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As the Stormin’ Norman Band stood on the steps of Billiken’s Smokehouse at the Chimneys Saturday afternoon, they urged passersby to make their voices heard to the Fredericksburg City Council. “Do not let council pull the vocal chords out of Fredericksburg,” bass guitarist Frankie Brennan shouted. City Council is considering a proposed noise ordinance that would make it a Class 3 misdemeanor for anyone to be “plainly audible” from 200 feet or more in the downtown ar...

Staff Reports Mar 15, 2021 TIFTON, Ga. — Despite not having an in-person gala because of the pandemic, the ABAC Foundation set a record in February by raising funds for student scholarships at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College through A Week for ABAC. ABAC Arts Connection Director Wayne Jones, who coordinated the event, said the Foundation set a record by raising nearly $130,000 for more than 50 student scholarships. “When we first realized we would not be able to host an in-person...

RACHEL RASKIN-ZRIHEN AMERICAN CANYON — Twelve-year-old Chrystabelle Ramp of American Canyon is used to selling thousands of boxes of Girl Scout cookies annually, and though the pandemic has put a damper on this year’s sales, her mother says the new reality provides its own life lesson. The sixth-grader, who has been in Girl Scouts for some five years, sold 2,064 boxes last year to fund a trip to the Galapagos Islands, her mother, Charissa Ramp said. “Her trip ended up...

Counties and municipal governments can use the funds to cover expenses and lost revenue related to the pandemic or to invest in water, sewer and broadband infrastructure.

ITHACA, NY -- Grainful’s newest products are quickly becoming best sellers, but haven’t strayed from the company’s focus on oat-based meals. Korean-style vegetable BBQ and green goddess falafel are two of the latest creations from the South Hill–based health food company. Though not a new company in the area, Grainful’s continued success has led to it being carried in chains around the country like Acme Markets, H-E-B, Wegmans, Walmart and Price Chopper. The inspiration...

When Caroline County Public Schools were 100 percent virtual, Shermeka Baker–Latney said some students’ mental health was affected. They had been away from school buildings since last March and only saw their friends on a computer screen. Baker–Latney, the director of nonprofit agency Caroline’s Promise, discovered a productive way for at least 30 students in the county to spend their time indoors with the help of funds from the Caroline County branch of the NAACP. Caroline�...

Ballots for the April 6 municipal election will soon be arriving and The Daily Sentinel this week has been covering the city council races that voters will be deciding. Profiles of the eight candidates running for City Council can be found online at gjsentinel.com along with their complete answers to questions asked by The Daily Sentinel. Included in those surveys to candidates were questions about some of the biggest issues currently facing the city. Should Grand Junction buy Glacier Ice Arena...

James (Jim, Jimmy, Sig, Siggy, WD0/GVW) Robert Dall, 78, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin and friend, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, after an 8-month battle

DiMaio is an associate broker and real estate agent with Long & Foster. He works across the New River Valley.

I realize we haven’t had much opportunity to use a snow shovel this winter but, some of the biggest storms do their dumping in March and April. Spring is notoriously