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Camden school board names Ratliff next schools superintendent
CAMDEN — An assistant superintendent for the Poquoson City Public Schools in Poquoson, Virginia, will be Camden County Schools’ next superintendent. The Camden Board of Education announced in a press release Thursday night it had hired Dr. Brandon Ratliff and that he will take over as the district’s superintendent on July 1. Ratliff’s four-year contract will pay him an annual salary of $145,000 and a $300-a-month travel reimbursement. The contract...
$101M in free tolls are coming to Hampton Roads. Who will be able to benefit?
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — If you make less than $50,000 a year and live in one of five Hampton Roads cities, you could soon pay nothing each time you travel through either the Downtown or Midtown tunnels. Monday, Gov. Glenn Youngkin, (R-Va.) signed the state’s $279 billion two-year budget, which includes $101 million for toll […]
Lawmakers demand answers over problems at Hampton VA Medical Center
HAMPTON, Va. — The Hampton Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center is accused of employee retaliation, patient safety concerns, and medical incompetence. This week, Rep. Jen Kiggans (R, VA-02) and House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Bost (R, Illinois) demanded that the VA provide documentation requested in April by the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.
Spouses of troops sent to build Gaza humanitarian relief pier are proud and anxious for their return
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — At long last, much-need humanitarian aid has started rolling into Gaza to help more than two million Palestinian civilians in need, following seven months of the Israel-Hamas war. "To date, over 569 metric tons of humanitarian assistance has been delivered across the temporary pier or...
Newport News to invest $12 million to improve pedestrian safety
Newport News will soon invest nearly $12 million to improve pedestrian roadway crossings citywide. On Tuesday, City Council unanimously passed a resolution giving the city manager the go ahead to partner with the state and the Virginia Department of Transportation for the Highway Safety Improvement Program grant funded citywide pedestrian safety improvements project. The project includes ...
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