- Sep 5, 2010 Voters' anxiety threatens Perriello (Richmond Times-Dispatch) With pervasive voter anxiety. Perriello's Republican opponent, state Sen. No one did, Clark said in a news release, so he has rescinded the offer. Perriello has tried to include Clark, who served four years in the Army, in candidate debates. Hurt has refused. Perriello is a lawyer and former... more...
- Sep 5, 2010 After a plunge, manufacturing bounces back in Virginia (Richmond Times-Dispatch) It cut about 450 jobs in 2009, almost 20 percent of the plant's work force, because of a slowdown in demand. As a result, the Spruance plant has hired 64 new full-time employees this year. He worked in maintenance at a health-care center for two years before joining DuPont. more...
- Sep 5, 2010 Carilion leaders see pay take dip (The Roanoke Times) In Carilion's case the information dates to 2008. CEO Dr. For 2008, the committee relied in part on a report from an outside consultant who specializes in compensation at health care organizations, Carilion told the IRS. Johnson and others at the medical school are employees of Carilion for the... more...
- Sep 5, 2010 Labor Day is Monday. Will you work or play? (The Virginian-Pilot) It's another day of labor for us. I never go to the beach on the Fourth of July, Memorial Day or Labor Day. Like Memorial Day is a transition into summer, Labor Day is a transition out of summer." The Rev. more...
- Sep 5, 2010 Tight job market is bane of visiting foreign students (The Virginian-Pilot) Mussina worked briefly at an ice cream parlor until the hours dried up, sold cosmetics on commission at a mall kiosk and waited tables, but the hours weren't enough. They never came. "There were over 4,000 foreign students here in Virginia Beach last year. Now they plan to travel before... more...
- Sep 4, 2010 Outer Banks assesses damage as Earl moves off (The Virginian-Pilot) The mandatory evacuation issued for Hatteras Island was to be lifted at 7 a.m. today. Earl's most significant impact was flooding from Pamlico Sound. Water got inside homes in Avon, Frisco and Hatteras Village, according to officials. Virginia Beach closed its Emergency Operations Center at noon... more...
- Sep 3, 2010 Plenty of fun and variety fill annual festival (The Daily Progress) Graphite portrait artist Michelle Powell will be ready to draw visitors' likenesses. Tomas and Bonnie Fernandez and their four children will offer everything from handcrafted jewelry to face painting. Re-enactors from the 7th Virginia Infantry Unit, Co. more...
- Sep 2, 2010 All eyes on Hurricane Earl (Richmond Times-Dispatch) Bob McDonnell declared a state of emergency, which allowed the National Guard to mobilize. The USS Cole was hustled back into port in Norfolk before the bad weather arrived. more...
- Sep 2, 2010 Airport's effort to land northern route unsuccessful so far (The News and Advance) Since Delta (NYSE:DAL) and US Airways cut their fares in Lynchburg two years ago, passenger traffic has more than doubled. more...
- Sep 2, 2010 Perriello opts for public event after tea party closes meeting (The News and Advance) ...an executive structure was necessary," Cesafsky said. Lloyd said he still held the title of chairman of the Lynchburg Tea Party. But Cesafsky is chairman of its temporary executive committee. Cesafsky said he didn't know what Lloyd's future role would be. "That's very much to be determined,... more...
- Sep 1, 2010 BRIEF (The News and Advance) ...areas such as Timberlake Road and Church Street in Lynchburg; in Concord, Madison Heights and on New London Road, Verizon spokesman Harry Mitchell said in an e-mail. In Nelson County, the upgrades happened in Lovingston, Nellysford and Wintergreen. In all, 6,400 homes in the Lynchburg area... more...
- Sep 1, 2010 Virginia entities OK'd for early-retirement insurance program (Richmond Times-Dispatch) ...-- RICHMOND, Va. -- Nearly four dozen Virginia companies, governments and unions have been approved for a temporary federal program that will help employers pay high-cost claims of early retirees not yet eligible for Medicare. Chesterfield and Henrico counties' governments, Dominion Resources... more...
- Aug 31, 2010 BRIEF (The News and Advance) ...in Altavista oppose both alternative routes, which lead all of the truck traffic through the Town of Altavista. Both alternatives would increase tractor-trailer traffic. Altavista already has a fair share of through traffic because of Dominion (NYSE:D) Generation's Pittsylvania power plant... more...
- Aug 30, 2010 CBJ (The Daily Progress) Ted Strong Aug. 30, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- Apples have long been a part of Central Virginia. Almost all of them are in Albemarle, with a few trees in Nelson County. Early on, he bought a few trees from a Virginia Department of Transportation worker who grew... more...
- Aug 30, 2010 Festival caters to city Asian population (The News and Advance) ...-- Cultural experience in Lynchburg reached out to Asian natives Sunday afternoon at Calvary Chapel church on Leesville Road, with games of cricket and other events to help newcomers adjust to the Hill City. The Celebration of South Asian Culture was intended partly to let people to know that... more...
- Aug 30, 2010 Art study upgrades cost of Roanoke's Poff Federal Building project (The Roanoke Times) ...mixed-use building like the Poff Building would cost more than twice the $51 million needed to renovate it, according to Gilliam of the GSA. The government says the improvements will extend the building's lifetime 20 years. Now that three members of Congress have written GSA with qualms about... more...
- Aug 29, 2010 Race is picking up in the 9th (The Roanoke Times) William Wampler, R-Bristol, whose father he defeated to win his first election, and Del. Griffith said of the 5,000 or so jobs created: "Divide that by 23 years and 27 jurisdictions and you end up with about eight jobs per locality per year. Aside from the portion of the 9th District that he... more...
- Aug 28, 2010 Veterans voice VA frustrations in Rustburg meeting (The News and Advance) Ray Reed Aug. 28, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- RUSTBURG -- Rep. Tom Perriello, a freshman member of the House Veterans Affairs committee, of which Filner is chairman. Perriello, a Democrat, is running for his second term against Republican state Sen. more...
- Aug 28, 2010 Six Shell stations honoring Kroger gas discounts (The News and Advance) Kroger has four fueling stations in the Lynchburg area, including one at Smith Mountain Lake, where shoppers with 100 points get a 10 cents-per-gallon discount. more...
- Aug 27, 2010 Technicians will work through weekend to fix state computers (Richmond Times-Dispatch) Northrop Grumman runs Virginia's information technology systems under a $2.3 billion contract, the state's largest privatization deal. (This has been a breaking news update. more...
