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Alleghany’s Delethea Quarles guest speaker for 2024 Commonwealth Games before heading to Paris
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The annual Virginia Commonwealth Games are just around the corner, with five events starting this weekend and the opening ceremony set for next Friday, the 19th, at Liberty University. This year, the Games feature five new sports and expanded opportunities for adaptive competitions, including wheelchair tennis and able bowling.
LS Greenlink USA, Virginia Panel Corporation, To Invest Total $692M In Virginia
Asubmarine cable manufacturing facility will bring $681 million of investment to the City of Chesapeake, Virginia. GreenLink USA, Inc. plans to build a 750,000-square-foot high-voltage direct current submarine cable manufacturing facility to serve the global offshore wind industry on approximately 100 acres of brownfield in the city. The new facility will create over 330 full-time jobs.
Drought conditions affect Western Tidewater crops
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality coordinated with the Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force to issue a drought watch advisory June 24 for a list of 95 counties and cities that includes Southampton County, Isle of Wight County and Suffolk. In a July 3 interview, Southampton County Farm Bureau President Gary Cross summed up drought […]
A Virginia Couple is Eating Their Way Across the U.S.
ZANESVILLE, OH – A retired couple from Virginia is on a mission to eat at every Texas Roadhouse location in the United States. Judy and Mike McNamara recently made their 438th stop at the Texas Roadhouse in Zanesville. Their dream of visiting all the Roadhouse locations began back in...
Rainy daze: Flash flood watch issued across our area as heavy precipitation approaches
Heavy rain set to begin during Friday’s overnight hours could bring flash flooding to parts of the area, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a pre-emptive watch beginning at midnight. The NWS office in Wakefield issued the flood watch Thursday afternoon as a slow-moving front will cross over...
$250K pandemic conspiracy results in five year prison sentence for Virginia woman
A Hampton woman under court supervision for mail fraud used pandemic-assistance programs to fatten her bank account and spent the money on gambling, travel and clothing. Lapondia Wallace, 53, was responsible for at least 22 fraudulent pandemic loan applications and five additional fraudulent applications for pandemic unemployment insurance benefits, according to court documents.
Off the Hook with Matty D: Fly fishing for bowfin and gar in Virginia
Captain Keegan Lemcke and Captain Simón Valencia joined Matt DiNardo in the WRIC Now livestreaming studio today for another episode of Off the Hook, where they discussed fly fishing for bowfin and gar in Virginia.
June was a record-breaking month for dryness in Virginia
NORFOLK, Va. — June was dry across Virginia. Not just "kind of" dry: it was record dry!. North Carolina lacked rainfall across the state as well. 2024 was the second driest June on record for the Tarheel state. When you look nationally, much of the southeastern US, up through...
Virginia State University not in talks to host national debate after nixed plans for presidential debate
Virginia State University isn’t involved in discussions to host a presidential or vice presidential debate after plans for it to be the first historically Black college or university to host a presidential debate were officially scrapped, per a school spokesperson.
Historic Crab Orchard Museum hosts 21st fiddler’s convention
TAZEWELL, VA (WVVA) - This weekend (July 12-13, 2024), the Historic Crab Orchard Museum is hosting its 21st annual fiddler’s convention. The event highlights traditional Appalachian music such as bluegrass and old-time, featuring live entertainment and talented musicians. Some of the performances set for Saturday include competitive youth, folk...
Formerly incarcerated people, advocates hail change that allows for earlier Virginia prison releases
A little more than a week out of prison, Quadaire Patterson took the podium in a crowded room in Richmond and spoke about his experience and the change in Virginia that allowed him and hundreds of others to earn their early releases in July.
Virginia congresswoman with brain disorder uses AI to speak
Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) is using a new artificial intelligence tool to find her voice as she battles a brain disorder that affects her ability to speak. Last year, Wexton was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, which prohibits some of her ability to speak, hear, and move. “For those of you who heard me speak before […]
WCC hosts girls construction camp
WILKESBORO — Wilkes Community College recently hosted a week-long Construction Girls Camp tailored for girls in grades 9-12. The primary goal of the camp was to equip the participants with construction skills and to provide insight into potential careers in architecture and building construction. The event featured guest speakers from the construction industry, all of whom were women. A total of eight girls from Caldwell, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yadkin counties, along with Grayson County, Virginia, took part in the week-long camp. The girls gained practical,...
Ashe County GOP enjoys busy day at Christmas in July
WEST JEFFERSON — Sleigh bells ring; are you listenin’? Ok, well not really…but a Christmasy energy and cheerful crowds covered downtown West Jefferson for the 2024 Christmas in July Festival, and it was a bright, clear, sunny day! However, the only ice or bells to be heard was the tinkling of ice in cups of cold drinks! There was a wide variety of stalls, booths, vendors, and non-profit organizations for the revelers to visit, all in celebration of this country’s birthday and the beginning of...
Bristol, Virginia clinic completes 200,000 spay, neuter surgeries
BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) — Bristol Humane Society’s Margaret B. Mitchell (MBM) Spay/Neuter Clinic has completed 200,000 spay and neuter surgeries. The clinic held a “Paws in Party” event on Wednesday to celebrate the milestone. “It’s a big milestone,” MBM Spay/Neuter Clinic Executive Director Dr. Jennifer McCall Ketron said. “Not only to celebrate the hard work […]
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