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Adolph Frank Blaha, Jr., 83, of Petersburg, Virginia, died Tuesday, October 15, 2024. He was born and raised in Dinwiddie, Virginia. He was the son of the late Adolph Frank Blaha, Sr. and the late... J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home.
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News. Election 2024. Local Education Crime. Petersburg area's House of Delegates race should be a rematch of 2023. Cuthbert opens up monthly blight meetings to public The Weekly Weather Update. Virginia Lottery Pick 3 Night, Pick 3 Day results for Nov. 10, 2024 THE DIGEST: Petersburg tree giveaway, Hopewell workshop to shape future of city & more.
Virginia House panel votes to put reproductive rights in constitution
1 day ago · RICHMOND – A state House of Delegates committee voted along party lines Wednesday to amend the Virginia Constitution to enshrine all reproductive rights – including the right to an abortion.. The 12-9 vote came amid a highly emotional atmosphere that got so charged at one point that the Democratic chair of the House Privileges & Elections Committee threatened to clear the room prior to the ...
Petersburg city council and school board elections live results
Nov 6, 2024 · Ward 2: Incumbent Darrin Hill (Democrat) has won with 1,343 total votes, or 68.03 percent of the total vote. Ward 4: Incumbent Charles Cuthbert (Independent) has won with 1,002 total votes, or 59.50 percent of the total vote. Ward 6: Incumbent Annette Smith-Lee (Independent) has won with 795 total votes, or 51.03 percent of the total vote.
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Petersburg see number of same-day voter registrations increase
6 days ago · In the 2024 election cycle, Petersburg recorded 452 same-day registrations, according to Virginia Department of Election statistics. Before this year, the most SDRs seen in the city was 120. Two-thirds of the 2024 total – 345 – came in on Tuesday. “SDRs are a process that is helpful to those who let time and deadlines get away from them ...
Petersburg voters overwhelmingly support casino coming to town
Nov 6, 2024 · Cordish and Smith project Petersburg could expect more than 7,500 jobs to be created by the entire development – including 1,500 casino jobs with an average starting salary of $70,000; $240 million in annual revenue to Petersburg and $2.8 billion annually to central Virginia; increased opportunities for local businesses to work with the developers on subcontracting and entrepreneurship; and ...
Hopewell chooses three new councilors in election
Nov 6, 2024 · She received 94% of the vote, with the remaining 6% going to write-in candidates. Ellis, Daye and Stokes will replace three councilors with a combined 40 years of incumbency among them. Vice Mayor Jasmine Gore, in Ward 4, served 12 years; Janice Denton served eight years in Ward 5; and Brenda Pelham served 20 years.
Petersburg Progress-Index moves out of longtime downtown …
Jun 16, 2021 · This week saw the end of an era. After 100 years, The Progress-Index is officially out of our long-standing home at 15 Franklin St. We'll be nearby in the Peppercorn Building in Old Towne just a few blocks away. The Progress-Index is, has been, and always will be more than an iconic building on a paved-over cobblestone street in downtown ...