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Virginia Chesapeake Bay Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) Members to Host Roundtable Discussions for County Leaders
The Virginia delegation of the Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) has planned two roundtable discussions for local government leaders to weigh in on key elements of the Chesapeake Bay Program’s (CBP) work that has the potential to impact local governments. One of the more important topics expected to be covered at these meetings is the potential impacts and outcomes the Chesapeake Bay Program Beyond 2025 draft report may have on local governments. This report prioritizes and outlines the next steps for meeting the goals and outcomes of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement leading up to and beyond 2025. Here is the full draft report and a FAQ.
Elected officials push for free tax filing in Virginia
Members of the state’s congressional delegation want a new pilot program allowing people to file their federal taxes for free to come to Virginia. And, as Brad Kutner found out, officials in Richmond want it, too.
Tiger brings back national title
It started off as a hobby for Logan Cohn. The Hampden-Sydney College rising senior picked up weightlifting during his senior year in high school. Now he’ll be coming back to campus this fall as a national champion. Cohn won in the U23 super heavyweight division for National Olympic Weightlifting. “It hasn’t really sunk in yet,” […] The post Tiger brings back national title appeared first on Kenbridge Victoria Dispatch.
Recount will decide if conservative US Rep. Bob Good loses primary to Trump-backed challenger
GOOCHLAND, Va. (AP) — A recount of the votes cast in the Republican primary in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District will be held on July 31 to decide whether a challenger backed by former President Donald Trump will hold onto his narrow victory over U.S. Rep. Bob Good, one of the most conservative members of Congress.
Resubmitted Tidewater Logistics Center plans show one less warehouse
The developer of the proposed Tidewater Logistics Center on the outskirts of Windsor is hoping one less warehouse will persuade Isle of Wight County supervisors to waive a one-year waiting period to reapply for industrial zoning. County officials, however, say the revision isn’t sufficiently different from the concept supervisors voted 4-1 on June 13 to […]
Isle of Wight deputy charged with driving drunk on patrol
An Isle of Wight County sheriff’s deputy accused of driving drunk on patrol has been suspended and charged. The Sheriff’s Office arrested one of its own, Deputy Preston Saul, during the early-morning hours of July 16 after a fellow deputy on nighttime patrol said in court filings he’d discovered 29-year-old Saul, a resident of Gates […]
Chesapeake native Colin Selby returns home with Tides
Chesapeake native Colin Selby has returned home and is playing with the Norfolk Tides after their parent club, the Baltimore Orioles, acquired Selby from Kansas City. Selby played high school baseball with Western Branch and college baseball at Division III Randolph-Macon College in Ashland.
Ambush on JCC officers, nurse practitioner arrested in FBI raid, 20-foot-inflatable IUD in Virginia Beach | Top WAVY stories this week
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Take a look at some of the top stories on WAVY.com from the week of July 15. Click here for more local news. Ready to do more fishing, hunting and living the good life, Keith Henley was months away from the retirement that he was living for, but it was not to be.
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah’s cousin sentenced to 40 years for murder of JOK’s older brother
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah had urged family and friends on social media to pack the Hampton (Virginia) Circuit Court on Monday for the sentencing of his older brother Joshua’s murderer. They came out in full force, packing the gallery and an overflow courtroom next door,...
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