Four new CASA volunteers to serve children in Staunton, Waynesboro, Augusta County

Chris Graham

During the fall of 2017 the Honorable Correy R. Smith inducted four new volunteers to the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of the Commonwealth of Virginia for the 25th Judicial District to perform the duties of Court Appointed Special Advocates. Danese Mabbitt, Hilary Bride, Jeff Jones and Evelyn Nyong’a will be volunteer Court Appointed…

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Morgan Griffith: Jerusalem

Morgan Griffith

Disclaimer: This column deals with a Middle Eastern issue. It is dangerous to make any attempt to explain the Middle East in less than four volumes, but on the issue of our embassy in Jerusalem, I will attempt to nonetheless. The city of Jerusalem holds a place of special importance in the story of civilization,…

CDBG funding to provide transition assistance to coal industry-related businesses

Chris Graham

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced $300,000 in Community Development Block Grant Local Innovation funding to Tazewell County for the Heart of Appalachia Collaborative Economic Transition Project also known as The Heart Project. This project is a regional initiative funded in partnership with Appalachian Regional Commission Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative and…