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Harold Chopping Goes Two for Two during the Winston National at Hits Culpeper
Culpeper, Virginia, USA – August 17, 2024 – There was one name that was well-known throughout the Winston National at Hits Culpeper, and that name was Harold Chopping (USA). During the nationally-rated hunter, jumper, and equitation event that took place at the Hits Commonwealth Park on August 14-18, 2024, Chopping, of Southern Pines, North Carolina, won both of the event’s featured classes, including the $24,500 Douglas Elliman Grand Prix, as well as the week’s highlight hunter event, the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby.
‘Saturation Saturday’ checkpoints planned in Henrico, statewide Aug. 24
Law enforcement agencies throughout Virginia, including the Henrico Division of Police and Virginia State Police, will be hosting sobriety checkpoints in partnership with volunteers from Mothers Against Drunk Driving Saturday, Aug. 24. It’s part of the annual “Saturation Saturday” effort ahead of Labor Day weekend, designed to prevent drunk driving...
Intern Eppes Leaves Mark On Burkeville
BURKEVILLE — Mariana Eppes served as intern with the Town of Burkeville doing graphical information systems work this summer. Mariana competed for the opportunity to be assigned an internship position over the summer. She interviewed in front of a school selection panel along with other students. She was chosen and assigned the internship working in Burkeville.
Pinpoint Weather: Dry and mild weather continues
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — High pressure will continue to control Southwest and Central Virginia for the next few days. While the mostly dry pattern will persist, a warming trend is ahead. Patchy mountain and river valley fog is possible on Thursday morning as temperatures start in the 40s and lower 50s. More sunshine is in the […]
New data shows students are starting to recover from post-pandemic learning loss
NORFOLK, Va. — This week, the Virginia Department of Education released the statewide results for the Standards of Learning (SOL) pass rates for the last academic school year. The data shows year-to-year improvements in pass rates for reading, writing, math, and science across the commonwealth. The average passing rates...
County Officials’ Summit Rises to Occasion with Healthy Discussions
VACo was proud to host local, state, and federal leaders at this year’s County Officials’ Summit on August 15. It’s always a good day when leaders from all parts of the Commonwealth come together in support of their communities. VACo President Ann Mallek had the honor of...
Senior health science industry innovation leader joins Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
A senior business leader in the development and translation of biomedical science innovation through the commercialization pipeline has joined Virginia Tech to facilitate the growth of the academic health sciences research enterprise through building strategic industry partnerships and facilitating commercialization of discoveries. Sally Allain, formerly the head of Johnson &...
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