Democrats Hope For A Bright Future In The Lone Star State

President Obama travels to Texas on Thursday for the second time in as many weeks. He will talk about job training and economic opportunity, but he may have a political opportunity on his mind as well.

Obama lost Texas by more than 1 million votes last year. But Democrats believe their fortunes in the Lone Star State may soon change, thanks to demographics and a new organizational push.

Richmond Police and Firefighters to Get Raises in Amended Budget

Craig Carper in News

Richmond City Council has amended Mayor Jones’ budget to include pay increases for the city’s 1,100 police and firefighters.

Charges in Heathsville Bomb Threat Case Dropped

John Ogle in News

The Commonwealth’s Attorney in Northumberland County has dropped the charges against a man in the case of a bomb threat at the county courthouse in Heathsville a year ago this month.

Economic Development in Dinwiddie County

John Ogle in News

Good news on the job front in Dinwiddie County. There’ll be a grand opening for a new company this morning at 11 at what was once the Ingram Books building on Weakley Road.

John Tyler Community College Names Raspiller President

John Ogle in News

Edward Raspiller will become the seventh president of John Tyler Community College in August.

Dr. Ted Raspiller will become President of John Tyler Community College in Augus

Louisa Man Charged in Bogus Pardon Plan for Former Legislator

Charles Fishburne in News

A Louisa County man faces a preliminary hearing next month on charges he swindled the family of a former state legislator who is now in prison -- promising, but not delivering a presidential pardon. 

Ten-year old Wins Essay Contest Writing About Her Grandmother

Charles Fishburne in News

The Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors has recognized 10-year old Ashley Nuckols, a student at Curtis Elementary School, as the grand prize winner of the annual essay contest for Older Americans Month.  As Charles Fishburne reports, Ashley won with an essay about her grandmother.
 

 

My Granny—My Inspiration

 

The Whiskey Trail

Thea Marshall in Essays

Northern Neck commentator Thea Marshall hits the Whiskey Trail and learns why Martha Washington loved toddies.

 

Meet Audie Cornish of All Things Considered

Dan Rosenthal in Community Events

All Things Considered co-host Audie Cornish tells WCVE’s Dan Rosenthal about the difference between reporting and hosting, how two journalists can live under one roof and how she developed near-perfect diction growing up outside Boston to Jamaican parents.

NPR's Audie Cornish Headlines WCVE's 25th Anniversary Bash

Audie Cornish, cohost of NPR's All Things Considered (Monday-Friday, 4 pm), visited Richmond May 2 to help WCVE Public Radio celebrate its 25th anniversary.  She spoke to assembled supporters at the Modlin Center for the Arts. WCVE's VP-GM Bill Miller presided.