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Appomattox among counties to benefit from broadband grant
PALMYRA, Va. – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the award of $12.2 million in Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) grant funding to Firefly Fiber Broadband, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative. The funding will support the $48.6 million project, in partnership with Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, Dominion Energy, and county...
Dinwiddie, Petersburg men charged with March murder in North Chesterfield
CHESTERFIELD – Two area men are behind bars charged with the murder last March of a Midlothian man in front of his residence. Markice D. Street, 29, of Dinwiddie County, and Lamont A. Jones, 26, of Petersburg, are facing one count each of second-degree murder, shooting into an occupied vehicle and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, according to a statement from Chesterfield County Police. Street has been in custody since April on...
Police Officer Mervin Mayo Shines on “America’s Got Talent” Stage
Richmond Police officer Mervin Mayo shies away from competition. But, after the NBC show America’s Got Talent contacted him a couple of times, he decided to listen to his wife, Mechelle, and not his nerves. “My wife said it was a great opportunity to reach people. We actually went...
DMV to host classic car show to celebrate 100th anniversary
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is celebrating its 100th anniversary. As part of the celebration, the DMV is inviting the community to a classic car show. The car show titled “Through the Decades” will feature the evolution of automotive history, from vintage classics to modern...
Trump-backed Virginia state Sen. John McGuire defeats US Rep. Bob Good in GOP primary recount
GOOCHLAND, Va. (AP) — Virginia state Sen. John McGuire, a former Navy SEAL who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, on Thursday defeated conservative U.S. Rep. Bob Good in a recount of the Republican primary results in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. McGuire narrowly defeated Good, one of the most conservative members of Congress and chair of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus. Election officials previously certified a narrow McGuire win in the June 18 primary, by 374 votes out of nearly 63,000 cast. But with the margin of victory at just six-tenths of a percentage point, Good was entitled to a recount. McGuire’s margin of victory narrowed by four votes to 370 following Thursday’s recount.
Virginia named first in the nation to have EnChroma-adapted viewfinders in every state park
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — When someone is color blind, they have trouble seeing certain colors, green and red tend to be colors that colorblind people tend to miss. Chief Ranger Ethan Howes works in one of Virginia’s state parks. Unfortunately, he is color blind, certain colors appear duller to him.