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Mary Washington renames academic hall for civil rights leader James Farmer
The University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors voted Friday to change the name of an academic building to James Farmer Hall, after James L. Farmer Jr., the civil rights activist who planned the first Freedom Riders protest in 1961 through the South, desegregating buses and encountering violence. Farmer, a native of Texas who lived […]
Chase demands apology from NoVa Chamber
Updated Friday, July 24 State Sen. Amanda Chase, the only announced 2021 GOP gubernatorial candidate, said Thursday that she didn’t know why the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce disinvited her from speaking to the group July 8 until two weeks later, when the chamber’s new chairman released a public statement categorizing some of the candidate’s […]
Four Virginia HBCUs to receive support from Dominion
Hampton University, Norfolk State University, Virginia State University and Virginia Union University are among 11 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that will share $25 million in support from Dominion Energy Inc., the Richmond-based utility company announced Thursday. The awarded funds — precise amounts going to each institution were not disclosed — are part of […]
NoVa Chamber yanks invite to state Sen. Amanda Chase
Updated Thursday, July 23: Sen. Amanda Chase demands an apology from the chamber, says they never told her why she was disinvited. Earlier: The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce rescinded a speaking invitation this month to state Sen. Amanda Chase, the controversial Chesterfield County-based politician who is seeking the 2021 GOP nomination for governor, with […]
Metro to restore most service beginning Aug. 16
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced Monday that it will resume most bus and rail service in the Washington area beginning Aug. 16, after closing routes and decreasing hours and numbers of trains and buses beginning in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Metro also plans to reopen six Fairfax County stations on […]
Number of COVID-19 cases continues upward climb in Virginia
COVID-19 cases continued to increase statewide last week at a higher rate than the previous week, with 6,733 more people testing positive since July 13. Over the past month, the weekly rate has climbed from 3,724 the last week of June to 5,540 new cases between July 6 and 13, according to the Virginia Department […]
General Assembly special session set for Aug. 18
Gov. Ralph Northam set the General Assembly’s special session for Aug. 18 in a proclamation Friday. Lawmakers will adopt the biennial budget based on the revised revenue forecast, and they also plan to discuss policing measures in light of ongoing protests against police brutality. A finalized agenda has not yet been issued, but the House […]
Dominion pledges $35M for HBCUs in Virginia, three other states
Dominion Energy Inc. announced Thursday its $35 million initiative that will include a $10 million scholarship fund for Black students and other underrepresented minorities and also support historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in Virginia and three other states. More details will come soon, according to a news release from the utility company, which recently […]
Amherst County creates small business relief fund
Amherst County launched a grant program for small businesses suffering economic downturns due to the coronavirus epidemic, the county announced Tuesday. Amherst supervisors designated $300,000 in federal CARES Act funding, which will be administered by the county’s Economic Development Authority. Applications are being accepted now for locally owned, for-profit businesses in the county for p[...]
Governor: State will step up enforcement of masks, distancing
Gov. Ralph Northam said that because the number of daily COVID-19 cases has shot up more than five-fold in the Hampton Roads region in the past month, he will increase social distancing and mask enforcement at businesses, starting immediately. Daily positive cases have gone from an average of 60 a day to 346 a day […]
