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Around Mason: Week of Aug. 27, 2024
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Vance recognized as CAA Defensive Player of the Week
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell goalkeeper Sierra Vance was recognized as the Coastal Athletic Association's Defensive Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday afternoon. A junior from Fairfax, Va., Vance is the first conference defensive player of the week winner for Campbell since 2022, and the first goalkeeper...
15-Year-Old Wanted for Murder Arrested at Airport
A 15-year-old Silver Spring teen has been arrested and charged with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with a double homicide that occurred over Memorial Day weekend. Onyx Santana Austin was arrested on Monday, August 26, 2024, at Dulles International Airport. Austin was identified by detectives from the Montgomery...
State Roundup: Ed board revises draft policy to allow 3rd graders struggling with reading to move on; Maryland ACLU warns of errors in facial recognition technology; Alsobrooks faces ‘electability challenge’ while Hogan faces challenge of history
MARYLAND PARENTS COULD STOP CHILDREN FROM REPEATING 3rd GRADE: Third-graders struggling to read won’t necessarily be held back, according to an updated draft literacy policy from the Maryland State Board of Education. The policy initially mandated that students unable to read at grade level would repeat the third grade, but the revised version allows families to seek a waiver that would permit their students to move into the fourth grade. As part of the waiver process, those families would commit to making sure their child gets additional support, such as summer school programming, before-or-after school tutoring or instructional support outside of the school day. Lilly Price and Hayes Gardner/The Baltimore Sun.
Washington Commanders and Northwest Federal Credit Union Announce Stadium Naming-Rights Deal
Landover, Md., and Herndon, Va. – Aug. 27, 2024 – The Washington Commanders and Northwest Federal Credit Union (NWFCU) today announced a new, multi-year, exclusive naming-rights agreement for the football team's stadium, bringing together two institutions with a storied history in the region and community. The agreement, which marks a new chapter for the Washington Commanders, will rebrand the team's home from Commanders Field to Northwest Stadium. On September 15th, the two organizations will officially kick off the extension and expansion of their existing partnership through a joint press conference at the stadium before the Commanders' home opener.
What’s Up With the Petworth Wendy’s?!?! Closed for renovations or permanently?
Reginald writes: “What is going on with Petworth Wendys 3900 Ga Ave NW? is it closed permanently or being renovated?”. Thanks to all who messaged about the Wendy’s on Georgia Ave and Randolph Street, NW:. Jacob writes: “Apparently it’s renovation work that was permitted earlier this month”...
Trayon White’s Bribery Arrest Kicks Off a Political Free-for-All in Ward 8
Denial is the first stage of grief, the psychiatrists say, and there has been plenty of that on display among Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White’s most ardent supporters in the wake of his shocking arrest on federal bribery charges last week. But many D.C. politicos have zipped on through to acceptance in just a few days’ time.
Top-5 Prince William high school football countdown: No. 3 Gainesville
The third-year varsity program (8-3 in 2023) returns seven full-time starters on offense and eight on defense. Starting with the offense, senior quarterback Colton Kilmer is a second-year starter who threw for 2,556 yards and 28 touchdowns in 2023 to earn first-team, all-district honors. Senior running back Koven Smith returns after missing most of last season with a torn ACL.
Report reveals thousands of eligible Virginia seniors are missing out on SNAP benefits
A recent report by the National Council on Aging and the Urban Institute, a Washington D.C. think tank, has highlighted a significant issue in Virginia: despite being eligible, thousands of residents are not utilizing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Has Virginia Figured Out a Solution to Its Rare Whiskey Problem?
Across much of Virginia, if you’re looking to buy whiskey or other distilled spirits, you’ll need to do so at a state-run liquor store. Virginia is far from the only state to have such a system in place, but the method by which the state allocates in-demand bottles of whiskey sometimes gets it in the news for other reasons, as when two men were arrested for profiting on insider information on where certain rare bottles would be sold.
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