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Dominion: No impact to Surry from plans to study small modular reactor at Lake Anna
Dominion Energy’s nuclear power plant in Surry County and an adjacent 600-acre parcel on which a first-of-its-kind combination data center and hydrogen fuel hub powered by small, modular reactors, or SMRs, is planned won’t be impacted by Dominion’s request for proposals to study the feasibility of an SMR at company’s North Anna power plant in […]
Lake Christian Ministries to offer school supplies to those in need beginning August 2nd
On August 2nd, Lake Christian Ministries (LCM) will begin offering school supplies to students in kindergarten through high school in Bedford, Franklin and Pittsylvania counties who are facing the financial strain of back-to-school expenses and need help preparing for the upcoming school year. "School supplies have tripled in price over...
“It’s like your second home,” long-time fire chief retires after 35 years in Ringgold
RINGGOLD, Va. (WFXR) – For 35 years, Mike Neal has been the fire chief in Ringgold, but last month he said goodbye to that title, but he hasn’t said goodbye to the place he calls his second home. Mike Neal grew up in the firehouse. His dad, Calvin Neal, was Ringgold’s first fire chief in […]
The Hurrah Players bringing 'Little Shop of Horrors' to Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A taste of Broadway is coming to Virginia Wesleyan University later this month. The Hurrah Players are bringing the musical "Little Shop of Horrors" to the Susan S. Good Fine and Performing Arts Center. The musical from Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (who were also...
Top moments of 2023-24: No. 6 - Baseball has school-record 26-game winning streak
When Gaston College began official baseball practice drills in the late summer of 2023, coach Shohn Doty preached to his team that they needed to build upon the 2023 team's National Junior College Athletic Association World Series appearance. Did they ever - and it started nearly from the start of...
Habitat for Humanity helps mother of two with Chesapeake home's groundbreaking
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads (SHR) held a groundbreaking ceremony for a future home in Chesapeake on Tuesday morning. The City of Chesapeake and other partners sponsored the Habitat home that was built on Commerce Street. Crystal, a single mother, will be moving...
20-foot-inflatable IUD goes up at Virginia Beach Oceanfront
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Freeda, the traveling 20-foot-tall inflatable intrauterine device, soaked up the sun on Tuesday at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. The famous IUD from Americans for Contraception was up at 24th Street Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Americans for Contraception is using her as...
Whooping Cough creeping its way through Roanoke again
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The highly contagious illness known as Pertussis (Whooping Cough) is present in Roanoke. Although the symptoms are milder in older children and adults, the same thing can’t be said about younger children, and as they get ready to go back to school, it is encouraged they get immunized before it can potentially spread through the hallways.
Windsor Planning Commission supports Bank Street Duplex
The Windsor Planning Commission voted 4-0 on June 26 to recommend that the Windsor Town Council approve an application, subject to conditions, that is requesting a conditional use permit for a property on Bank Street in order to allow for the development of a two-unit, multi-family building. Windsor Planning and Zoning Administrator James “Jay” Randolph […] The post Windsor Planning Commission supports Bank Street Duplex appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Indian Point community holds annual “Parrot Head” neighborhood party
The Indian Point community in Hardy held its second annual “Parrot Head” neighborhood party on July 13th, bringing out family and friends to enjoy a golf cart parade, BBQ potluck, games, music and pool party. “It’s something we did in our neighborhood when we lived in South Carolina,”...
Mexican restaurant, hair salon coming to Smithfield
A shopping center being built next to Smithfield’s new Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles office will house a Mexican restaurant and a hair salon. The 4,800-square-foot DMV, which broke ground in April of last year, opened in June on South Church Street. Warren Sachs, whose KLS Battery Park Development Group LLC owns the land and […]
Historic Yorktown to commemorate 250th anniversary of Yorktown Resolves
YORKTOWN – Historic Yorktown will commemorate the milestone 250th Anniversary of the York County Resolves – a resolution created by the Committee of Safety to protest English taxation in 1774 – by hosting two special events this week. Historian Jim Gallagher will portray Thomas Nelson, Jr., at...
Virginia State Police hosting free motorcycle event
HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — The Virginia State Police are hosting a free motorcycle self-assessment course. The event will be this Saturday, July 20, from 8:30 to 1 and riders can ride, learn, and practice rider safety through the S.I.P.D.E process which stands for Scan, Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute.
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