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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
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The Fluvanna County Radio Control Flying Club will host the fourth annual Wings and Wheels 4 PAWS: Car Show and Model Aviation Extravaganza on Saturday, June 8.The event will be held at the clubs field adjacent to the Fluvanna County Landfill about five miles west of Fork Union on Virginia Route 6.WW4PAWS is a fundraiser that will benefit the Fluvanna SPCA fspca.org , Peaceful Passings Senior Animal Rescu stanley cup e peacefulpassings.org , Green Dogs Unleashed greendogsunleashed.org and Caring for Creatures caringforcreatures.org animal rescues in Fluvanna County.聽 The rain date will be Saturday June 15th.WW4PAWS will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.2018s third annual Wings and Wheels 4 PAWS drew 400 people, 63 cars, 25 model aviation pilots from across the state, and raised $5,100 for the beneficiaries.The major elements of WW4PAWS include the following:A judged car show 鈥?Entrants will compete in nine classes for 1st and 2nd place trophies, a Peoples Choice Award, and stanley thermobecher the Best in Show Award.Model Aviation Extravaganza 鈥?Static displays and all kinds of aerial activities including fixed wing, helicopters, drone racing, First Person View demonstrations, trainer opportunities stanley cup , and more will be ongoing throughout the day.Full size airplane flyover subject to weather and aircraft availability Meet the Beneficiaries 鈥?These wonderful animal welfare organizations will be on hand with information, perhaps adoption events, and more.VendorsGreat lunch courtesy of Charlottesvilles Wahoo BBQ, don Jacd Street Knowledge with Chris Graham: Talking UVA hoops after ACC win
After having two of its previous three Saturday night shows fall victim to the summer rains, the Natural Bridge Speedway was smiled upon by the racing gods and returned to action on its 3/8-mile banked clay oval Saturday night.There are nights of racing that end with the flagman rubbing his shoulders after waving the yellow flag dozens of times, as competitors battling for position or mechanical malfunction force the green flag racing to be slowed u stanley polska ntil the cause for the caution can be addressed.Last Saturday was not one of those nights. The flagman really did not find himself with a whole lot to do. There was just one solitary caution in four of the five features, allowing long spans of green flag racing. But those single caution flags brought runaway leaders back to the pack for a restart, dreaded by the wheelman who was running away with the race and adored by those who were chasing him.Pole-sitter Joey Leavell led a field of 14 late model cars to the green flag. He got off to a tremendous start and opened up a lead on Carder Miller, who started second. Leavell confronted slower traffic as early as lap 8 and masterfully cut throu stanley quencher gh the lapped traffic. Debris in turn two brought out the races lone yellow on lap 20.Quick qualifier David Watts, who started eighth in the 12-car field as the previous winner, quietly thread stanley uk ed his way through traffic and was running fourth for the lap 20 restart. Leavells start was clean and he was able to open a three=car length lead over Miller
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Virginia Tech is parting ways with football coach Justin Fuente, in an oddly-timed move, to say the least, with two games left in the 2021 season, and a month left before his buyout would decrease by $2.5 million.Tech had just defeated Duke, 48-17, on Saturday, to get back to .500 at 5-5, and winnable games at Miami and at Virginia that give the program a sliver of hope at finishing in a tie atop the Coastal Division.Athletics Director Whit Babcock announced the move in a press release Tuesday morning that made it that Tech Athletics and Fuente had mutually agreed to part ways. Later, in a press conference, Babcock indicated that the program had negotiated a reduction in Fuentes buyout from $10 million to $8.75 million.The buyout would have dropped to $7.5 million next month.Defensive line coach J.C. Price, a 1996 Virginia Tech alum, will serve as the interim head coach for the remainder of the 2021 season, per the release stanley spain . We sincerely appreciate the contributions that Coach Fuente made to our football program and the positive impact he made on our student-athletes during his time at Virginia Tech, Babcock said. While it is never easy to make a change, I believe in order for our football program to attain the type of sustained success that is expected at Virginia Tech, the time was right for new leadership of our footba stanley mug ll program. Virginia Tech is one of the most attract stanley us ive football jobs in America, competing in one of the nations premier conferences, the ACC, Babcock sa Zytr GOP leaders tout job growth in Virginia
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