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Join the Movement: APDA's Optimism Walk Comes to Williamsburg, Virginia to Make Strides Against Parkinson's
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) Virginia Chapter is hosting its annual Optimism Walk event in Williamsburg, as part of a nationwide initiative to raise awareness and vital funds for the Parkinson's disease (PD) community. The local walk is set to take place on Saturday, June 8 at the Warhill Sports Complex Stadium (4900 Stadium Road, Williamsburg, VA), and promises to be an inspiring day of community, support, and optimism. Registration is open now.
Surry debuts driving tour highlighting Black, indigenous history
In 1860, a year before the start of the Civil War, over a third of Surry County’s African American population had already been freed from slavery under a 78-year-old, circa-1782 Virginia General Assembly law. It’s not something Bacon’s Castle District Supervisor Walter Hardy Jr. learned from a textbook as a product of the county’s public […]
Vice Adm. Nathan Moore is new Coast Guard Atlantic commander
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Atlantic sector has a new commander. Vice Adm. Nathan Moore officially took over for Vice Adm. Kevin Lunday on Thursday during a change-of-command ceremony at Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan presided over the ceremony.
Soldier from Williamsburg dies in Army training exercise
FORT CARSON, Colo. (WAVY) — A soldier from Williamsburg has died after a non-combat related training exercise. Officials said 23-year-old Lt. Zachary Galli passed away at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) in Louisiana. He had served in the Army for 1 year and 9 months. “It is with an extremely heavy heart that I […]
Greenbrier Christian, Walsingham Academy claim VISAA state baseball crowns
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA (WTKR)- Two private school baseball programs that are both used to winning championships added to their storied legacies Sunday afternoon. Greenbrier Christian and Walsingham Academy both claimed VISAA state titles at Shepherd Stadium in Colonial Heights. The Gators topped cross-town rival Atlantic Shores, 4-3, to win the...
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