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Tom Perriello is going to need to make amends with local Democratic Socialists
Tom Perriello showed up at a rally organized by a member of a local Democratic Socialists of America chapter this week, but for some reason, didn’t want to be photographed against a backdrop of DSA members.
Virginia Tech, for some reason, gives Mike Young a one-year contract extension
Virginia Tech Athletics has given basketball coach Mike Young a one-year extension, which will likely keep the coach good at winning 19 games and not getting into the NCAA Tournament around for two more seasons.
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Waynesboro: We’re going to get another DEQ hearing on Northrop Grumman request
We’re going to get another Virginia DEQ public hearing on the request of Northrop Grumman for a state permit allowing the company to dump tons of hazardous pollutants into the air in and around Waynesboro.
Virginia: Drought advisories remain in effect despite beneficial rains over the past week
We got us some rain in the past week, up to six inches in some parts of Virginia, but we’re still not out of the woods in terms of the ongoing long-term drought.
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John McGuire thinks COVID vaccine was a ‘BLT sandwich of fetus baby parts’
John McGuire, the MAGA Republican incumbent congressman in the Fifth District, who we know isn’t bright, claimed in a Newsmax interview on Thursday that the COVID vaccine contained “a BLT sandwich of fetus baby parts.”
Spanberger administration highlights push to restore voting rights
The governor’s office reported in a release today that the Spanberger administration has restored the right to vote for 66,085 Virginians who were formerly incarcerated after being convicted of felonies.
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UVA Softball alum Courtney Layne hired as grad assistant coach at Longwood
Courtney Layne, fresh off a nice career with the UVA Softball program, and earning her degree from the University, has been hired as a graduate assistant coach for the Longwood University softball team.
UVA names Trevor Dunbar as interim T&F, cross country coach; Vin Lananna joining USATF
Vin Lananna, the director of the track and field and cross country program at UVA since 2019, was named the CEO of the USA Track and Field Foundation on Friday.
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John McGuire thinks COVID vaccine was a ‘BLT sandwich of fetus baby parts’
John McGuire, the MAGA Republican incumbent congressman in the Fifth District, who we know isn’t bright, claimed in a Newsmax interview on Thursday that the COVID vaccine contained “a BLT sandwich of fetus baby parts.”
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