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Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — Aug. 30, 2024
Virginia Market News Service reported the following weekly ag trends on Friday, Aug. 30: In Virginia, state graded feeder cattle 3.00 to 13.00 lower. Feeder cattle at regular auction sales mostly 3.00 to 13.00 lower. Slaughter cows mostly 4.00 to 11.00 lower. Wheat .14 to .18 higher, new crop .12 higher. Corn steady to .32 […] The post Virginia Market News Service weekly ag brief — Aug. 30, 2024 appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Coalition of Universities / Colleges Making Virginia Cybersecurity Powerhouse
Now in its fifth year of operations, the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) is achieving its mission in making Virginia a global leader in cybersecurity and a top destination for federal and industry cybersecurity research. “What makes CCI so successful is that we have 46 institutions of higher learning in Virginia...
Governor / First Lady Announce Expansion of “It Only Takes One” Initiative
Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin continue to build on their efforts to combat the fentanyl crisis at CARITAS in Richmond and announced the statewide expansion of It Only Takes One. The It Only Takes One initiative expansion will target additional communities across the Commonwealth that are high substance use areas and […]
Permit areas provide cool mountain streams and summer trout opportunities
CARROLL COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources operates permit-fee fishing areas to provide year-round trout fishing. Trout are generally considered cool water species, and many bodies of water in Virginia can not sustain them during warm summer months. However, waterways in permit fishing areas are cool enough to provide a trout […]
Why Virginia may never host the Summer Olympics
Virginia will be too hot to host the Summer Olympics within the next 30 years.Why it matters: Listen, we know that Richmond wouldn't have an Olympic stadium (or even a pro football team, for that matter), but scorching temperatures affect the health of athletes and attendees — Olympic or not.The big picture: An Axios analysis of CarbonPlan data found that in 2050, 60% of the world will experience Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures (WBGT) above 82°F in the usual time period of the Summer Olympics.That's the American College of Sports Medicine's recommended threshold for canceling outdoor, continuous activity to avoid heat...
Trucking company fined $621K after worker death in Virginia
VIRGINIA — The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry’s OSHA Compliance fined a Rosemount trucking company $621,600 after a worker died while working in a tanker trailer at a facility in Virginia in March. In July, the state agency issued 10 serious citations to Wayne Transports for violations...
Hear Together: REAL LIFE – Beyond Gunshots: Pathways to Safer Communities
REAL LIFE is a nonprofit that helps create pathways to attain and sustain a thriving life for Virginians who desire change and a different path – whether that be free from addiction, incarceration, or violence. They’re hosting a conference symposium called Beyond Gunshots: Pathways to Safer Communities on September...
Man arrested after kids have adverse reaction to vape pen he reportedly gave them
JENKINS, Ky. — A Letcher County man is in jail, after two children had adverse reactions to a vape pen he allegedly gave to them. A sheriff’s deputy was at the Jenkins Day Festival last Saturday, when he was approached by a child who said another he had found a boy covered in vomit lying unconscious in an alley. The deputy soon found the boy as described, as well as a witness who described what happened.
John Sevier replacement housing well under way
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — John Sevier Center residents Jeff Ramsey and Brenda Allen were nearly at a loss for words when, for the first time, they saw their future home on South Roan Street swarming with construction workers and rising three stories above the East Tennessee clay soil. “I’m ecstatic,” Ramsey said, looking at […]
JCPD: Man arrested in his home Friday after exploiting minor
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Investigators with the Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) Special Victim’s Unit arrested a man in his home on Friday after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s Network (NCMEC). According to a release from JCPD, the investigation was prompted after a tip from the NCMEC’s […]
WJHL Rewind: Cable Country – Creative Coal
GATE CITY, Va. (WJHL) — Former News Channel 11 anchor Tim Cable oversaw one of the region’s most popular series: Cable Country. In June 1996, Cable took a trip to Jim Spears’ workshop. Spears had a unique craft: coal and nail sculpting. Spears would mix coal with...
Lace, Grace and Gears motorcycle rally to honor homeless female veterans
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The seventh annual Lace, Grace and Gears motorcycle rally will take place in Johnson City in September. The four-day rally, hosted by Shamwari Village for Women, focuses on honoring homeless female veterans. The event will run from Sept. 26-29 at the Holiday Inn in Johnson City. The theme for this […]
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