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Born on January 16, 1937, in Lahore, Pakistan, Agha Nisar Khan passed away on December 13, 2024, in Petersburg, Virginia. Our father lived a life defined by love, selflessness, and dedication to his family.
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Hopewell councilor-elect sues to stop ordinance blocking his service
2 days ago · HOPEWELL – A city councilor-elect is asking the Circuit Court to block a controversial Hopewell ordinance stating that city employees cannot hold council seats. An attorney for Ronnie Ellis filed paperwork Monday morning asking for an emergency hearing Wednesday to set aside the ordinance. In ...
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2 days ago · Advocates of nonpartisan city council elections have argued that these types of elections can help encourage candidates to focus on solving community-specific problems rather than advancing party agendas, and may also attract a wider array of candidates and voters who are not necessary aligned with major political parties.
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Nov 8, 2024 · When it comes to pollution, there are not only multiple factories in the city’s vicinity, but construction has also recently begun to expand a nearby gas compressor station that would release more emissions into the community— despite the fact that Petersburg already has the highest asthma hospitalization rate in the region.. Planting trees is one way for a community to help mitigate local ...
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Robert Nathaniel Harvey, Jr., 87, of N. Prince George, VA, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center.
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 ...
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Nov 5, 2024 · 4:45 p.m. According to Barbara S. Tabb, chair of the Electoral Board in Prince George, 619 people had cast their votes by 4:20 p.m. at the Jefferson Park Precinct located on Middle Road.