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Scientists at the University of Virginia have made an exciting discovery that could lead to treatment of a leading cause of blindness in this country and

The Hawk Eye DANVILLE — Voters living within the boundaries of the Danville School District will decide on March 2 whether to approve how the district intends to spend its sales tax revenue. The Legislature in May approved the extension of the Secure an Advanced Vision for Education, which is funded by a one-cent statewide sales tax and distributed to school districts throughout the state, through the end of 2049.  Each district must have a revenue purpose statement for how that money will be spent. Danville's revenue purpose statement expired in December.  "Our old revenue purpose state...

Dr Jayakrishna Ambati researching macular degeneration [Credit: UVA Health]. A new analysis suggests US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) may prevent the onset of dry macular degeneration, a leading cause of age-related vision loss. According to the scientists, their findings also overturn a fundamental belief about DNA. NRTIs are commonly used to treat HIV; however, a new discovery suggests that they may also be useful against dry macular degeneration as well, even though a virus does not cause the condition. A review of four diff...

(Undated) -- Two KMAland school districts vote early next year on a revenue purpose statement. Both the East Mills and South Page School Boards recently approved resolutions to set special elections on the statements. School districts are required to have statements in place to allow for use of revenues from the Secured an Advanced Vision for Education, or SAVE accounts. Funding from the one-cent sales tax--formerly known as the School Infrastructure Local Option, or SILO tax--can be used by schools for the construction, reconstruction, repair, demolition, purchasing, or remodeling of school ...