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'Bodily autonomy is on the ballot:' VA Democrats focus on abortion ahead of 2024 election
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – Bodily autonomy is on the ballot this November, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan said Wednesday, addressing a couple dozen women in Connie McGowan’s House of Photography at Stoney Point Fashion Park. “One out of three woman in this country live in a state that has an abortion ban or extreme restrictions,” McClellan,...
32,000 seats installed on bleachers at Lane Stadium; more …
From elsewhere: Virginia’s sales tax holiday is this weekend. Youngkin, RNC chair Whatley: Virginia is a battleground state in 2024. Kings Dominion's new roller coaster is revealed. The post 32,000 seats installed on bleachers at Lane Stadium; more … appeared first on Cardinal News.
New TV mini-series set to film in Monroe County
SWEET SPRINGS, WV (WVNS) — The pleasant town of Sweet Springs, West Virginia is about to become the background for a new television mini-series. The series will showcase the beauty of the state, while also bringing excitement, exposure, and economic growth. The show, “P27: The Series,” which is inspired by true events, grapples with the […]
Secrets of the Blue Ridge: If it’s August, it Must Be Peaches
“Crozet is, perhaps, the most active small town on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in Virginia,” noted Richmond’s Times-Dispatch in August 1908. “The peach crop here is greater than anticipated.”. To a novice in the earlier decades of the 1900s, it could be enticing to invest one’s...
Crozet Gators Place Second at JSL Champs
Boars Head Swim Club claimed the Jefferson Swim League (JSL) Championships July 27, at Brooks YMCA in Charlottesville. edging out the Crozet Gators by 30.5 points. The Crozet Gators had a strong season following back-to-back championships in 2022 and 2023. The team came within just a couple of races of taking the district championship again on July 17 when they scored 521 points to the Boars Head Swim Club’s 541 points.
Local 8-Year-Olds Win Two State Baseball Champs
Here is a great story of hard work and determination. This young baseball team started out three years ago with six-year-olds making up the majority of the team. That first year, playing mostly against teams of 8-year-olds, they suffered a lot of losses and thus disappointment. They came back in the 2023 season as a bunch of seven-year-olds and won the district championship. This year the Peachtree 8U Rookie AllStars won the state championship in the Cal Ripken league, and the team also won the United States Specialty Sports Association Virginia Spring State Championships. In addition, they came in third in the six-state Southeast Region, which was only two wins short of going to the World Series.
The Green Olive Tree Opens in New Location
Dozens of volunteers moved hundreds of pounds of clothing, kitchen items and small appliances from the Green Olive Tree’s old location to its new home in the Music Today building. Other volunteers took down cabinets and shelving and installed them across the street in time for the August 1 grand re-opening.
Virginia sales tax holiday weekend: what to know before you go
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Virginia’s three-day event, which allows shoppers to skip sales taxes in three categories, comes as the high cost of essentials continues to burden households and after the state assembly failed to allow the annual holiday to happen before the school year in 2023. A state budget battle pushed last year’s […]
ActBlue calls Miyares’ investigation into fraud claims a ‘partisan political attack and scare tactic’
Virginia’s Republican attorney general said his office is “looking into” fraud claims made on social media against ActBlue, a fundraising platform for Democrats that said the accusations are part of "a years-long disinformation and harassment campaign."
NWS issues Hazardous Weather Outlook for east Tennessee, surrounding areas; severe storms and flash flooding possible
MORRISTOWN — The National Weather Service in Morristown, Tennessee, has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for portions of southwest North Carolina, east Tennessee, and southwest Virginia. Widespread thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and evening. Some of these storms may become strong to severe, with the potential for damaging winds. In addition, slow-moving storms […] The post NWS issues Hazardous Weather Outlook for east Tennessee, surrounding areas; severe storms and flash flooding possible appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.