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The League of Women Voters of South Hampton Roads started its "Plan to Vote" project in October 2026.
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Elections
Women in Hampton Roads talk about what it was like living without the rights they have today
Toby Cox
They hope the stories will encourage young people to vote.
The 10-1 local voting system is now part of Virginia Beach's city charter.
John-Henry Doucette
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Apple News
Electoral board to act on request for DOJ observers in Virginia Beach
John-Henry Doucette
A request for observers came from the Department of Justice. There’s a request from a group that wants to keep an eye on DOJ, too.
Isle of Wight Public Schools Superintendent Christopher Coleman talks on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, about how a $4.1million federal grant received by the Rural Tidewater Education Consortium will help his division, Franklin City Public Schools, Surry County Public Schools and Sussex County Public Schools recruit and retain teachers during the next five years.
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Education News
A $4.1-million federal grant will help four rural Hampton Roads school divisions with staffing
Ashley White
The grant will help recruit and retain teachers through training and professional development during the next 5 years.
An aerial view of forest and farmland around the James River near Scottsville, Va.
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Environment & Sea Level Rise
Virginia accounts for some of the nation’s biggest losses of forest, report says
Katherine Hafner
The Commonwealth lost nearly half a million treed acres.
Nina Berglund, who is Northern Cheyenne and Lakota, was the first Indigenous youth to see the documents in the Portuguese National Archives. The 15th-century documents, called papal bulls, were issued by the Vatican and gave European rulers authority to take land and enslave people who were not considered Christians. The concept later became part of U.S. law.
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Arts & Culture
Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival in Richmond 'reframes' Native life through film
Staff Report
The festival is celebrating its 10th year and includes films from around the world. It will be held in mid-November in Richmond and is always held in Virginia.
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