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The Kauffman Homestead: A Bicentennial Farm Looks at 250 Years

Was he Augustus to his friends? Ethel and Geary Showman can’t be sure. But after reviewing the St. Andrew’s manifest, they know that a German national by the name of Augustine/Augustus Kauffman boarded a ship in Rotterdam, Holland, and arrived in Philadelphia on October 2, 1741. Like so many others, Kauffman found his way from Pennsylvania to Virginia, where he enlisted as a soldier in the French and Indian War. The German immigrant so impressed his commanding officer—none other than Col. George William Fairfax—that he received not one, but two land grants totaling 624 acres located five miles west of Woodstock on what is now Coffmantown Road.

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rocktownnow.com

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Virginia oyster farms devastated by “Mahogany Tide”

Virginia’s oyster industry is reeling from millions of dollars in losses after a widespread harmful algae bloom, known as a “Mahogany Tide,” swept through portions of the Chesapeake Bay this summer. Watermen and aquaculture producers report that the rust-colored bloom caused significant oyster mortality, with estimates placing...

Virginia · 9d
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Christmas Market at New Dulles Expo Center Is Canceled

Bad news for holiday shoppers: The 33rd annual Northern Virginia Christmas Market planned for November 6 to 8 at the new Dulles Town Center expo space is canceled. The market’s events management group posted the update on Facebook. “Dulles Town Center management informed us today that the venue will not have the required permits in time to host our event,” the post says. “We are deeply disappointed, as we know many of you looked forward to shopping with our talented artisans this weekend.”

Virginia · 9d
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Most localities with the school sales tax ballot initiative... rejected it

Some voters in Virginia approved of increasing their local sales tax to finance school construction. But... most jurisdictions rejected the ballot initiative. Voters in Charlottesville approved of allowing a local sales tax increase to fund school construction. So did voters in Richmond, Winchester and Fairfax City among others. But they were in the minority. Most jurisdictions that had the school construction tax referendum on the ballot rejected it. Wes Bellamy at Virginia State University says there's one obvious difference between the localities that approved and the ones that rejected.

Virginia · 8d
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Barnes & Noble Opens Four New Bookstores Today in New York, Virginia, California and Texas as Expansion Continues

Barnes & Noble is opening four new bookstores today, Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Middletown, New York; Alexandria, Virginia; Cupertino, California; and Fort Worth, Texas. The company's news page lists 10 a.m. ribbon-cuttings with author signings at the first three, and a press release issued Nov. 3announces the Fort Worth store for the same hour, Central time.

Alexandria, VA · 10d

Realtor.com News & Insights

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Charlottesville New Listings Drop Faster Than the National Rate

Charlottesville buyers are finding fewer fresh options as new listings fell faster than the national rate, with price cuts still rising.

Charlottesville, VA · 7d

29news.com

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Madison Wood starts 10-acre expansion and donates land for truck turn lane

MADISON, Va. (WVIR) - Madison Wood Preservers is beginning construction on a 10-acre expansion at its Oak Park Road facility in Madison County. The project will make it easier for trucks to move in and out of the facility. It will also add more than 8 million feet of indoor lumber storage.

Madison, VA · 10d

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Salmonella shut down a small Virginia estuary to shellfish harvesting, but all oyster farmers are feeling the pain

In early October, the state closed an estuary in the Northern Neck to shellfish harvesting after people from Virginia to Colorado were sickened by a rare form of salmonella. It was traced to raw oysters sold from September 18 to October 8, by a single company in Virginia. Last Friday, a person from Delaware was added to the list of 28 people and 14 states.

Virginia · 10d

WTKR News 3

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Oil falls below $100 a barrel, offering potential relief as gas pumps

Hampton, VA · 8d

thecreditunionconnection.com

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Two Credit Union Associations Vote to Merge, Creating a 458-Member Network Across Six Regions

Say you run a mid-sized credit union in Richmond, and you’ve spent years wishing your trade association had more muscle when regulators or legislators come calling. Or maybe you’re in Mobile, wondering why peer connections seem to stop at the state line. A newly approved merger is aimed squarely at both problems.

Florida · 11d

Daily Energy Insider

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Potomac Edison requests Virginia regulators approve transmission line upgrade project

As energy demands in Virginia continue rising, Potomac Edison has asked the State Corporation Commission (SCC) of Virginia to approve its proposed Gore-Doubs-Goose Creek Improvements… The post Potomac Edison requests Virginia regulators approve transmission line upgrade project appeared first on Daily Energy Insider .

Virginia · 10d

The Cool Down

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Hungry cattle escape fences for roadside grass as Virginia drought leaves farms short on feed

Ralph Morton, a third-generation farmer, harvested only about one-third of his normal first hay crop.

Virginia · 10d

The Cool Down

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Solar aid for thousands of Virginia households remains frozen despite court orders to restore it

"For low-income folks, this kind of disappointment is akin to what they're used to."

Virginia · 11d

WTVR CBS 6

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Dominion, NextEra offer new merger protections; but will it save you any money?

Dominion and NextEra have agreed to more than 100 proposed conditions as they seek approval for their $67 billion merger, but a key question remains: How much would the deal save Virginia customers?

Virginia · 9d

WTVR CBS 6

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Virginia cobbler Don Arpaia prepares to retire after a lifetime of work

Tri-Cities cobbler Don Arpaia has repaired shoes since he was 15. With his shop for sale, he hopes to retire by mid-December.

Hopewell, VA · 16d

Henrico Citizen

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Dominion-NextEra accept some proposed protections in merger case, rejects rate and staffing freeze

In the final days before the Dominion Energy and NextEra merger case is set to begin at the State Corporation Commission, the companies are responding to a list of recommendations and conditions that staff members at the SCC and the Attorney General’s Office laid out as critical changes

Virginia · 10d

jeffersonindependent.com

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Albemarle County Proposed Sales Tax Hike Is Yet Another Bloated Bureaucratic Blunder

One key provision to watch as Albemarle County residents head to the polls this Tuesday is the proposed sales tax hike. The county wants to increase the sales tax by one percentage point, pushing the total sales tax rate, combining both local and state, to 6.3%. While an increase from the current 5.3% combined sales tax to 6.3% may seem futile to many administrators in Albemarle, it represents yet another opportunity for a failing bureaucracy to justify taking more of the constituency’s money to bail them out of bad policymaking.

Albemarle County, VA · 10d

Fox News

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Veteran electrician who raised six kids says AI boom opens path to six-figure jobs

Andrew Miller says data center demand means electricians can earn six figures by age 22, with IBEW apprentices starting at $27 to $28 an hour.

Virginia · 13d

The News Leader

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Why this Waynesboro school farm is more than just a garden

WAYNESBORO — A visitor recently stopped by Berkeley Glenn before heading to the Waynesboro Education Farm behind the elementary school. When signing in, the visitor was told they could just list destination as "classroom" because the farm is an outdoor classroom. Ryan Blosser couldn't have been happier when he heard that story. As the lead educator on the farm, Blosser has known this was a classroom since he took the job, but one of his missions is to convince others of the same thing. When he heard that story he thought, maybe that was happening. The farm program began with a renewable grant awarded in 2019. In the spring of 2021, a group of students from Kate Collins Middle School along with help from Alleghany Mountain Institute began work on the high-yield farm. In 2022, district leaders reevaluated the farm's mission, shifting the primary target from general food access to direct student achievement. Last year students prepared 1,940 meals, had 5,700 lessons tied to Virginia's Standards of Learning and 8,000 hours of instruction on the farm "I'm proud of that number," Blosser said, "because it makes this a classroom." The farm has 1.25 acres fenced in and a third of

Waynesboro, VA · 12d