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Onancock Rotary Makes Community Service Awards
Pictured left to right: Andre Elliott accepting for the YMCA and the Literary Council, Diane Lang accepting for Shore Christian Academy, Rev. Bill McClung President, Onancock Rotary Club, Stepannie Cuffee accepting for the Food Bank, Shawn Martin accepting for the Altzheimers Accociation. Not pictured: Garnett Kellam accepting for Occohannock on the Bay.
Gallery: OBCA’s Independence Day Ice Cream Social
Sunshine and a light breeze created the perfect setting for the Town of Onancock’s 3rd of July Ice Cream Social. Held on the grounds of the Historic Onancock School, families, friends and neighbors enjoyed music provided by the Accomack County Community Band and ice cream with an array of available toppings. Eder Up food truck and KC the Clown rounded out the pre-Independence Day festivities presented in partnership with the Onancock Business and Civic Organization:
Walmart gives to Eastern Shore Literacy Council
The Eastern Shore Literacy Council announces the receipt of a $1,000 grant from Walmart’s Spark Good Local Grant through Walmart Store #4378 in Onley, Virginia. The grant will be used to mail books to local children registered in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Spark Good Local Grants are available...
DC, Maryland, Virginia emergency units rescue 11 people from disabled boats on Fourth of July
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — First responders rescued 11 people from disabled boats in the Potomac River on the Fourth of July. The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) said that it received a distress call just before 10:55 p.m. about a boat that had hit an unlit buoy near Piscataway Creek. […]
First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin and Governor Glenn Youngkin Announce Third of Six 2024 Spirit of Virginia Award Recipients
WILLIAMSBURG, VA (VR) - To commence July 4th festivities, Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin presented a Spirit of Virginia Award to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, a private, not-for-profit, educational institution. As hundreds listened to the recitation of the Declaration of Independence while being serenaded by the Fifes & Drums, the Governor and First Lady […] The post First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin and Governor Glenn Youngkin Announce Third of Six 2024 Spirit of Virginia Award Recipients appeared first on The Virginian Review.
Study examines conservation programs that support pollinators
WASHINGTON (VR) — Targeted voluntary conservation practices can help improve and support pollinator populations while benefiting agricultural production nationwide. That was a message conveyed in a Conservation Outcomes webinar hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service during National Pollinator Week. The webinar presented results from a study conducted by Virginia Tech in collaboration with […] The post Study examines conservation programs that support pollinators appeared first on The Virginian Review.
Virginia’s ‘ahead of the curve’ in advancing universal broadband access plans, officials say
RICHMOND, VA (VR) — Amid a national movement to close the digital divide, Virginia continues to lead the way toward universal broadband access. Broadband providers, vendors, state officials and other stakeholders heard about Virginia’s progress in extending broadband infrastructure during the Mid-Atlantic Broadband Summit in Richmond in June. Last summer, Virginia netted $1.48 billion in […] The post Virginia’s ‘ahead of the curve’ in advancing universal broadband access plans, officials say appeared first on The Virginian Review.
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