Around the State / a Weekly Digest of Virginia News
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EASTERN  LANCASTER - The Virginia Department of Transportation plans to seek $1 million in federal grants to replace two ferries on the Northern Neck. The Lancaster County Board of Supervisors endorsed the proposal Thursday night to replace the Merry Point Ferry on state Route 604.
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Entertainment highlights during the week of Jan. 20-26:
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By Deirdre Fernandes, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 10--VIRGINIA BEACH -- The city is increasing its stock of historic homes, but concerns about how to best manage them are pitting long time grass-roots activists against each other.
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By Cindy Clayton, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Jun. 20--CHESAPEAKE -- Police are looking for vandals who caused $100,000 worth of damage at Sparrow Road Intermediate School during the weekend.
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In Saturday radio address, VP candidate says measure curtails pay at a time workers need it. ATLANTA (CNN) - Calling to mind his days unloading tractor trailers during the summer, Sen. John Edwards blasted
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By Chrissy Vick, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Sep.
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A lot has happened in the other world since Friday. That would be the world outside of Florida. Maybe by sometime today, this area and this state will get back to feeling more like part of that world.
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By Christopher D. Kirkpatrick, Jen Aronoff and Victoria Cherrie, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 11--LENOIR -- Eugene and Violet Anderson were home last spring when a van pulled up and the mayor, a county commissioner and several others piled out.
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By Cindy Clayton, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec. 19--CHESAPEAKE -- Fire investigators are hoping to find the man who dumped a hazardous chemical last week on Rotunda Avenue near Portsmouth.
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RICHMOND, Jan. 28 -- The Virginia General Assembly continued to move forward Monday to overhaul how the state cares for people with mental illness, promising to fix a system whose flaws were exposed last year after the shootings at Virginia Tech.
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The report released yesterday by the Virginia Tech Review Panel is one of four investigations into the April 16 shootings. Here's the status of the others:
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Fairfax County (website - news) health officials are tracking cases of whooping cough in at least three county schools. The disease, also known as pertussis, is on the increase nationwide.
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By Aaron Lee, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Sep. 3--Two public forums in Appomattox this week are asking county  residents if they'd like a few new hiking and biking trails blazed.
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By Victoria Cherrie, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 24--CONCORD -- Editor's note: A story in Cabarrus Neighbors today on the Concord/Kannapolis water transfer request went to press before the state postponed its decision.
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By Will Jones and Olympia Meola, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Jun. 18--Henrico County officials are considering paying millions of dollars above appraised value for land in Short Pump.   If they stroke the check, it won't be the first time.
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By Christina Nuckols, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 23--RICHMOND -- Gov. Timothy M.
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By , Associated Press. Virginia is about to find out how it stacks up against one of the best. The sixth-ranked Cavaliers visit No.