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Virginia to roll out new, more secure EBT cards to prevent theft and protect families
6+ hour ago (314+ words) FILE - A SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Nov. 1, 2025. VIRGINIA - Virginia will start rolling out new, more secure Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, with "chip-and-tap" technology in an effort to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…...
Virginia rolls out more secure EBT cards to curb SNAP benefit theft
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (705+ words) Virginia is replacing traditional food-assistance benefit cards with chip-enabled versions designed to make it harder for thieves to steal SNAP benefits from families. About 749,000 state residents receive assistance through the program. Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday that the state has…...
Norfolk sales tax collections top $5.1 million for police station project
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (634+ words) Work continues on the Norfolk Police Division expansion project. City projections indicate the full $8.833 million designated for the police station project will be collected by the July 2027 remittance. Once that amount has been reached, revenue generated by the sales tax…...
Norfolk Lions Club preparing for 46th annual parade
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (654+ words) The 46th annual Norfolk Lions Club parade is set for Saturday, Sept. 19, in downtown Norfolk with this year’s theme, “United We Serve — Honoring 250 Years of Freedom.” Randy Stingley, the club’s greater membership chairman, said although Lions Clubs International is a worldwide…...
Norfolk police, fire departments to compete in annual blood drive
1+ week, 1+ day ago (437+ words) The Norfolk police and fire divisions will face off once again in a friendly competition aimed at helping replenish the nation’s blood supply during the annual Battle of the Badges blood drive on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The event, organized in partnership…...
New rent-controlled housing development aims to ease Norfolk rental shortage
1+ week, 3+ day ago (656+ words) Construction has begun on Benjamin Villas, a new rent-controlled, tax-credit housing project that will bring 28 new units to Norfolk. This is one of the new duplexes being built for the ongoing Benjamin Villas project. Construction is underway on Benjamin Villas,…...
Naval Station Norfolk returns to normal operations
1+ week, 5+ day ago (30+ words) Hours after it had put precautionary, heightened security measures into place, Naval Station Norfolk said it has returned to normal operations early Tuesday morning. https://www.wavy.com/news/military/naval-station-norfolk/naval-station-norfolk-puts-heightened-security-measures-in-place/...
Downtown Norfolk study looks at fixing the disconnect I-264 creates between neighborhoods
2+ week, 4+ day ago (433+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — Downtown Norfolk's Kindred development sits just blocks from Harbor Park, but getting between the two requires a car trip around Interstate 264 — a disconnect the City of Norfolk is working to address through its Reconnecting Communities program. Keith Barrow,…...
Virginia moves to limit Medicaid, SNAP coverage losses
2+ week, 4+ day ago (461+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia agencies are being told to make it easier for eligible residents to stay enrolled in Medicaid and food assistance as new federal requirements take effect. Executive Order 20, issued Tuesday, creates a “Keep Virginia Covered” policy for…...
BBC Radio Norfolk - Make a Difference: Norfolk, The revival of an iconic Norfolk garden
2+ week, 5+ day ago (88+ words) How a group of volunteers restored the gardens of an historic Norfolk estate. Carrow House in Norwich was once home to one of the most influential families in Norfolk – the Colmans. But having stood empty for several years, its gardens…...