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Adopt-a-Highway Volunteers Help Keep Virginia Roads Beautiful and Litter Free
RICHMOND, VA (VR) — About once a week for 15 years, James Downing has been cleaning trash from ...
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Recycle Lady, Ocean Garbage, Prescription Bottles and More
Dear Recycle Lady,Recently, you wrote about proper disposal of prescription medicines. What about prescription bottles? Are ...
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Recycle Lady: Cat Litter, Motor Oil and Questions
Dear Recycle Lady,What is the difference between reusing and reducing? ConfusedDear Confused,Good Question. Perhaps the simplest ...
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Bath County Sheriff’s Office Weekly News Release Sunday, March 9 through Saturday, March 15
Bath County Sheriff’s OfficeWeekly News ReleaseMarch 9, 2025 through March 15, 20253-9-25 Sgt. Smith assisted local ...
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Recycle Lady: Trees, Kitty Litter and Cellophane
Dear Recycle Lady,What is the difference between plastic wrap and cellophane? They look very much alike. PuzzledDear ...
Read moreNatural beauty of Appalachia marred by litterbugs
The natural beauty of Appalachia continues to dominate the landscape despite the wayward acts of litterbugs ...
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Virginia-grown holiday plants make fresh, festive gifts
GLOUCESTER, VA (VR) — Poinsettias are thought to be the Cadillac of holiday plants, but Virginia ...
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Alleghany County Board of Supervisors regular meeting agenda for Oct. 4, 2022
The Alleghany County Board of Supervisors regular meeting agenda will be held on Tuesday, October 4, ...
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Homeowners asked to report destructive jumping worms
BLACKSBURG (VR) — While many gardeners welcome worms in their soil, there’s one wriggling fiend that ...
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Incentive payment rates increase for poultry litter transport
HARRISONBURG (VR) — Phosphorus-rich poultry litter accumulates, is collected and shipped for use on Virginia’s farms ...
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