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Tidbits – May 2020

May 1, 2020 Oyster Pointer 0

Kelly Peck has been promoted to executive vice president, commercial lending at TowneBank. Peck is located in the Oyster Point office. A member of the Towne family for 23 years, Peck has more than 30 [Read More…]

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Virginia Technical Academy: High-demand trade school with new approach

May 1, 2020 Tess Goldblatt 0

The new school building at Virginia Technical Academy (VTA) has a plumbing room, an electrical room, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) room, a room filled with home appliances and room for traditional and [Read More…]

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To those who provide tender loving care: Thank you.

May 1, 2020 Stan Glasofer 0

Some of us had our first ideas of what happens in emergency rooms, operating rooms and hospitals by watching television shows. You know, where three or four doctors who make six-figure incomes are pushing a [Read More…]

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Newport News Schools update – May 2020

May 1, 2020 Oyster Pointer 0

Robotics team gets younger students rolling The Menchville Robotics Team and the Assistive Technology Resource Center collaborated to provide two adapted power cars to the classrooms that support students with severe intellectual and physical disabilities [Read More…]

Columns

A gift for mom

May 1, 2020 Charles (Buddy) Alligood 0

My mom and dad met during the last years of the “Great Depression.” They had lived through some very tough times, with both working any job they could find to help support their respective families. [Read More…]

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Bering Sea EccoTech: Air combat training for the military, by the military

May 1, 2020 Nina Borgeson 0

Many of us don’t think about the great deal of training Air Force pilots must complete on a regular basis to remain ready and at their best for any situation, let alone who provides them [Read More…]

Columns

A challenge…

May 1, 2020 Brian Cole 0

I’m writing this column in mid-March but you’ll be reading it in May. I sure hope this viral threat has turned in a positive direction by then. My challenge is to write this column without [Read More…]

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District 41 Sports Bar: Giving back to the 757

May 1, 2020 Cathy Welch 0

Robert “Free” Freeman graduated from Denbigh High School in 2001, where he played football with Antoine Bethea, who was drafted into the NFL and now plays safety for the New York Giants. “Antoine has always [Read More…]

Columns

Celebrating a year of success

May 1, 2020 Dr. George Parker 0

As the 2019 – 2020 school year wraps up, I am reflecting on the achievements and successes of our students and staff. We started the school year by celebrating the success of the Class of 2019. More [Read More…]

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LegacyKept: CNU grads on a social mission

May 1, 2020 Tess Goldblatt 0

“LegacyKept is a social project at its heart, serving families and communities, bringing people together, bridging generational gaps and ideally making this a movement,” says Christopher Newport University (CNU) graduate Brad Brewer. Brewer continues, “In [Read More…]

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Holcomb Law, PC: Changing the way people think about law firms

May 1, 2020 Nancy P. Sykes 0

A latecomer to the law profession, Wayne Holcomb, president, managing partner and owner of Holcomb Law, PC, had a 20-year career in the U.S. Navy. Stationed in Norfolk, Holcomb flew planes off of aircraft carriers. [Read More…]

Columns

Antarctica: The White Continent

May 1, 2020 Nancy B. Alligood, CTC 0

Antarctica, the southernmost site of the South Pole, is a virtually uninhabited, ice-covered landmass. No humans live there permanently in the way that they do in the rest of the world as it has no [Read More…]

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