| School districts across Hampton Roads saw a decline last year in the rate of students who received the required sequence of immunizations to be eligible for enrollment in a public school, according to state data. The stateâs rate of students who were âadequately vaccinatedâ â meaning they got all doses of the vaccines required under state law â was just over 88% last year, down from just over 96% in 2019, Virginia Department of Health data shows. Similar trends occurred nationwide. The stateâs number of under-vaccinated seventh graders rose 82%, according to The Virginian-Pilotâs analysis of VDH data. Some Hampton Roads school districts saw an increase of more than 90%, with one as high as 99%. Schools report vaccination status of students to VDH at kindergarten and seventh grade milestones through the departmentâs Student Immunization Survey, which is collected at the beginning of each school year. Read more in this Sunday's Main News section Itâs that time of year when the weather gets cooler and the leaves on the trees start changing colors. Itâs also that time of year for The Daily Breakâs annual bazaar guide to the many arts and crafts fairs around Hampton Roads and beyond. COVID-19 is still a concern for many; please check before attending, as events might change with coronavirus guidelines. Read more in the Sunday Break section The first thing Leslie Frazier remembers from working with Ron Rivera and Sean McDermott was being stuck in the basement of Philadelphiaâs Veterans Stadium, and the âvarmints,â as he called them, lurking around every corner.
âWe were doing our best kind of to work around them, sic cats on them as much as we could,â the Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator said with a laugh, reflecting back to 1999 when they worked on Andy Reidâs first staff with the Eagles. âWe were all just fending for ourselves back in those days.â Those early survival skills paid off handsomely. No longer working in dingy basements, they will find themselves on opposing sidelines Sunday, when the McDermott-coached Bills (1-1) face Riveraâs Washington Football Team (1-1). Â Read more in the Sunday Sports section
After six years in business, Bubbaâs Shrimp Shack has arrived in South Hampton Roads. Colburn âColeâ Crockett founded the quick-service seafood restaurant in Gloucester in December 2015. Three other locations in York County, Urbanna, and Tappahannock quickly followed in 2018, 2019, and 2020, respectively. The founder and his family opened a fifth restaurant Sept. 7 in Virginia Beach. Crockettâs sister, Joey Turbeville, owns the restaurant at 5600 Virginia Beach Blvd. and her daughter, Kendall Turbeville, is the general manager. Read more in this Sunday's Work & Money section
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