FROM the Governor's Office 08/23/18 / Breaking News / Business / State Government / Transportation /
Gov. Ralph Northam welcomed representatives from Primera Air to Dulles International Airport (IAD) in celebration of the carrier’s inaugural flight to Virginia from London Stanstead Airport (STN). The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the launch of the first low-cost, transatlantic service between London and the Capital Region. Initially, there will be five nonstop, roundtrip flights per week,
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FROM Virginia Department of Education 08/22/18 / Breaking News / Education / People & Places / State Government /
Some 79 percent of the students who took SOL reading tests passed, compared with 80 percent during 2016-2017,
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FROM Virginia Department of Aviation Services 08/22/18 / Manassas / Money & Taxes / State Government / Transportation /
The Virginia Aviation Board has approved a $46,014 grant to Manassas Airport for terminal loop road rehabilitation.
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By ELAINE LIDHOLM, Va. Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services 08/15/18 / Agriculture / Breaking News / Health & Safety / State Government /
A nine-year-old pony mare from Fauquier County tested positive for WNV at VDACS’ regional animal health laboratory in Warrenton and a USDA lab in Iowa. The horse was not vaccinated for WNV and has recovered. Symptoms included loss of control of bodily movements and partial paralysis in the hind limbs, dazed appearance and lack of ability to stand.
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FROM the Office of Gov. Ralph Northam (D-VA) 08/14/18 / Breaking News / Business / State Government /
Gov. Ralph Northam announced Aug. 14 that Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America (SMA) will make a multi-million dollar investment in new machinery at its manufacturing operation in Augusta County in the Shenandoah Valley.
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By ELAINE LIDHOLM, Va. Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services 08/13/18 / Agriculture / Breaking News / Environment / State Government /
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has announced the first case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in a horse this year. The horse, a Quarter Horse mare from Suffolk, entered the North Carolina State Veterinary school hospital in late July and subsequently died. The disease has an 80 to 90 percent mortality rate.
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FROM the Office of Gov. Ralph Northam (D-VA) 08/13/18 / Health & Safety / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat / State Government / Transportation /
Partnering with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” enforcement mobilization, approximately 89 law enforcement agencies—including local and Virginia State Police—will operate 94 checkpoints and 612 saturation patrols Aug. 17-Sept. 3.
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FROM the Office of Gov. Ralph Northam (D-VA) 08/07/18 / Breaking News / Business / State Government /
NIBCO, a provider of valves, fittings, and flow control products for commercial, industrial, and institutional construction, as well as residential and irrigation markets, will expand its manufacturing operations, retrain current employees and add 30 new jobs. Its plant has been located in Stuart's Draft for 49 years.
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