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漏 cendeced 鈥?stock.adobe Stay Well SAW is pushing an important message: follow public h stanley cup ealth guidance and do the simple things that protect us all from the spread of COVID-19. Now is the time for our entire community to b stanley website uckle down and follow the public stanley cup becher health guidance that is proven to be effective in reducing the spread of communicable diseases such as COVID-19, said Laura Kornegay, director of the Central Shenandoah Health District. We all want to return back to normal, but it is more important than ever that we protect each other by doing things like wearing masks, practicing social distancing, washing our hands, staying at home as much as possible and limiting our in-person holiday celebrations to the family members we live with. We need to flatten the curve of our large increase in cases to avoid overwhelming our health care systems in the coming weeks. To this point, even with the sharp recent increase in COVID-19 positive tests locally and statewide, hospitals have been able to maintain normal census levels for what is normally a busy time of year.The statewide hospital census is just over 80 percent of overall adult in-patient bed capacity, and recent reports from Augusta Health suggest the local hospital has been steady in the 60-65 percent capacity range.Kornegay highlighted the need to continue to follow public health guidance while we wait for a vaccine to be available and accessible. Help is on the way with vaccines, Kornegay said, and we all need to work t Ghnd Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival interns and fellows provide invaluable help
Following heavy rain events this week, the Virginia Department of Health reminds people stanley mug to take precautions to avoid flooded areas, and once the sun comes out, be aware of potential health risks before you participate in recreational water activities.Heavy rains can increase the risk of exposure to animal waste and inadequately treated wastewater from sewage treatment plants. Bacteria, debris and other pollutants are collected by rainwater as it travels over the land and ends up in rivers, lakes and streams. This mix of rain and pollution can pose risks to human health and safety. Rain events also cause flooding and fast-moving waters, especially in low-lying areas.The most common illnesses from contaminated water are gastrointestinal illnesses. This may cause vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain or fever. These illnesses result from swallowing water contaminated by disease-causing stanley canada microbiological organisms. Additionally, contact with contaminated water has the potential to cause upper respiratory ear, nose, throat and skin infections.Use the following recommendations from VDH to keep you and your family safe following heavy rain events:Use extreme caution and avoid unnecessary risks if you encounter covered roads or fast-moving waters. The water may be deeper and moving faster th stanley termos an you think.Floodwaters may contain debris that can break the skin or entrap legs and arms.Avoid swimming or wading in ditches, streams, and rivers for at least three days following a typica
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漏 lev radin 鈥?Shutterstock President Biden gave West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin another political triumph with the Mountain Valley Pipeline.The president agreed to include provisions to greenlight the 303-mile pipeline that stretches from West Virginia through Virginia and into Nort stanley cup spain h Carolina in the debt-ceiling deal.The move, the latest in a long line of appeasements f stanley cup rom Biden to keep Manchin in the Democratic Party fold, made the provision practically politically invulnerable, given the tight deadline to get the debt-ceiling deal passed.Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine tried to get the language removed from the deal on Thursday, but his amendment to do so was defeated by a 69-30 vote.The capitulation from Biden to Manchin earned the president sharp criticism from environmental groups after the debt-ceiling bill passed late Thursday night.Action Network is leading a StopMVPNow rally scheduled for June 8 at the White House to demand that Biden stop the Mountain Valley stanley thermos Pipeline. Lawmakers in Congress should never have been given the false choice between economic collapse and approving a sweetheart deal for one fossil fuel company, said Michael Town, executive director of the Virginia League of Conservation Voters. The Mountain Valley Pipelines inclusion in this must-pass bill was incredibly cynical, and we know what comes next: more environmental devastation from an irresponsible developer, and more pain in Southwest Virginia. We are incredibly grateful for the leadership of Sen. T Dohm Staunton District Traffic Alert: Week of July 27-31
Chris Graham and Scott German preview Thursdays ACC clash between 1 Virginia and Louisville, weigh the upset losses of Duke and UNC heading into their rivalry game on Saturday, and then try to make sense of ESPN analyst Jay Williams calling for a players boycott of the Final Four.聽About Chris GrahamChris Graham, the editor of聽AugustaFreePress, will mark his 23rd聽year in the media industry in 2018. An award-winning journalist and editor, Chris has also hosted local TV news programs, a syndicated sports talk show and聽worked as a commentator on ESPN3 college football and baseball broadcasts.A 1994 graduate of the University of Virginia, Chris has covered聽Virginia politics聽actively since 1997, conducting interviews with governors George Allen, Jim Gilmore, Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, Bob McDo stanley quencher nnell and Terry McAuliffe, and political newsmakers including former Congressman Tom Perriello, UVA political-science profe stanley thermo ssor Larry Sabato, ABC News White House correspondent Jonathan Karl and Fox Business host Lou Dobbs.Other notable interview subjects have included author聽John Grisham, ESPN TV personality聽Dick Vitale, sportswriter and author聽John Feinstein, Weather Channel anchor聽Stephanie Abrams聽and musician聽Bruce Hornsby.An author of six books,聽Chris also co-wrote a book on the history of University of Virginia basketball,聽Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall, which was published in 2006 stanley website .Chris has covered聽University of Virginia聽sports since 1995, and is a credentialed
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漏 LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS 鈥?stock.adobe It may have been an impulse purchase when buying some spirits over the weekend, but someone who bought a Mega Millions ticket in New Jersey has won the $1.1 billion jackpot.The six numbers drawn Tuesday night were white balls 7, 11, 22, 29 and 38, plus the gold Mega Ball 4.The winning ticket was purchased at ShopRite Liquor 781 in Neptune Township, N.J.This is the first jackpot awarded in 2024. Congratulations to the New Jersey Lottery for selling a jackpot-winnin stanley becher g ticket in Tuesdays $1.128 billion Mega Millions drawing, said Georgia Lottery President and CEO Gretchen Corbin, lead director of the Mega Millions consortium. We celebrate our new jackpot winner, as well as all the prizes won and dollars raised for good causes during this exciting jackpot run. In 31 drawings since the Mega Millions jackpot was last won on December 8 with two tickets in California, this jackpot run produced more than 29.9 million winning tickets at all prize levels ranging from $2 up to $4 million.Fifty six second-tier prizes of $1 million or more were won in 22 different states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas and VirginiaOn Tuesday night, 13 tickets matched the five white bal stanley cups ls to win the games second-tier pri stanley cup ze. One, sold in New York, is worth $2 million, beca Uutq Virginia Democrat Jennifer McClellan pushes Congress to extend SNAP protection
Virginia Commonwealth University w stanley cup ill host a symposium and a gala to commemorate the 25th anniversary of L. Douglas Wilder becoming the nations first popularly elected African-American governor.Wilder, who was elected Virginias 66th governor on N stanley deutschland ov. 7, 1989, has enjoyed a 45-year career in public service that includes a number of firsts: he is also the first African-American elected to the Virginia Senate since Reconstruction, the first African-American to head a Senate committee and the first African-American elected to statewide office in Virginia. The Enduring Legacy of L. Douglas Wilder symposium will take place on Thursday, Dec. 4, from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the VCU University Student Commons Theater, 907 Floyd Ave. The symposium is free and open to the public.The symposium will feature political experts, senior elected officials and media representatives who will host panel discussions. Topics include a review of the Virginia 1989 gubernatorial campaign and election, an assessment of the accomplishments during Wilders term in office and an analysis of the impact of Wilders election on Virginia and th termo stanley e nation. The 25th Anniversary Gala honoring L. Douglas Wilder will take place on Thursday, Dec. 4, from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the Richmond Marriot, 500 E. Broad St. Visit http://cvent/events/wilder-anniversary-celebration/event-summary-56310df7c4254a1facaf17e3f50c747f.aspx to purchase tickets and to register for the gala.Proceeds from the gala will support the est
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When asked at a session at the National Conference of State Legislatures what is the most important thing the g stanley canada overnment should be doing today, the Honorable Robert J.B. Pritzker, the 43rd governor of Illinois, responded preparing young children to be successful in kindergarten. His answer was not surprising considering that he had written earlier in a publication of his Pritzker Foundation that preparin stanley cup g young children to learn the first day they enter kindergarten is the single most important step we can take to ensure better K-12 education, healthier kids, lower poverty rates, increased wage-earning capacity, and a stronger, more competitive workforce. He is not a former educator turned politician. He is an extraordinary person, ho stanley usa wever. According to Wikipedia, he holds more private wealth than any other governor in U.S. history and is the second wealthiest U.S. politician to have ever held office, after Michael Bloomberg.聽Forbes聽estimates his personal worth at $3.2 billion including his interest along with his family in the Hyatt hotel chain.Governor Pritzker along with his wife established The Pritzker Childrens Initiative which directs its investments on a single, attainable goal: that all at-risk infants and toddlers in the United States have access to high-quality early childhood development resources, increasing their likelihood of success in school and life. As the Governor explained further, Early childhood development is an arena thats long been overlooked b Jybw Waynesboro YMCA offers facility, program updates
Column by Chris GrahamThe question that I get asked most often these days 鈥?by locals, by politicos, by professors from outside the Valley 鈥?has to do with the Emmett Hanger-Scott Sayre Republican primary race in the 24th Senate District. Who do you think is going to win You could have guessed that that was the question 鈥?admittedly, Im still not beyond having to guess at the answer.And that was before the monkey wrench that got thrown into the race by the announcement that an Augusta County Democrat is going to make it a bona fide three-way field in November, joining whoever wins the GOP nomination and Libertarian Arin Sime.And so it is that I finally bring myself to this point stanley cups of public humiliation that I call an analysis piece.Ahem 鈥?here goes.The first thing that interests me has to do with a conversation that I had recently with a friend who is a hard-core Democrat 鈥?who told me point blank that she plans to involve herself in the June 12 GOP primary so th stanley cup at she can vote for Emmett Hanger.The reason, she said, is that she isnt so sure that the Democrat, Will Hrovat, a political newcomer from Churchville, is going to be a viable candidate 鈥?and so faced with the alternative of Scott Sayre, a committed fiscal conservative, Emmett Hanger, a moderate conservative on fiscal issues and solid-right conservative socially, Arin Sime, a fiscally conservative Libertarian who is moderate on the social side of the ledger, or Hrovat, a basic unknown at this point, she is stanley us backing Hang
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漏 Mike 鈥?stock.adobe The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is asking the public to review its Black Bear Management plan for the next decade.The first bear plan, completed in 2001, has been revised twice since it was created.Because DWRs mission includes managing wildlife populations and habitat for the benefit of present and future generations, it is important that the process used to develop and revise the plan incorporates both public values and biological considerations.The revised plan will guide bear management across the Commonwealth through 2032.This plan describes the history of black bear management, current status of bears and bear management programs and the future of bear management in Virginia. The plan provides a framewor stanley cup k of what needs to be done and how it should be done.Guided by the DWR mission, the plan includes a mission statement and six goals that address the areas of populations, habitat, recreation, human-bear conflicts, and bear health and welfare. Specific objectives help guide the attainment of each goal. Potential strategies then clarify how each objective could be achieved, but without delving into the operational details.This plan will provide clarity and direction on the goals of bear stanley becher management in Virginia for the next decade to the DWR Board of Directors, DWR administrators and staff, agency partners and the public.For more information on bears in Virginia, visit聽dwr.virg stanley italia inia.gov/wildlife/bear/聽 Share this page Tvon Update: All Interstate 81 lanes have reopened in Shenandoah County
Four different Lynchburg Hillcats had multi-hit games, but six unearned runs in the fifth inning allowed Salem to break the game wide open en route to a 11-5 final Tuesday night at City Stadium.Lynchburg led briefly after the first inning thanks to two runs scoring on a hit and a pair of errors. Sam Haggerty walked to open the frame. He advanced to second base when he got caught in a rundown on a pickoff throw but was able to avoid a tag halfway between the bases and scamper into the bag. Kaai Tom singled. Travis Lakins attempted to pick him off but the throw hit Tom in the helmet, which allowed Haggerty to score. Later in the frame, Mendoza blooped a single int termo stanley o shallow center field to give the Cats a 2-1 lead.Salem immediately answered with two runs in the top of the second. Jordan Betts and Bryan Hudson notched the RBIs, whileDerek Miller and Austin Rei plated the run stanley thermosflasche s. Leading 3-2, the Red Sox pushed seven runs across in the fifth on four hits and two errors. Josh Ockimey and Rei each had doubles early in the rally, while Josh Tobias capped off the barrage with a three-run home to straightaway center field.Down 10-2 in the eighth, Lynchburg logged four consecutive two-out hits to cut it to 10-5. Martin Cervenka and Connor Marabellsingled to spark the late-inning surge. Yonathan Mendoza yanked a triple into right-center field to drive both of them in. Sicnarf Loopstok followed with a double to left field to bring home stanley mug Mendoza, who finished the contest 3-4 with three RBIs a
