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VADOC holding hiring event for corrections officers
RICHMOND, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Virginia Department of Corrections is looking for new officers. It will be holding a hiring event in Crozier on Monday. According to the department’s website, this hiring event will be for the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women, the Buckingham Correctional Center, the Virginia Correctional Center for Women and the State Farm Correctional Center.
'Bodily autonomy is on the ballot:' VA Democrats focus on abortion ahead of 2024 election
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – Bodily autonomy is on the ballot this November, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan said Wednesday, addressing a couple dozen women in Connie McGowan’s House of Photography at Stoney Point Fashion Park. “One out of three woman in this country live in a state that has an abortion ban or extreme restrictions,” McClellan,...
32,000 seats installed on bleachers at Lane Stadium; more …
From elsewhere: Virginia’s sales tax holiday is this weekend. Youngkin, RNC chair Whatley: Virginia is a battleground state in 2024. Kings Dominion's new roller coaster is revealed. The post 32,000 seats installed on bleachers at Lane Stadium; more … appeared first on Cardinal News.
Secrets of the Blue Ridge: If it’s August, it Must Be Peaches
“Crozet is, perhaps, the most active small town on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in Virginia,” noted Richmond’s Times-Dispatch in August 1908. “The peach crop here is greater than anticipated.”. To a novice in the earlier decades of the 1900s, it could be enticing to invest one’s...
Crozet Gators Place Second at JSL Champs
Boars Head Swim Club claimed the Jefferson Swim League (JSL) Championships July 27, at Brooks YMCA in Charlottesville. edging out the Crozet Gators by 30.5 points. The Crozet Gators had a strong season following back-to-back championships in 2022 and 2023. The team came within just a couple of races of taking the district championship again on July 17 when they scored 521 points to the Boars Head Swim Club’s 541 points.
Local 8-Year-Olds Win Two State Baseball Champs
Here is a great story of hard work and determination. This young baseball team started out three years ago with six-year-olds making up the majority of the team. That first year, playing mostly against teams of 8-year-olds, they suffered a lot of losses and thus disappointment. They came back in the 2023 season as a bunch of seven-year-olds and won the district championship. This year the Peachtree 8U Rookie AllStars won the state championship in the Cal Ripken league, and the team also won the United States Specialty Sports Association Virginia Spring State Championships. In addition, they came in third in the six-state Southeast Region, which was only two wins short of going to the World Series.
The Green Olive Tree Opens in New Location
Dozens of volunteers moved hundreds of pounds of clothing, kitchen items and small appliances from the Green Olive Tree’s old location to its new home in the Music Today building. Other volunteers took down cabinets and shelving and installed them across the street in time for the August 1 grand re-opening.
New Rockingham Petroleum Cooperative Station Opening in Broadway
Broadway, VA – July 22, 2024 –The grand opening, scheduled for early August, marks a significant milestone in the Cooperative’s ongoing commitment to serving residents and businesses with top-quality products and services. From the very beginning, Rock Petroleum has emphasized its dedication to the Broadway community. This...
Elkton woman charged with involuntary manslaughter to face grand jury decision
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – The Elkton woman who was arrested in April on five charges, including involuntary manslaughter after a fatal crash in Rockingham County, had a hearing this week. Debra Elliot, 66, was arrested and charged after a passenger who was riding on top of her...
NWS issues hazardous weather outlook for VA, WV and MD areas for weekend
STAUNTON – Early Friday morning, National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for portions of eastern West Virginia, northern and central Virginia, and central and western Maryland. "Heat headlines are in effect for dangerously high heat and humidity Friday afternoon and early evening. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are possible this...
On National Poll Worker Recruitment day, localities search for election volunteers
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - With less than 100 days until election day, registrars across the nation are searching for poll workers. The 2024 presidential election has garnered plenty of attention. Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden were initially set to face one another, mirroring the 2020 election, but Biden dropped out of the race in late July.