Legislators join forces to require hands-free mobile phone use while driving
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Del. Chris Collins and Sen. Richard Stuart are leading a growing effort to save lives by toughening Virginia’s distracted driving law.
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Northam announces over $600,000 in farmland preservation grants
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Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday the recipients of fiscal year 2019 farmland preservation grants. Six localities have been awarded a total of $633,831 from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Office of Farmland Preservation. The funds will be used to permanently preserve working farmland through local Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) programs.
Colby Lee Burke shares why Hilton Head should be on your travel list this year
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Hilton Head, South Carolina is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the South. There are other cities which are larger and more well-known. Tourists will certainly flock to Charleston and Myrtle Beach at the beginning of summer.
Men’s basketball: Defensive effort not enough for EMU
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The EMU Runnin Royals came up just short in Saturday’s effort at knocking off the ODAC preseason favorite, dropping a 67-63 decision at Roanoke.
VMI Football: Several Keydets honored by Phil Steele
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Several members of the VMI football program were honored by college football analyst Phil Steele as members of the FCS Freshman All-America team and the SoCon All-Conference team.
Reps. McEachin, Luria, Jones introduced offshore drilling bill
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Reps. A. Donald McEachin (VA-04), Elaine Luria (VA-02), and Walter B. Jones (NC-03) co-introduced the bipartisan Defend our Coast Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from issuing leases for offshore oil drilling in the mid-Atlantic.
Northam announces proposals to improve environment, strengthen protection of natural resources
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Governor Ralph Northam announced a legislative package focused on improving environmental quality and management of natural resources in Virginia.
Sen. Mark Warner praises final passage of Ashanti Alert Act
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) praised final passage in Congress of the Ashanti Alert Act, legislation that will create a new federal alert system for missing or endangered adults between the ages of 18-64.
VDOT lifts lane closures to ease holiday travel season
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To ease traffic associated with Christmas and New Year’s holiday travel, VDOT is lifting most road closures during this heavy travel period.
On Tap: DMB at JPJ this weekend, Kathleen Madigan at Jefferson Theater
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Dave Matthews Band will help fill the UVA basketball exam break schedule void at John Paul Jones Arena this weekend, with two shows – on Friday and Saturday.
