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Va, State Police answer nearly 500 calls for assistance since midnight Jan. 11

Virginia State Police report State Troopers have responded to more than 400 incidents and 94 crashes

Good News Jail & Prison Ministry receive Va. Governor’s salary donation

At the Prince William County Adult Detention Center, Governor Youngkin maintained his promise to donate his gubernatorial salary to organizations that strengthen Virginia communities.

Dr. Lisa Coons, noted Tennessee educator, tapped for Virginia government post

Governor Youngkin appoints Dr. Lisa Coons as Virginia's Superintendent of Public Instruction. Youngkin also announced the appointment of Goochland County Superintendent Jeremy Raley as the Virginia Department of Education’s new chief of staff.

Three new races coming with 50th anniversary of Secretariat winning derby

Three major thoroughbred stakes races to relocate to Virginia in 2023: the Arlington Million, the Beverly D. Stakes and the Secretariat Stakes will be run at Colonial Downs

Va. veterans involved in Beirut or Granada 1983 incidents wanted for movie

Va. veterans on active duty in Oct. 1983 wanted for movie.

New investment and 745 warehouse jobs coming to Caroline County near Richmond

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced that World Class Distribution, Inc. (WCD Inc.), a distribution, warehousing, and cold storage network company, will invest $275 million to build a 1.2 million-square-foot distribution facility in Caroline County north of Richmond, which will create 745 new jobs.

Gov. Youngkin orders US and VA flags flown at half staff after UVA shootings

Flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia will remain at half-staff over the state Capitol and all local, state and federal buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth of Virginia in respect and memory of the victims of the University of Virginia shooting, their families, and the Charlottesville community until Nov. 17 at sunset, as ordered by Gov. Youngkin.

Va. Dept. of Education gives out $12 million in school security grants, but none for local schools

Schools in Manassas, Manassas Park and Prince William County were not among the 431 schools in 90 school divisions receiving state grants to pay for voice and video internal communication systems, mass notification systems, security card access systems, visitor ID badging systems, surveillance cameras, two-way radios, security vestibules, interior school bus cameras, two-way radios for buses and other security enhancements.

Va. Board of Education needs nominees for committees

For some of the advisory committee vacancies, specific categories of expertise or geographic representation is required by state or federal law or regulation. For all committees, the Board seeks to have diverse representation among the appointees.

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