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Hampton, Newport News mayors call for men to volunteer as mentors in schools
The mayors of Hampton and Newport News made a joint call for men to step up as mentors for Black middle-school-aged boys. Mayors Donnie Tuck and Phil Jones held a joint press conference making that call to action at Crittenden Middle School in Newport News Thursday. The two want to...
Weekend Storms To Douse Parts Of DC, Maryland, Virginia: Forecasters
What started as a pleasant weekend in the DMV is going to be doused by rain as storms move into the area, with the possibility of severe weather on Saturday leading into Sunday. The most intense weather is expected to come down between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Aug....
Albemarle Neighbor: DeMasters helps animals at Tri-County find their person
When Dana DeMasters first heard about Hurricane Debby and the potential threat it posed to the area, she immediately started making preparations to ensure the safety of animals at Tri-County Animal Shelter. The animal shelter in Chowan County has had flooding concerns in the past, so she wasn’t taking any chances. “We want to ensure our animals’ and staff’s safety,” said DeMasters, who is shelter director at Tri-County. ...
Blog: Heat & humidity return, high rip current risk
Hurricane Ernesto technically made landfall this morning over Bermuda. The center of the storm was producing damaging winds and heavy rain over the island. Hurricane-forced winds of 85 mph sustained were around the island for a couple more hours. Tropical storm-forced winds will continue through early tonight. The storm will...
New resource in Portsmouth for young children with autism
A new resource just opened for families of young children with Autism. Life Skills Autism Academy opened in Portsmouth this June and is part of Centria Autism, which is a national provider of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy. The center is the first of Centria's to open in Virginia.
Northampton will contract with Richmond law firm for interim legal services
Northampton County will go with a Richmond law firm to provide interim legal consent and counsel while it searches for a new County attorney. The action was taken at Tuesday night’s meeting in Eastville. The firm chosen was Hefty, Wiley and Gore. According to County Administrator Charlie Kolakowski, the...
Nearly 500,000 Virginians in Medicaid have been disenrolled
Of the roughly 2 million Virginians who’d been enrolled in Medicaid before the COVID-19 pandemic, over 480,000 of them have been disenrolled as of this August. Typically eligibility determinations are made annually, but they’d been on pause nationwide amid the pandemic due to federal policy. That’s changed over the past year in what’s colloquially referred […]
Melfa man unsuccessfully tries to withdraw guilty plea
A Melfa man unsuccessfully attempted to withdraw guilty pleas to five counts of felony child abuse in Accomack Circuit Court Thursday, saying he didn’t commit the crimes and felt compelled to agree to a plea bargain in February so he wouldn’t be held in jail for months while awaiting a jury trial.
Cool things happening on the Shore this weekend
On Saturday August 17th, the Community Tennis Association of Chincoteague will offer two free tennis clinics with Matt Ryan, Assistant Tennis Coach at Salisbury University. The free tennis lessons will be held at the Memorial Park courts on East Side Drive in Chincoteague. The lessons for young people (6-15 years...
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