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October 19, 2018

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Chesapeake Bay surveys show striped bass doing just fine

Thursday, Oct 18

Virginia and Maryland released the results of their annual striped bass seine surveys in the Chesapeake Bay, showing the species is doing just fine

Colonial Downs eyes Hampton's Power Plant for off-track betting center

Colonial Downs Group would like to open a $30 million Rosie’s Gaming Emporium at 1990-1996 Power Plant Parkway in Hampton in 2019, a spokesman said.

Virginia's spaceport on Wallops Island chosen for Rocket Lab's new launch facility

NASA Wallops announces a new customer for Virginia’s spaceport: Rocket Lab. Till now, only Northrop Grumman (formerly Orbital ATK) has been using the spacesport, launching resupply missions to the International Space Station.

Peace Corps heads to barbershops to recruit black volunteers

Dwayne Matthews is hoping to bring more people of color into the Peace Corps through a new initiative. In October, he is traveling to ten historically black colleges and universities and barbershops near their campuses to raise awareness of the program.

Hampton Roads Transit to rethink services, foster more regional collaboration

Hampton Roads Transit is working on a transformation plan for its services, potentially bringing the first big changes to how HRT operates in 20 years.