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Virginia Governor Reportedly Issues Executive Order To Restrict Cell Phone Use In Public Schools
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has issued an executive order to restrict the use of cell phones in public schools. RELATED: White West Virginia Couple In Jail Amid Charges For Human Trafficking Of Black Adopted Children More Details On The Executive Order Passed By The Virginia Governor According to CNN, Gov Youngkin issued the executive order on [...] The post Virginia Governor Reportedly Issues Executive Order To Restrict Cell Phone Use In Public Schools appeared first on The Shade Room.
Majority of Virginia localities are under a drought advisory
RICHMOND, VA (VR) — The majority of Virginia’s localities are under either a drought advisory watch or warning. According to a recent Drought Advisory Declaration from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force, 12 counties are under a drought advisory warning and 95 counties and cities are under a drought watch. The declaration was […] The post Majority of Virginia localities are under a drought advisory appeared first on The Virginian Review.
New River Valley Volvo Trucks to receive part of $208 million in federal funding
DUBLIN, Va. (WDBJ) - The New River Valley Volvo Trucks manufacturing facility is set to receive a portion of $208 million in federal funds, Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced Thursday. The funding comes through the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant Program under the Inflation Reduction Act. The grant aims...
Bristol launches new wholesale flower market to boost local farmers and florists
BRISTOL (WCYB) — Bristol is now home to a flower market from farmers in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. The money that we invest in our farms will stay in our community, said Johnson. The Bristol Bloom Flower Collective is a wholesale flower market that targets a wide range...
Person shot on campus of former Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, police say
BRISTOL, Va. (WCYB) — A person is recovering after an early Friday morning shooting in Bristol, Virginia. Police said it happened at around 6 a.m. on the campus of the former Virginia Intermont College. According to the Bristol, Virginia Police Department, a homeless person who may have been staying...
Local politicians met in Tazewell County for a tour of a mine methane capture facility
CEDAR BLUFF, VA (WVNS) – It was a smooth landing over at the Tazewell County Airport on the afternoon of Thursday, July 11, 2024. The landing corresponded with the arrival of the Ways and Means Supply Chain Tax Team from Washington D.C. U.S. representatives Carol Miller of West Virginia and Morgan Griffith of Virginia both […]
Escaped Carter County inmate charged with murder in connection with man's disappearance
JOHNSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — An escaped Carter County inmate who was captured in South Carolina last week has been charged with murder, authorities said Friday. Billy Fletcher, 43, of Butler, has been charged in connection with the disappearance of Victor Birchfield. Human remains believed to be those of Birchfield were discovered on July 6 in Butler, according the Carter County Sheriff's Office.
Man seeking asylum in US charged with financial exploitation of Carter County woman
CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WCYB) — A man seeking asylum in the United States has been arrested and charged with fraud and financial exploitation of a Carter County woman. Carter County deputies arrested 50-year-old Xiaozhong Zheng, whose listed address is Brooklyn, New York, on charges of financial exploitation of an elderly person, fraud, and theft of property.
Warrants: Morristown man shot 2 Grainger Co. victims, left behind receipt that linked him to the killings
A Morristown man shot and killed two East Tennessee men, leaving key evidence behind that links him to the victims' dismembered bodies, criminal warrants show. Aaron E. White, 34, is accused of killing Jonathan "Jon" W. Atkins and Deven McDaniel on or about May 23 in Bean Station, records state. Authorities discovered their cut up bodies a couple days later on property on Rocky Springs Road, warrants state.
Isaiah117 hosting annual lemonade stand fundraiser
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT)—Isaiah117 is hosting its annual lemonade stand fundraiser, hoping to raise money to continue helping kids in need. Isaiah117 offers kids a place to stay while waiting on foster family placement. The lemonade stand idea started in the summer of 2017. A few children in Johnson City...
Tri-Cities Airport and Eastman Chemical Co team up to recycle
Tri-Cities Airport and Eastman Chemical Company are teaming up to promote recycling. As part of a new initiative, the airport will place plastic recycling receptacles throughout the facility. The collected plastic waste will go to Eastman’s new plastics recycling facility in Kingsport. Eastman has also partnered with Food City, which has placed recycling bins at some of its grocery stores locations.
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