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Harvest season for ginseng, a highly-regulated plant in Virginia, is almost here
Ginseng harvest season in Virginia begins on Sept. 1. For those interested in collecting this valued plant, there's several regulations to be aware of -- because violating them could result in hefty fines, jail time or both.
A Federal Push for Offshore Wind Energy Could Impact Delmarva's Coast Once Again
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. -- The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management(BOEM) now has it's eyes set on a massive area in the Atlantic Ocean. The feds are looking to open up more lease areas for potential projects. BOEM made the announcement earlier this month, highlighting it's efforts to meet the Biden-Harris administrations...
Two Virginia schools, two different approaches to students' phones
Each morning, students at Martin Luther King Middle School in Richmond, Virginia, begin their day with a lesson in restraint — by handing in their phones. "I'm not worried about the notifications I'm getting and who's texting me or what's going on on social media," 8th grader Jazmine Anderson said.The school began piloting a program last year to lock up cellphones in special pouches made by the company Yondr and store them in a supervised backpack. When the school first started using the locked pouches, they'd let students hold onto them. But that didn't quite work, 8th grade English teacher...
Virginia Cavaliers vs. Richmond Spiders: How to watch college football online, TV channel, live stream info, start time
Where: David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium -- Charlottesville, Virginia. Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.) The Richmond Spiders will hit the road to start this year's campaign against the Virginia Cavaliers. Kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium.
Field Hockey Suffers Defeat 5-0 in Season Opener at Duke
DURHAM, N.C. – William & Mary field hockey suffered a 5-0 setback at No. 5-ranked Duke in the season opener on Friday evening. The contest was originally scheduled for a 2 p.m. start time but was delayed for three hours and 50 minutes due to lightning in the area. The Tribe (0-1) nearly shutout the Blue Devils in the opening 15 minutes with graduate student goalkeeper Maddie George making four first-quarter saves. Duke (1-0) finally broke through with just over a minute remaining in the period on an Alaina McVeigh goal off a penalty corner. Just over five minutes into…
Bustin Becomes Wins Leader; Duke Cruises to 5-0 Win
DURHAM – Duke field hockey head coach Pam Bustin became the all-time wins leader in program history as the fifth-ranked Blue Devils cruised to a 5-0 season-opening victory over William & Mary Friday evening. The Blue Devils broke open a 1-0 lead with a pair of goals in a...
Wings, Wheels & Keels set for Sept. 28 in Topping
The 28th annual Wings, Wheels & Keels (WW&K) is set for 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Hummel Field airport, on Grey’s Point Road in Topping. WW&K will have more than 100 antique, classic and exotic cars and vehicles, numerous aircraft and more than a dozen boats.
Virginia school district expands to 200-day year
The hottest days of summer vacation are stopped cold in the capital of Virginia.While most schools nationwide are just starting the academic year, Richmond Public Schools opened the school year for some of its elementary schools on July 22. The city started to experiment with a longer school year in 2023 in an attempt to make up for learning loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.School officials said the first year was so successful that they expanded to more schools for the 2024-2025 school year.Student and parent reactionFairfield Court Elementary is one of the schools already in month two...
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