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It’s been a week since Waynesboro City Council set the date for a September vote on a controversial proposed pet ordinance, and though it looks like City Council members aren’t on board with the limits on pet ownership in the city, those limits are still on the table at this writing.
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The Virginia Tech Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation is collaborating with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources and the U.S. Forest Service to collect data on the status of the nonvenomous pinesnake in Virginia.
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Waynesboro City Manager Mike Hamp seemed to suggest that residents could just quietly ignore the restrictions on the number of pets they can own that he proposed as part of an update to the animal control ordinance that he presented to City Council this week.
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There are 32 species of snakes in Virginia, but only three are venomous, and death from snake bites is extremely rare.
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The Friends of the Middle River will hold its annual Middle River Litter Cleanup on varying dates by 14 different teams of volunteers between Aug. 21-29.
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As of Aug. 12, 94 percent or approximately 34,066 Virginia Tech students, had received a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the university’s vaccination dashboard.
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The most generous to charity in the United States are two lotteries – Powerball and Mega Millions. They are considered to be state lotteries, despite the fact that there is no “national lottery” concept in the United States.
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Virginia Department of Forestry personnel from across the Commonwealth have accepted assignments to assist with fire suppression efforts in the west.
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It’s hard to believe the bald eagle was on the brink of extinction in the Lower 48 United States just a half century ago, given how common the majestic birds are all over the country nowadays.
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If you are planning on proposing to your loved ones, there are some beautiful places in or around Augusta County that you can pop the question.
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