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Author: Bill Atkinson, The Progress-Index

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Hundreds gather for MLK remembrance at Virginia church, celebration of ‘Day of Service’

January 16, 2023Bill Atkinson, The Progress-IndexComments Off on Hundreds gather for MLK remembrance at Virginia church, celebration of ‘Day of Service’

The keynote speaker at Tabernacle Baptist Church’s King celebration likens the legacy of the civil-rights icon to the story of the Good Samaritan

Nation

4 inmates who escaped federal prison camp in Virginia back in custody, officials said

June 22, 2022Bill Atkinson, The Progress-IndexComments Off on 4 inmates who escaped federal prison camp in Virginia back in custody, officials said

4 inmates returned to the federal prison less than a week after escaping, the U.S. Marshals Service and Federal Bureau of Prisons announced.

Nation

Virginia opens time capsule placed inside Robert E. Lee monument. This time, it was what historians were expecting.

December 28, 2021Bill Atkinson, The Progress-IndexComments Off on Virginia opens time capsule placed inside Robert E. Lee monument. This time, it was what historians were expecting.

Conservators uncovered Confederate money, a button from a Confederate uniform, and a shell fragment from the Battle of Fredericksburg.

Nation

Virginia to remove Robert E. Lee statue pedestal in Richmond, transfer state-owned land to city

December 5, 2021Bill Atkinson, The Progress-IndexComments Off on Virginia to remove Robert E. Lee statue pedestal in Richmond, transfer state-owned land to city

Virginia announced it would remove the pedestal of the former Robert  E. Lee statue in Richmond and cede the property on which it stood to the city.

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Virginia can remove Robert E. Lee statue that was a focal point for protests, court rules

September 2, 2021Bill Atkinson, The Progress-IndexComments Off on Virginia can remove Robert E. Lee statue that was a focal point for protests, court rules

In two separate opinions issued Thursday, the Virginia Supreme Court said that the state could not be legally held to 19th-century agreements

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Virginia Governor pardons ‘Martinsville Seven’ Black men executed for rape 70 years ago

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021Bill Atkinson, The Progress-IndexComments Off on Virginia Governor pardons ‘Martinsville Seven’ Black men executed for rape 70 years ago

Gov. Ralph Northam granted posthumous pardons for a group of Black men executed 70 years ago for allegedly raping a white woman in Martinsville, Va.

Tech

Virginia gubernatorial candidate says Facebook ‘continues to restrict free speech’ by suspending her campaign page 60 days

January 8, 2021Bill Atkinson, The Progress-IndexComments Off on Virginia gubernatorial candidate says Facebook ‘continues to restrict free speech’ by suspending her campaign page 60 days

The GOP gubernatorial hopeful claims the two-month ban is an example that ‘we no longer have free speech here in America’

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Breonna Taylor’s family watches as Virginia signs ‘Breonna’s Law’ banning no-knock warrants

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020Bill Atkinson, The Progress-IndexComments Off on Breonna Taylor’s family watches as Virginia signs ‘Breonna’s Law’ banning no-knock warrants

With members of Breonna Taylor’s family there to witness, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ceremoniously signed the so-called “Breonna’s Law.”

Nation

‘Breonna’s Law’ signed in Virginia, the third state to prohibit no-knock search warrants

October 28, 2020Bill Atkinson, The Progress-IndexComments Off on ‘Breonna’s Law’ signed in Virginia, the third state to prohibit no-knock search warrants

The move toward more no-knock bans was sparked by the March death of Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot by police.

Money

Rolls-Royce closing Virginia aircraft parts plant in 2021 amid COVID-19, eliminating 280 jobs

August 16, 2020Bill Atkinson, The Progress-IndexComments Off on Rolls-Royce closing Virginia aircraft parts plant in 2021 amid COVID-19, eliminating 280 jobs

Rolls-Royce North America said it plans to close its aircraft parts manufacturing plant in Virginia by the middle of 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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