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While many locals were surprised to learn that coyotes live among us earlier this year, over in the Valley, Augusta County has had a bounty for killing the wily beasts, budgeting $10,000 annually, the News Virginian reports. At a August 12 meeting, one of the supes questioned whether the bounty really protects lifestock, and suggested discontinuing it.
Ntanga Musie, the 13-year-old soccer player who collapsed and died during practice on August 11 at SOCA’s South Fork Soccer Park on Polo Grounds Road, is now being remembered on a memorial website, that pays tribute to the teen and explains the condition that may have lead to his sudden death. A memorial for Musie is scheduled for Monday, August 17 at 6pm at Jack Jouett Middle School. (0)
While many locals were surprised to learn that coyotes live among us earlier this year, over in the Valley, Augusta County has had a bounty for killing the wily beasts, budgeting $10,000 annually, the News Virginian reports. At a August 12 meeting, one of the supes questioned whether the bounty really protects lifestock, and suggested discontinuing it. (0)
With this unually moist summer, so-called dog vomit slime mold has been having a banner year. Photographed here August 8 near Ivy. (8)
A trash truck suffered a malfunction Wednesday morning that coated the intersection of University Avenue and the Corner Parking Lot with hydraulic fluid, according to an officer working the scene. Eastbound traffic slowed, and westbound traffic was detoured onto nearby 14th Street during the August 12 incident, whose remedy included application of an absorbent compound. The vehicles cleared around 9am. (Still bearing the imprint of BFI, the truck may now belong to Allied Waste, which belongs to Republic Services.) (0)
Jackson Browne— famous for such hits as “The Pretender,” “Running on Empty,” and “Stay”– played for a large and appreciative crowd Tuesday, August 4 at the Charlottesivlle Pavilion, an event captured by photographer Tom Daly. (1)
