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Hopewell man sentenced to 16 years for role in cocaine trafficking conspiracy
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 51-year-old Cleveland Lamont Parson was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Friday, Aug. 23, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine throughout the Tri-Cities area.
The Wrap-Up! FKA twigs in ‘The Crow,’ Fantasia at the Richmond Jazz & Music Fest, Black Women Thriving
FKA twigs attended Lionsgate’s New York City film premiere and after-party celebrating The Crow, based on the legendary graphic novel. The star looked radiant on the carpet in a vintage Giorgio Armani dress. The Crow is now in theaters. Fantasia, Andra Day, Ludacris, Artist in Residence Wyclef Jean and more star power headlined the Richmond...
Charlottesville couple get national attention for tea and jam businesses
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Jam According to Daniel and Fairweather Farm Tea share the same workspace: their Charlottesville home. You can find Daniel and Rachel Perry at farmers markets on the weekend—the place where they originally found each other. “We met each other at market,” said Rachel, founder of...
In Fredericksburg’s Mayfield neighborhood, current events fuel efforts to educate residents about petroleum pipeline
The neighbor that Mayfield residents never asked for had been lurking 36 inches beneath the surface for nearly six decades, and Sabrina Johnson was ready to bring it to light. On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Johnson, the Environmental and Climate Justice chair for the Fredericksburg branch of the NAACP, straightened four stacks of papers on a picnic table under a covered shelter outside the Mayfield Community Center.
Henrico supervisors approve ‘transformational’ redevelopment of Glenwood Farms
At its Aug. 13 meeting, the Henrico Board of Supervisors approved what Fairfield Supervisor Roscoe Cooper, III called a “historic, transformational” proposal to redevelop the Glenwood Farms apartments and shopping center located along East Laburnum Avenue near Mechanicsville Turnpike. The entire 34-acre development will be replaced, increasing the number of residential units from 240 to 950 while maintaining some commercial space.
Condair to open 400,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Virginia
Condair Group has announced plans to open a new production plant in Richmond, Virginia. The company, which specializes in humidification, dehumidification, and evaporative cooling, hopes the new facility will improve its North American evaporative technologies business. The 400,000-square-foot manufacturing plant will be operational in 2025 and will employ 180 workers.
Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Charlottesville metro area
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest growing home prices in the Charlottesville, VA metro using data from Zillow. Originally published on stacker.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.
Charlotte Court House gets new businesses approved by county
Charlotte Court House will soon have two new businesses. During their Wednesday, Aug. 14 meeting, Charlotte County supervisors signed off on both projects, which had previously received unanimous endorsement from the planning commission. Setting up shop in Charlotte Court House The first business will be a retail store run by Tobias Hertzler, located at 439 […] The post Charlotte Court House gets new businesses approved by county appeared first on The Charlotte Gazette.
Sports Car Maker To Build Left Hand EVs in Virginia
RBW Sports & Classics, a manufacturer of hand-built electric classic sports cars, will invest $8 million to establish a manufacturing facility in Danville, Virginia. The new facility will produce the company’s first left-hand drive RBW EV Roadster and GT models for the U.S. market. The project will create 144 new jobs.
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