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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Virginia starts March with a thin layer of fog hugging the coastline, softening streetlights and dampening early traffic along I-264. Visibility drops in patches before midmorning, especially near the...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Buffalow Family and Friends, a nonprofit serving neighbors in need in Chesapeake and across Hampton Roads, is facing financial difficulties and turning to the community for help. Jonathan McNair, the organization's public relations and marketing director, said funding has become a pressing concern....

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health has made 17 leadership appointments under its new operating model. The appointments include leaders in surgical specialties and outpatient care, as well as both newly hired and promoted leaders:. Gregory Kim, MD, was promoted from clinical chief of general surgery at Sentara Medical...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Greensboro sit-ins were a pivotal moment for non-violent civil rights protests in the early 1960s. This movement spread throughout the country, operating on a simple concept: Young Black college students would sit down at “whites-only” lunch counters for a simple bite to eat. Though it...

A large group of residents marched through the streets of downtown Norfolk Saturday afternoon, voicing their displeasure on issues ranging from immigration enforcement, voters rights, and overseas military conflicts.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A fire broke out at Colony Mobile Home Park in Virginia Beach on Saturday evening, leaving six people displaced and two adults hospitalized, officials say. The Virginia Beach Fire Department (VBFD) and EMS units responded to the scene on Virginia Beach Boulevard at around 8:50...

A locksmith in Virginia was hired to change the lock of a local Chick-fil-A. Upon arriving at the restaurant, she encountered the owner, a woman. He, for some reason, refused to believe she actually owned the place. As expected, he was wrong, and he was fired on the spot. @operatorinchief.

NORFOLK, Va. — As the solar energy industry continues to expand across Virginia, some homeowners are raising red flags about aggressive sales tactics and confusing claims tied to potential savings. While solar energy itself is not a scam, consumer advocates warn that certain companies and independent contractors may...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach police are investigating a reported shooting in the 4800 block of Columbus Street that occurred Thursday night. Emergency Communications and Citizen Services received the report of a gunshot wound at 9:24 p.m. Officers responded to the scene, which was between Town Center’s...

AVOCARGO, JUNIPER & JAM, AND MODEL CITIZEN COCKTAIL SUPPLY OFFER YUMMY VARIETY. Seldom is heard a discouraging word at Selden Market, downtown Norfolk’s perpetual spring of new-concept retail, where mentors nurture emerging small businesses, and consumers get “in-on-the-ground-floor” action in a historic arcade. The...