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With less than two months until Election Day, and Jay Jones holding a 7-point lead over Jason Miyares in the most recent polling, the two Commonwealth candidates for attorney general have stepped up their attacks on each other.

The two Charlottesville-area natives who died on a hunting trip in southern Colorado on Sept. 12, triggering a massive search in the area, were killed by a lightning strike.

Perdue’s donation is part of an 800,000-pound gift to food banks along the east coast.

The UVA Board of Visitors’ Presidential Search Special Committee expects to interview prospective candidates for the job tentatively in late November.

Vendors, music and organizations came together Saturday to celebrate Latin American culture.

The funds are used to maintain and enhance housing-related services.

Eligible projects available on a first-come, first-served basis.

No injuries were reported.

Beginning Monday, Sept. 22, contractors for the Virginia Department of Transportation will begin work to repair a low-water bridge on Route 616 (Carpenters Mill Road) just north of the intersection with Route 607 (Matthew Mill Road) in Greene County. 

Guinness World Records officially verified on Sept. 10 that Henry Chiles had received the record for heaviest peach, with his fruit weighing in at 1 lb. 13 oz.