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Field Hockey Suffers Defeat 5-0 in Season Opener at Duke
DURHAM, N.C. – William & Mary field hockey suffered a 5-0 setback at No. 5-ranked Duke in the season opener on Friday evening. The contest was originally scheduled for a 2 p.m. start time but was delayed for three hours and 50 minutes due to lightning in the area. The Tribe (0-1) nearly shutout the Blue Devils in the opening 15 minutes with graduate student goalkeeper Maddie George making four first-quarter saves. Duke (1-0) finally broke through with just over a minute remaining in the period on an Alaina McVeigh goal off a penalty corner. Just over five minutes into…
Bustin Becomes Wins Leader; Duke Cruises to 5-0 Win
DURHAM – Duke field hockey head coach Pam Bustin became the all-time wins leader in program history as the fifth-ranked Blue Devils cruised to a 5-0 season-opening victory over William & Mary Friday evening. The Blue Devils broke open a 1-0 lead with a pair of goals in a...
Wings, Wheels & Keels set for Sept. 28 in Topping
The 28th annual Wings, Wheels & Keels (WW&K) is set for 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Hummel Field airport, on Grey’s Point Road in Topping. WW&K will have more than 100 antique, classic and exotic cars and vehicles, numerous aircraft and more than a dozen boats.
Virginia school district expands to 200-day year
The hottest days of summer vacation are stopped cold in the capital of Virginia.While most schools nationwide are just starting the academic year, Richmond Public Schools opened the school year for some of its elementary schools on July 22. The city started to experiment with a longer school year in 2023 in an attempt to make up for learning loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.School officials said the first year was so successful that they expanded to more schools for the 2024-2025 school year.Student and parent reactionFairfield Court Elementary is one of the schools already in month two...
$1M wedding gift! Prince William County dad gifts son winning lottery ticket
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — One dad in Prince William County gifted his newly married son a winning $1 million Virginia Lottery ticket. Virginia Lottery said Aaron Andrews got married in April. Since then, he and and his wife have lived in his father’s basement. His father, who is an avid lottery […]
North Anna gets federal OK to operate through 2060; more …
From elsewhere: Kennedy on Virginia ballot, but West disqualified. Mountain Valley Pipeline releases report on May 1 rupture. Changes afoot at Swannanoa mansion on Afton Mountain after series of deaths. The post North Anna gets federal OK to operate through 2060; more … appeared first on Cardinal News.
If You See Purple Paint In North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Leave Now
With fall upon us, everyone's gearing up for hunting season, hiking season, and leafing season. While you're out exploring the wilderness, there's some things you should keep an eye out for, just to make sure you're not putting yourself in a dangerous or unlawful situation.
Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — Aug. 30, 2024
Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Aug. 30: In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle 3.00 to 13.00 lower. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly 3.00 to 13.00 lower. Slaughter cows mostly 4.00 to 11.00 lower. Wheat .14 to .18 higher, new crop .12 higher. Corn steady to .32 […] The post Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — Aug. 30, 2024 appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Coalition of Universities / Colleges Making Virginia Cybersecurity Powerhouse
Now in its fifth year of operations, the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) is achieving its mission in making Virginia a global leader in cybersecurity and a top destination for federal and industry cybersecurity research. “What makes CCI so successful is that we have 46 institutions of higher learning in Virginia...
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