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Chesapeake School Board selects new superintendent
14+ hour, 48+ min ago (41+ words) The Chesapeake School Board has selected Dr. Doug Brubaker as Chesapeake Public Schools' superintendent, according to a press release. Link: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/chesapeake/the-chesapeake-school-board-selects-dr-doug-brubaker-as-chesapeake-public-schools-superintendent/...
Child hospitalized after accidental shooting in Chesapeake, police say
20+ hour, 5+ min ago (135+ words) CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A child is recovering after an accidental shooting Sunday afternoon in Chesapeake, according to police. Officers were called to the 1200 block of Ivy Stone Way around 3:25 p.m. after receiving a report that a child had shot themselves in…...
What you need to know as Virginia approves legal recreational marijuana sales
8+ hour, 35+ min ago (675+ words) RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — Virginians will soon be able to legally purchase recreational marijuana, ending years of what many described as a confusing system that allowed adults to possess and grow cannabis but not legally buy it. As part of the…...
The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company In-The-Ruins | PHOTOS
23+ hour, 26+ min ago (136+ words) The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company In-The-Ruins production of “The Tale of Cymbeline” Sunday, at Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park, in Historic Ellicott City. “Forbidden love, mistaken identities, banishment, and a… Analysis: Wes Moore’s Bronze Star was a political rescue mission Health…...
Chesapeake Utilities Responds to Exposed Gas Lines in Snow Hill
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (235+ words) SNOW HILL, Md. – Chesapeake Utilities is currently working to repair gas lines exposed to water infiltration on the westside of Snow Hill. The company says they first became aware of the leak on Tuesday, Jul. 7, when service was interrupted for some…...
Extreme drought area expands in Virginia for the first time in weeks
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (365+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Despite some rainfall, Virginia's drought continues. After a brief period of modest improvement, the extreme drought area is expanding for the first time in weeks. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor, released Thursday and based on conditions through Tuesday…...
Virginia's massive data center plan near Civil War battlefield collapses after final appeal dropped
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (331+ words) A years-long fight over one of the most ambitious data center projects in the country has come to an end in Virginia. The data center developer QTS officially ended its plans to build a section of the planned 2,100-acre data…...
Chesapeake VFD breaks ground on new Winifrede substation
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (46+ words) A Kanawha County fire station is getting a new lease on life after its substation was destroyed by severe weather three years ago. A Kanawha County fire station is getting a new lease on life after its substation was destroyed…...
Groundbreaking held for new Chesapeake VFD substation in Kanawha County
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (584+ words) WINIFREDE, W.Va. — Nearly three years after a devastating flash flood in eastern Kanawha County wiped out a firefighting substation, a positive stride forward has been made. Gov. Patrick Morrisey, firefighters, as well as local, state, and federal officials gathered Thursday…...
Virginia's first alpine coaster Mountain Mayhem opens at Massanutten Resort
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (178+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's first alpine coaster is now open at Massanutten Resort in the Shenandoah Valley. Mountain Mayhem stretches 3,380 feet and features 2,156 feet of downhill track, with riders reaching speeds up to 25 mph. The coaster is open to resort guests…...