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Riverine Master Naturalist Chapter seeking 2025 candidates
The Riverine Master Naturalist Chapter will open applications this fall for candidates for its 2025 basic training class, which will run from early January through mid-April next year. The Riverine chapter, one of 30 chapters in Virginia, describes itself as a “home to an enthusiastic contingent of those from the...
Delegate asks VSP to aide investigation into Myrtle Beach killing of Roanoke teen
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia Delegate Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke) has asked Virginia State Police to offer assistance to South Carolina authorities in the investigation into the murder of Roanoke teen Jakolbi Taylor. July 20, the student of Roanoke City’s Patrick Henry High School was killed while in Myrtle Beach.
Virginia Horse Positive for EEE
On July 12, an unvaccinated, 8-year-old Arabian mare in Suffolk, Virginia, tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) after developing clinical signs on July 9, including fever, tachycardia, depression, severe ataxia, and facial paralysis. The horse was euthanized. EDCC Health Watch is an Equine Network marketing program that utilizes information...
JMU School of Nursing ranked among Virginia’s best
RNCareers.org, a nursing education resource, has recognized JMU as the second-best nursing school in Virginia for its bachelor's in nursing program. “This accolade further cements the university’s reputation as a nationally recognized Nursing School of Distinction.”. — RNCareers.org. “This accolade further cements the university’s reputation as a nationally recognized...
Virginia convention delegation backs Harris; more …
From elsewhere: Amherst officials get look at high school construction. Spotted lanternflies are at their invasive peak. MECC Mountain Music School draws students beyond Virginia and Tennessee. The post Virginia convention delegation backs Harris; more … appeared first on Cardinal News.
Affordable Virginia asking US Rep. Jen Kiggans to defend the Affordable Care Act
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia advocacy organization is calling on a United States Representative to defend the Affordable Care Act, which transformed healthcare across the country. On Tuesday afternoon in Virginia Beach, Affordable Virginia asked Rep. Jen Kiggans to defend the Affordable Care Act. The act was passed...
‘Nobody knows and nobody could know right now’: Political analyst on Vice Presidemt Kamala Harris’ chances of winning Virginia
“The truth is nobody knows and nobody could know right now,” said Larry Sabato, Director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, to 8News. “Any polls that come out now should be discarded, because we don’t know who the vice presidential candidate is and people haven’t had a chance to get to know Harris better.”
Retired Spotsylvania fire chief’s cancer battle told by VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Story courtesy VCU Cancer Center: Greg Leitz, a VCU Health patient, has inspired his colleagues and VCU Health team members alike with his hopeful spirit. (Enterprise Marketing and Communications) Greg Leitz is no stranger to battling adverse circumstances. He fought hundreds of fires during his 20-year tenure with the Spotsylvania...
Woman charged with stabbing mother
A Roanoke Rapids woman was charged with stabbing her mother in the face Tuesday evening. The mother was treated and released, Roanoke Rapids police Chief Shane Guyant said. Officers responding to the call around 7:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of Hamilton Street learned that Angela Dorene Mitchum, 42, of Roanoke Rapids, stabbed her mother with a kitchen knife after breaking into her residence.
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