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2018 was the wettest year on record for dozens of Virginia communities, especially in rural areas. And corn, peanut, soybean and tobacco crops all were affected by the extra moisture.
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Gov. Ralph Northam announced the 10 recipients of the 2018 Governor’s Fire Service Awards, who will be recognized at an awards ceremony during the Virginia and Fire Rescue Conference on Feb. 23.
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Senate Democrats celebrated an expansion of voting rights as SB1026 passed both the House of Delegates and Senate and now moves to the governor for his signature.
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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Office of International Marketing is supporting six Virginia craft beverage producers in exhibiting at Craft Beer Rising 2019 Feb. 21-23 at the Old Truman Brewery in London.
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Nicholas Wege Dias has an insider’s view of prison life. A graduate research assistant in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Dias has conducted much of his master’s research at rural correctional centers.
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Last month, the Virginia Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) with broad bipartisan support. Since then, the Virginia House of Delegates has failed to bring the resolution to the floor.
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Virginia has selected Hampton Roads Connector Partners, a design-build team, to deliver the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project.
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The Department of Environmental Quality has awarded the Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission $82,500 to address pollution from septic tanks on the Eastern Shore.
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In 2016, five Virginia cities ranked in Eviction Lab’s top 10 cities with the highest eviction rates in the United States.
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Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine applauded Senate passage of a bill that reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a program that protects and preserves Virginia’s public lands.
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