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Recent Issues – VA News Reader

December 12, 2025
Photo by Andra Landi for Charlottesville Tomorrow From bake sales to big checks, this is how the tiny town of Gordonsville raised millions for a new swimming pool and park By Alana Bittner for Charlottesville Tomorrow “It’s not typical for a small town to have a 10-acre park system right off Main Street,” said Gordonsville […]
December 9, 2025
Fort Lee commanding general promoted to Pentagon, replaced by commander from Fort Bragg By Bill Atkinson for The Progress-Index The commanding general of Fort Lee has moved on to the Pentagon to become Army deputy chief of staff for logistics. With the move also came an increase in rank. Maj. Gen. Michelle Donahue got her third […]
December 5, 2025
She’s literally older than sliced bread. Virginia Beach WWII vet turns 105 this year. By John Buzbee for The Virginian-Pilot In 1920, Prohibition was enacted. The 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, was ratified. The country was still on the gold standard. And the First World War had ended just two years earlier. […]