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1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (127+ words) Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire in Newport on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Newport Fire Department. Officials said crews were dispatched just after 1: 30 p. m. to a home in the 200 block of Carl Garner Road. When firefighters arrived, they…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago  (668+ words) Democrat Sandy Marks won the open seat on Alexandria's City Council in the Tuesday special election, according to unofficial election results. Marks, an Alexandria City Public School parent who served two terms as the Alexandria Democratic Committee chair, raked in…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (640+ words) Most Virginia gentry lived on vast estates, usually miles apart. This proved in most cases to be safer as British troops roamed more populated areas of the colonies. Husbands involved in the cause for liberty were often away " fighting in…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (576+ words) By Cheryl Connors and Vanessa Ferragut Over the past several years, the wedding industry has experienced a quiet but powerful transformation. Traditional large-scale weddings are increasingly giving way to more intimate, personalized celebrations known as micro-weddings. Defined as weddings with…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (1422+ words) By Denise Dunbar | ddunbar@alextimes. com One needn't spend long in the company of Rev. Ian and Lesley Markham to realize their marriage is a partnership in the best sense of the word. Ian is the longtime dean and president…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (1219+ words) By Sydney Kodama | skodama@alextimes. com City Council approved a $200, 000 one-time transfer from the Sheriff's Office to fund a study to look for ways to reduce jail costs at its Tuesday add/delete work session. Mayor Alyia Gaskins' last-minute support…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (307+ words) By Rev. Ian Markham One month has passed since Ted Kooser's mother has died, and he writes this extraordinarily moving poem called "Mother" about her passing. It is mid- April and he captures the beauty of the season perfectly " "the exuberant,…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (924+ words) Backdropped by the clamor of families shopping at a farmers" market and a saxophonist situated just outside Made in ALX on King Street, Jim Mc Grath sat late last month behind a table of new copies of his book, "The…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (536+ words) By Denise Dunbar | ddunbar@alextimes. com Spring is great! The daffodils, the dogwoods, the warming days, yes " but also pollen, tornado warnings and plants that don't know whether it's July or February because one day it's 90 degrees, and three days…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago  (306+ words) In 2024, Alexandria celebrated the 200th anniversary of the 1824 visit of Marquis de Lafayette. As we celebrate the United States of America's 250th birthday, Historic Alexandria highlights the history of Alexandria and another French protagonist of the American Revolution, General Jean Baptiste Donatien…...