunday morning for the 5th annual Marine Corps Historic Half race will be the same as in past years. Officials have been advising those traveling to destinations along the race route to be aware of road closures and runners....

  • Pencil-pusher turns into speed demon

    15 May 2012 | 11:00 pm
    BY DONNIE JOHNSTON David DeJarnette's face lights up as he pulls off his driving helmet....
 
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  • Freshman sensation

    16 May 2012 | 6:49 am
    RICHMOND — Lisettee Brondyke is just weeks away from completing her freshman season at Walsingham Academy.

  • Wilroy plays to win

    16 May 2012 | 6:49 am
    NEWPORT NEWS — J.J. Wilroy was a Bay Rivers District finalist in singles and doubles for Jamestown High School.

  • Eagles' duo soars at tourney

    16 May 2012 | 6:49 am
    NEWPORT NEWS — All season long, Jamestown’s top-seeded Leah Walter and Abby Hunt have played their way to win after win. And each singles, doubles and Eagles team victory has led up to the Bay Rivers District girls tennis finale.

  • Warhill hopes for share of first place

    16 May 2012 | 6:35 am
    JAMES CITY — It’s official. All season long the Warhill baseball team has been playing toward one goal: to finish the year at the top of Bay Rivers District standings.

  • Need for Speed evident at Lafayette

    16 May 2012 | 5:42 am
    NEWPORT NEWS — Alfonso Speed took a year off from high school soccer to perfect his craft with the Richmond Strikers U-18 Academy team.
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  • Middleburg VFD Embezzlement Investigation After Treasurer Commits Suicide

    Webteam
    7 May 2012 | 10:11 pm
    From STATter911.com: Leesburg Today reports that at a press conference this evening in Middleburg, Virginia it was disclosed that a criminal investigation, still ongoing, has determined that close to $500,000 in funds are missing from the Middleburg Volunteer Fire Department. According to the paper’s website, a statement from attorney Ed MacMahon Jr. indicates the money was embezzled over the last three years by Paul Draisey the department’s treasurer. MacMahon is representing the fire department. Draisey committed suicide on April 16. Draisey was also a long time radio personality…

  • Belvoir firefighters honored for emergency rescue response

    Webteam
    5 May 2012 | 8:36 pm
    Credit: Matt Bookwalter These Fort Belvoir Fire and Emergency Services personnel, standing left to right front row: Ernest Desantis and Sean Kerrigan. Back row: Roger Kennedy, Shawn Shade, Jeffrey Cox, Daniel Oliver and Michael O’Neill, were honored at the Installation Management Command’s Heroes of the Day for their roles in the rescue. FES personnel who were honored but not pictured are Valoree Brown and Luis Gomez. The Installation Management Command honored several Fort Belvoir Fire and Emergency Services personnel as IMCOM Heroes of the Day, April 23. Eight indiviuals received praise…

  • Charge Filed in Deadly Ambulance Crash in Lynchburg

    Webteam
    4 May 2012 | 7:37 pm
    Lynchburg, VA – Lynchburg Police have filed a reckless driving charge against the driver of the ambulance involved in Thursday’s deadly crash. Investigators say Justin Kidd, 25, ran a red light and hit 69-year-old Dean Anders’ pickup truck. They say there was a patient in the back of the ambulance at the time of the crash at Campbell and Florida Avenues. But it was not responding code three, so the lights and siren were not on. Continue reading… WSET.com – ABC13 – Charge Filed in Deadly Ambulance Crash.

  • New Delivery – Stuarts Draft Fire Company

    Webteam
    4 May 2012 | 7:33 pm
    Stuarts Draft Volunteer Fire Company in Stuarts Draft, Virginia, recently took delivery of this 4×4 Rescue Pumper built by Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc. of Osceola, Wisconsin (www.customfire.com). The pumper is built on an International 7400 4×4 chassis with a booster reel under step and a bumper mounted winch.  It features a Waterous PTO midship 1000-gpm pump, 500-gallon capacity, pump-and-roll capability, FoamPro 2001 foam system.  The body includes full-height / full-depth compartments, top access hatch compartments and a 6 Kw diesel generator. The department plans to use this…

  • Video: Virginia Beach Fire Academy – Class 136

    Webteam
    4 May 2012 | 9:41 am
    Highlights from the Virginia Beach Fire Academy – Class 136. I must say, this is probably one of the best recruit class videos I have ever watched! Virginia Beach Fire Department online
 
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  • Bay Clean Up Plan Open To The Public This Month

    Ann Neil Cosby
    8 May 2012 | 9:11 am
    Virginia’s Phase II Watershed Improvement Plan was submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 30, 2012, as discussed here and here. The formal public comment period on the plan will conclude on May 31. The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is supplementing the formal comment period by working with its partners to hold a series of public meetings on the Phase II WIP across the state. These will aim to provide a brief update on the status of the Phase II WIP, the next steps in the Chesapeake Bay TMDL planning process and to provide local…

  • Easy or Not, the Development of Local Stormwater Programs Charges Forth

    Ann Neil Cosby
    25 Apr 2012 | 1:34 pm
    Local stormwater management programs will soon be coming to a locality near you, namely, to all of them. As the state’s new stormwater permitting regime for construction projects shifts to the local level, the many different components of these programs, from the ordinances that will establish them, to the staff that will administer and enforce them, to the funds that will pay for them, are currently being developed at break-neck pace. All of these complexities in the development of local programs, and more, were discussed yesterday during the second meeting of the Department of…

  • 23rd Annual Environment Virginia Symposium Concludes

    Ann Neil Cosby
    13 Apr 2012 | 11:40 am
    This week, I had the pleasure of attending the 23rd Annual Environment Virginia Symposium, hosted by the VMI Center for Leadership and Ethics. As in years past, the symposium was topical, thought-provoking, and included a wealth of information on a variety of environmental topics. The theme this year was “Collaboration Innovation Results,” and tracks focused on Getting to Zero Waste, the Chesapeake Bay WIP Phase II, Sustainability in Higher Education, Land and Conservation, Air Quality and Water Supply, and Stormwater, Water Quality and Dam Safety. For those of us who have been…

  • Virginia’s Phase II WIP submitted to EPA, will its local input satisfy the Feds?

    Ann Neil Cosby
    6 Apr 2012 | 2:52 pm
    On March 30, 2012, Virginia submitted its final Phase II Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP) to officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Submission of the Final Plan follows a draft Phase II WIP previously submitted on December 15, 2011. In the draft, Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources Douglas W. Domenech acknowledged that the results of local engagement efforts and strategies to meet required pollution reductions were not included in the draft plan, but he defended the draft stating that EPA’s timeframe for the state to convey, and the…

  • 2012 General Assembly Actions Consolidate and Provide Credits for Stormwater Management

    Ann Neil Cosby
    13 Mar 2012 | 1:45 pm
    While social issues may have grabbed the headlines during 2012 Session of the Virginia General Assembly, some significant changes were also made on the environmental front – particularly with regard to stormwater regulation. In fact, once signed into law, these changes will alter the process through which water quality regulations are administered in Virginia at the state and local level. These changes will also broaden Virginia’s existing nutrient trading program, providing for the buying and selling of nutrient credits at a much greater scale than currently allowed. Consolidating…
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  • Dulles South Youth Sports Community - May 2 Hanson Park Info Session

    1 May 2012 | 6:07 am
    (Reprinted from DSYS newsletter)To the Dulles South Youth Sports Community —An important planning event that impacts DSYS is fast approaching, and DSYS needs a loud voice to ensure appropriate facilities are available for our athletes. DSYS representatives will be there, but the more, the louder, the better. The third and final design workshop for the Hal and Bernie Hanson Regional Park is scheduled for this Wednesday May 2nd from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Briar Woods High School, 22525 Belmont Ridge Road, Ashburn.Hanson Park is a multi-use facility planned on a 257-acre parcel on Evergreen Mills…

  • DC & Northern Virginia Video Production @Trivision1 Studios - National Gallery Japanese Paintings Colorful Realm

    22 Apr 2012 | 12:31 pm
    Gateway to Loudoun shoutout to local DC, Northern Virginia audio/video production and marketing/PR firm Trivision Studios in Chantilly - amazing and beautiful video work accompanying popular, rare exhibit currently at the National Gallery of Art (through April 29, 2012!).   National Gallery of Art Exhibits Rare Japanese Paintings: "Colorful Realm" Japan marked the 100th anniversary of its gift of cherry blossom trees to Washington, D.C. by lending the National Gallery of Art an exhibition of a world-renowned cultural treasure: Colorful Realm of Living Beings by Itō Jakuchū. The…

  • Belfort Northern Virginia Furniture DC Sponsor - Walk for Hope

    13 Apr 2012 | 5:32 am
    Belfort Furniture in Dulles, VA is the local Washington DC Sponsor for the 2012 "Walk for Hope, Women's Cancers, Women's Cures" held in Washington DC on April 28, 2012. Belfort Furniture will match will match the total team donation, up to $5,000. Join the Belfort Furniture team and walk to help find a cure for Women’s Cancers. Mike Huber, CEO of Belfort Furniture, will be walking this year as part of the team along with his wife Kristi, daughter Lacey and other employees and friends of Belfort Furniture. He feels strongly about supporting this great cause. Mike, in his own words stated,…

  • Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology - Prep Takes a Village, Not a Book

    9 Apr 2012 | 6:45 am
    Per this WAPO article, a New York-based college counseling firm will publish shortly a test-prep workbook specifically geared towards preparing 8th graders to take the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST, in Annandale VA) entrance exam. The $199 retail book, complete with sample questions, answers and explanations, is being touted as a "low-cost alternative to test-prep courses and one-on-one tutors, which can cost thousands of dollars a year".Will it work, is it something that truly fills a need and can replace what it claims?In our opinion and recently qualified…

  • Ford's Fish Shack Ashburn Seafood Restaurant - Go There Now

    25 Mar 2012 | 8:26 am
    We rarely praise a local business in effusive, sober, unsolicited terms (it's Sunday morning, after all) - but it's now time. Ford's Fish Shack restaurant and bar in Ashburn (near the Ice House) is simply amazing, spectacular and just a really well-balanced, expert delivery of everything a suburban independent themed-restaurant should be...not available in Dulles South, and sprinkled among only a few restaurants in Leesburg and Reston.The drink menu is perfect, and just yanks you in - with only the very best beers available in our area, by far the best selection east of Fireworks Pizza…
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