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Monday is last day to sign up for water testing programs in the NRV this week and next week
The Virginia Household Water Quality Program offers affordable testing for 28 water constituents. Registration deadline is Monday.
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Bring a weapon to school? Get expelled. Montgomery school board votes on revised penalties Tuesday
Also, middle schoolers could be looking at longer class periods.
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NRV week ahead: Blacksburg Planning Commission to schedule future public hearings on floodplain overlay standards and parking at a new hotel
The Christiansburg Planning Commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday has been canceled. No public governance meetings are scheduled for Radford.
Posted inPolitics
What Virginia’s congressional delegation has to say about U.S. attack on Iran
Democrats criticized President Donald Trump for not seeking congressional authorization; Republicans supported the attack.
Posted inPolitics
Registrars forge ahead with early voting preparations as redistricting court cases loom
The Supreme Court of Virginia has said that the April 21 referendum can move forward as it prepares to hear cases against the redistricting effort. But other court cases have popped up, creating uncertainty for the local offices that must administer the election.
Posted inOpinion
New population estimates: 32 times more people have moved out of Fairfax County than out of all rural Virginia
Since the 2020 census, only four rural counties have seen more people move out than move in. Virginia’s out-migration is now driven by Fairfax County and much of Hampton Roads.
Posted inOpinion
Roanoke College poll: Three-fourths of Virginians don’t see their financial situation improving
Nearly half think the country’s economy is worse off than a year ago, the poll finds.
Posted inSports
Bristol’s decision to scrap plan for new baseball stadium leaves minor league team’s future uncertain
The stadium was to be used by the minor league Bristol State Liners and the Virginia High School baseball team. But city leaders said Bristol can no longer afford the financial commitment.
Posted inPolitics
Judge set to rule Monday in Lynchburg redistricting case
The city is seeking “judicial clarification” of its legal duties surrounding the referendum, its filing said.
