It’s sales-tax holiday weekend for back-to-school, emergency prep shoppers
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The sales tax in Virginia ranges from 5.3 percent in most areas all the way to the low sevens in our major metro areas.
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Reader recounts 10 days inside the Middle River Regional Jail: ‘Treated as an animal’
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A reader reached out to us on our reporting on the death by suicide of Christopher Lee Franklin, 40, of Stafford, on July 26 in the Rappahannock Regional Jail, with his own harrowing tale of his stay in our very own Middle River Regional Jail.
Tracy Pyles | Augusta County leaders making big mistake with Churchville Fire
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“Soulless” came to mind first, when considering the latest action by the Augusta County Board of Supervisors, which is seeking to “dissolve” the Churchville Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company.
Virginia: Rains helping to ease drought, but far from being out of the woods
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Recent rainfall has led the Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force to recommended de-escalating drought warning advisories in 15 counties and 10 cities in the New River, Middle James, and York-James drought evaluation regions.
John Whitehead | America reaps what Trump sows: The price of policing the globe
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When the United States bombs another country, threatens its government, kills its people, occupies its territory or attempts to dictate its future, the consequences do not remain safely contained thousands of miles away.
Virginia DMV launches cannabis-impaired driving prevention campaign
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The Virginia DMV has launched its first-ever cannabis-impaired driving campaign, encouraging Virginians to make the safe choice: if you get high to relax, then, you know.
Charlottesville: Live Arts presents production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle
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Live Arts in Charlottesville is presenting a production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle, directed by Charlottesville native and the Pulitzer-nominated theater critic Sara Holdren, with the opening night set for Friday, Sept. 4.
Virginia: Local police, sheriff’s offices approved for $1.7M in federal grants
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Local law enforcement agencies across the state of Virginia are sharing in a total of more than $1.7 million in federal grants that will go toward upgraded equipment, specialized training, and enhanced emergency response capabilities.
Michael Schoeffel | A [Depressing] Little Life: What makes a good book?
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After abandoning Don Quixote less than halfway through, I made what I thought would be the ill-fated decision of diving into another extensive tome: Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life.
VDOT: Local road work, maintenance, scheduled for the week of Aug. 3-7
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VDOT has updated its list of scheduled road work, construction and maintenance for our local area for the week of Aug. 3-7.
