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Justice-owned coal companies negotiate over $500K owed in Virginia
TAZEWELL, VA (WVNS) — Companies owned by West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (R-WV) continue to fight financial and legal battles. This time, it involves Tazewell County, Virginia. Tazewell County Treasurer David Larimer confirmed to Nexstar’s WVNS that coal companies owned by Governor Justice owe $572,692 in real estate, personal property, and mineral taxes. These fees […]
Virginia School District Latest to Ban Phones in Classrooms
(TNS) — School starts Monday, and so does a new rule: Students in Williamsburg-James City County Schools will have to have their phones turned off and put away while at school. The school board approved a policy change Tuesday that adjusted the division's ban on cell phone use at...
Va. blogger remembered for ‘positive impact’ site has had on state’s wine industry
Almost 20 years ago Paul Armstrong and Warren Richard decided to share their many thoughts on a subject they were already frequently exploring: wine. They created virginiawinetime.com and projected their perceptions and tasting notes onto the site that’s headlined by the simple, straightforward explanation of “Two Wine Enthusiasts Who Enjoy Virginia Wine.”
Virginia tops charts with ‘sanctuary’ cities, counties: Study
(The Center Square) — Immigration policy think tank the Center for Immigration Studies released its updated map of American sanctuary locations on Thursday, revealing a surge in Virginia localities adopting sanctuary status. The center added 36 Virginia localities to its map for a total of 84. Besides sanctuary states, the commonwealth now tops the charts of […]
Professor Allison Weiss, Prison Parole Project, Featured in Mother Jones
Washington and Lee law professor Allison Weiss was quoted in a recent issue of Mother Jones magazine for an extensive feature examining the parole process in Virginia. Professor Weiss is a legal writing instructor and also teaches a practicum class focused on parole advocacy. Prior to entering academia, Professor Weiss worked on the federal habeas docket for the Federal District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Before that, she worked for the Federal Defenders for the Western District of North Carolina in the appellate division.
Virginia Brain Tumor Walk & Race Raises Money to Defeat Brain Tumors
National Brain Tumor Society, the largest patient advocacy organization in the United States committed to curing brain tumors and improving the lives of patients and families, will host the seventh annual Virginia Brain Tumor Walk & Race at Bryan Park on November 3, 2024. Hundreds of local volunteers and participants — including patients, survivors, caregivers, families and friends, research scientists, medical providers, and local businesses—will walk and run for a critical cause: conquering and curing brain tumors — once and for all.
Here's one way Loudoun County Public Schools is tackling staffing shortages
STERLING, Va. — To help with staffing shortages, Loudoun County Public Schools started a new program this year to recruit teachers from other countries. LCPS has hired 40 so-called ambassador teachers from all over the globe, many hailing from the Philippines and Jamaica. They’re teaching primarily in elementary school classrooms this year.
Loudoun County develops new interactive map for residents to find pet-friendly destinations, services
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Loudoun County has a new online mapping tool that makes it easier for pet parents to search for veterinary clinics, pet-friendly parks, restaurants and lodging services. Pet-Friendly Loudoun, the new interactive map, helps pet owners locate parks and trails that allow pets on or off leash, pet-friendly eateries […]
Federal appeals court upholds Maryland’s handgun licensing requirements
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld Maryland’s handgun licensing requirements, rejecting an argument from gun-rights activists that the law violated the Second Amendment by making it too difficult for people to obtain guns.
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.
Teacher describes ‘chaotic’ day that led to conviction of Spotsylvania behavioral interventionist
Before Brandi Clark began a career with Spotsylvania County Public Schools in 2021, she worked with young children in California, Oregon and Colorado. She was a kindergarten teacher at Cedar Forest Elementary School from 2021-24 but declined to sign another contract with Spotsylvania schools at the end of last year.
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