
Middle River Regional Jail Authority fires superintendent
The Middle River Regional Jail Authority Board has voted to dismiss Jack Lee as superintendent of the jail, effective immediately.

The Middle River Regional Jail Authority Board has voted to dismiss Jack Lee as superintendent of the jail, effective immediately.

Seven people were displaced as a result of a house fire on Hook Lane in Staunton reported at 10:41 a.m. Sunday.

Greensville County Power Station has officially joined Dominion Energy Virginia’s fleet of clean, safe and efficient natural gas-fueled electric generating units.

Dennis Lynn Brent, a Charlottesville firefighter and former chief of the Palmyra Volunteer Fire Company, passed away Saturday, Dec. 1, after a nearly two-year long battle with pancreatic cancer.

The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Appomattox Field Office is investigating a fatal fire in Augusta County. The fire occurred around 10 p.m. Monday (Nov. 26) at a trailer in the 800 block of Stuples Hollow Road in Craigsville.

Health effects and costs in the form of respiratory and cardiovascular illness can be linked to fires as far as 200-300 miles from the smoke-impacted area, according to research from Klaus Moeltner of Virginia Tech.

When stocking up on firewood this season, forestry officials have a hot tip.

The Virginia Department of Fire Programs has been awarded $343,000 in federal grant funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s 2017 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.

Shenandoah University Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Bridget Lyons, Ph.D. announced Friday that Matt Smith has been relieved of his duties as head men’s soccer coach.

Despite the heavy rains across Virginia this year, the Virginia Department of Forestry urges caution as the state’s wildfire season gets underway.
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