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1. Republicans will have a hard time portraying Democrats as dangerous socialists. That seems to be the favorite Republican line these days, but it won’t work here. Former Gov. Terry McAuliffe is a corporate-friendly Democrat who, as governor, stood alongside Dominion Energy executives to endorse the now-abandoned Atlantic Coast Pipeline. (He also endorsed, and presumably still endorses, the Mountain Valley Pipeline.) The actual socialist in the field, Lee Carter, couldn’t even muster...

Dels. Lee Carter, Mark Levine, Ibraheem Samirah, Steve Heretick and Charles Poindexter lost their bids for reelection.

In a year with a record amount of primary challenges, five current Delegates lost the nomination to run for their current seats.

What does Virginia’s new pot law mean for employers? Beginning July 1 it will be legal in Virginia for an adult to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, and that change in the law is forcing K-9 police dogs across the state into early retirement. Drug dogs have been trained to alert their handlers in the same manner on multiple drugs, making it impossible to know whether it’s marijuana or some still illegal narcotic being sniffed out. And dogs have no idea if the amount of marijuana th...

Northern Regional Hospital recently awarded the 2021 Robin Hardy Hodgin Education Scholarship awards to 10 area high school graduates who plan to pursue a…

"Were not too proud to accept help." DNA Doe Project assists Gregg County Sheriffs Office in cold case This isnt the first time the Gregg County Sheriffs Office has turned to DNA Doe Project for help. In 2019, Lavender Doe was successfully identified. Author: Matt Lackritz (CBS 19) Published: 7:14 PM CDT May 26, 2021 Updated: 10:16 PM CDT May 26, 2021 GREGG COUNTY, Texas — In 2002 a persons remains were found in Gregg County but there wasnt much...

May 25, 2021 An old saying goes, “if you want to get something done, ask a busy person to do it” — which applies to a local tourism official who also is becoming president of the Blue Ridge Parkway Association. Jessica Roberts already wears multiple hats, including serving as executive director of the Mount Airy Tourism Development Authority and the Tourism Partnership of Surry County. Along with spearheading local tourism efforts for the past 17 years, Roberts continues to chair the Pied...

BY BILL WYATT Martinsville Bulletin Mary Sue Terry spoke on Sunday to a group at the Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Center and Museum about stereotypes, gender disparity, the past and her concern for the future. “If a UFO came and stayed long enough to observe our situation, one gender has most of the power and the majority is second-class,” Terry said. “There is something wrong with this picture.” There is an exhibit currently on display at center titled â�...

If the Virginia Democratic Party establishment has its way, the party will nominate a ticket comprised entirely of Northern Virginians. Even if the party establishment doesn’t have its way, the party might still nominate a ticket comprised entirely of Northern Virginians — the front-runners from governor and attorney general are from there, and so are four of the six candidates for lieutenant governor. Is this wise? The answer to that might depend on whether you live in Fairfax County...

State Board Committee certifies four finalists for Patrick Henry Community College Presidency Published Friday, Apr. 23, 2021, 12:00 am Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com The State Board for Community Colleges has certified four finalists for the position of president at Patrick Henry Community College. The finalists were among 64 applic...