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One Lynchburg Optician Has Outlasted Eight Decades of Change. Here's Why That Matters to You
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (530+ words) Eyewear trends come and go. Cat-eye frames gave way to aviators, then to the oversized acetates filling Instagram feeds today. Through all of it, AG Jefferson Opticians has kept doing one thing: fitting Lynchburg residents with eyeglasses that actually work…...
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1+ week, 2+ day ago (1509+ words) John Love's field goal as time expired was wide left. Hokies racked up over 300 yards of offense in the first half. Thousands of Virginia Tech fans packed the parking lots around Lane Stadium on Friday, setting up grills, chairs, tents,…...
Dog missing after construction material falls on car in Virginia Beach
1+ week, 2+ day ago (355+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia Beach woman is recovering in the hospital after a piece of construction material allegedly fell on top of her car while she was driving on Elbow Road Monday evening. Two of the woman’s dogs were…...
Avio breaks ground on Virginia rocket motor plant (AVVOF:OTCMKTS)
1+ week, 3+ day ago (68+ words) Avio breaks ground on a Virginia solid rocket motor plant, boosting U.S. defense supply for Lockheed and Raytheon programs. BarashenkovAnton/iStock via Getty Images Avio (AVVSY)(AVVOF) said Tuesday that its U.S. subsidiary has broken ground on a 900,000-square-foot solid rocket motor…...
Body recovered from water in Portsmouth
1+ week, 3+ day ago (71+ words) Portsmouth police are investigating after a body was recovered from the Elizabeth River on Tuesday, officials say. â Portsmouth police are investigating after a body was recovered from the Elizabeth River on Tuesday.The body was pulled from the water…...
Avio USA Breaks Ground in Virginia on First U.S. Solid Rocket Motor Facility, Strengthening Defense Supply Chain and Creating Over 1,000 Jobs
1+ week, 3+ day ago (268+ words) HURT, Va., September 29, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avio USA today broke ground on its first U.S. manufacturing facility, an approximately 900,000-square-foot solid rocket motor plant in Hurt, Virginia, that will add significant domestic capacity for U.S. missile and munitions production. Located at the Southern…...
Severe weather forces closure of Virginia Beach sand sculpture exhibit, creating small economic impact
1+ week, 4+ day ago (34+ words) The International Sand Sculpting Championship display in Virginia Beach will not open to the public this year. The International Sand Sculpting Championship display in Virginia Beach will not open to the public this year....
Chesapeake police seek man wanted in connection with Holly Cove Drive homicide
1+ week, 4+ day ago (192+ words) CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a domestic-related shooting that killed a 31-year-old woman. Officers responded to the 3900 block of Holly Cove Drive at around 8 p.m. on Sept. 24, 2026, for a report of a…...
Virginia Estate and Retirement Planning Advisors, Inc. Voted 2026 "Best Local Financial Services Firm"
2+ week, 1+ day ago (249+ words) Firm President, Thomas P. Marshall, Voted 2026 "Best Local Financial Planner" RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Virginia Estate and Retirement Planning Advisors, Inc. has been voted the 2026 "Best Local Financial Services Firm" by readers of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Thomas P. Marshall, president of the…...
Early voting begins in Virginia, as Trump mail-ballot restrictions remain blocked
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (1513+ words) Early voting begins Friday across Virginia, kicking off more than six weeks of voting for the Nov. 3 midterms just days after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked new mail-ballot restrictions sought by President Donald Trump's administration. Voters will choose a U.S. senator and…...