Blue Ridge Parkway remains closed due to Helene damage, businesses pay the price
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Damage from Hurricane Helene has closed all 469 miles of the parkway, from Afton, Virginia, all the way down to Cherokee, North Carolina. The closure means less and less foot traffic for the businesses that depend on the parkway for their revenue ..read more
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DoorDash program helps improve food access through SNAP, EBT
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Since January 2023, DoorDash has allowed SNAP and EBT to be used for grocery deliveries. The company said this has helped eliminate transportation barriers and improve food access for people who are struggling financially ..read more
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Astronaut shares timelapse video of Hurricane Milton from space
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Hurricane Milton regained strength Tuesday afternoon and was upgraded to a Category 5 storm again with a path heading towards Florida ..read more
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Lawsuit says Virginia is illegally purging legitimate voters off the rolls
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The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Alexandria ..read more
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‘Who knows where it’s been,’ Verona family discovers 84-year-old biscuit
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When Linda Wiseman’s mother passed away, the freezer was the last place she expected to find a family heirloom. In the grief of losing their family member, the Wiseman family opened the freezer and found a little bit of joy - an 84-year-old biscuit ..read more
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Developer seeks to build 950 housing units around old Frazier Quarry in Harrisonburg
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The plan is to turn the old quarry into a lake and build 950 housing units around it. However, some people in the area near the 161-acre property that the project would be built on have concerns about its size ..read more
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Warner visits Galax to honor first responder’s efforts in the wake of Helene
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Virginia Senator Mark Warner made a stop in Galax Tuesday night to honor first responder’s brave efforts during Helene ..read more
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Another Charlottesville man takes to the skies to deliver Helene relief
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As the southeast states continue to deal with what Hurricane Helene did, some of our neighbors here are taking to the skies to deliver what’s impossible to find there ..read more
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Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville looking for volunteers
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The store is open Tuesday through Saturday and volunteer shifts and hours are flexible ..read more
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Concerns grow over capacity issues in Albemarle schools
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An Albemarle County organization is voicing its concerns about a lack of funding for future school projects that address growing capacity ..read more
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