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Proposals to renovate Obici mansion sought
Private groups hoping to renovate the historic Obici mansion in Suffolk might be asked to begin submitting proposals soon.
Motorist dies after crashing into tower
Isle of Wight - A motorist died Friday morning after crashing into the base of a water tower in Isle of Wight County.
Suffolk economic development director quits
Cynthia "Cindy" Cave former city economic development director. SUFFOLK The city's economic development director has quit after less than seven months on the job.
SPSA to raise fees to highest in the nation
SPSA adopted the highest trash-disposal fees in the nation Wednesday as part of a financial rescue plan for the troubled waste authority.
The Virginia Waste Tire Program recently reached a milestone, erasing more than 2 million scrap tires from the Roanoke region.
Va lawyer ordered to pay 4 estates more than $4M
A published report says a longtime Franklin attorney who was ordered to pay more than $4 million to four estates has surrendered his law license.
Portsmouth officials voice concerns on SPSA bailout
As municipalities vote this month on a bailout plan for the troubled regional waste agency, leaders of the city that hosts the Southeastern Public Service Authority's biggest assets - two large trash plants - say they have some major concerns.
Officials plan utility work in hopes of luring firms
The project The Turner Tract site could accommodate as much as 2.2 million square feet of warehouse space on the 494-acre site.
Dogbreeder faces animal cruelty charge
SOUTHAMPTON CO., Va. - A viewer called 10 on your side concerned after after a visit to her dog breeder's home in Southampton County.
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Organizations partner to preserve 416 acres of woodland
More than 416 acres of woodland, including three acres of pristine frontage along the Blackwater River, will be protected from development.
By Any Means Necessary: A Legacy Of Black Education Began Here
ARIA LOUISE MOORE was born of mixed-race parents in Fredericksburg in 1800. Her father was Scotsman Edwin Moore of Edinburgh, and her mother was a free black woman born in Toronto .
"Remarkable Trees of Virginia," Nancy Ross Hugo, Jeffrey Kirwan, photography by Robert Llewellyn Longtime garden writer Nancy Ross Hugo teams up with Jeffrey Kirwan, an extension specialist and professor in the ...
Weather observations from Ivor, Virginia - Revised
I'm new at blogging, forgive me. Current weather conditions from Southampton County, Ivor, Virignia 5431 Proctors Bridge Road 2.4 miles NNE of Ivor, the temperature is 37.5 degrees with drizzle, the barometer ...
JOB TITLE: Library Director COMPANY: Blackwater Regional Library POSTDATE: 3/6/2009 LOCATION: Courtland, VA DESCRIPTION: LIBRARY DIRECTOR Blackwater Regional Library The Board of Trustees of the Blackwater ...
Va. peanut farmers concerned about uncertain market
Loading... A massive recall of foods that might contain salmonella-contaminated peanuts has the whole nation looking askance at a food once eaten with abandon.
The Virginian-Pilot Spelling Bee
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Bus drop-off accidents claim 2 students
Last week, a 10-year-old in Indiana was killed after getting off a school bus in a school parking lot, and police in Virginia released findings from a similar bus drop-off accident that took the life of a ...
Riverdale Elementary School released its preliminary findings into what caused 4-year-old Jameer Woodley to be struck and killed by a school bus in January.
Sheriff: Bus driver who hit student was given all-clear signal
The Southampton County school bus driver who drove over a 4-year-old boy, killing him, had received a signal that the area was clear, the sheriff's office said Wednesday.
Webtide's regional water and wastewater system makes sense
In voting to reject Webtide Partners Unsolicited Proposal for a regional water and wastewater system under the Virginia Public Private Education and Infrastructure Act , the Town of Cape Charles has chosen a ...