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Jessica Nolte covers the cities of Newport News and Hampton. She got her start at the paper as a breaking news reporter in 2018. In her spare time, the VCU graduate enjoys lifting weights and walking her Australian Shepherd.
The city manager’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year recommends reducing the existing real estate tax rate by six cents — from $1.24 per $100 to $1.18 — and eliminating the local portion of the tax on groceries.
Some of the school district's youngest students missed out on opportunities to learn skills such as how to cooperate with others, make friends, share or cope with frustration during the online learning stage of the pandemic.
Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew believes reducing blight could be key to reducing crime. He created a pilot program in July by moving one officer from another division to focus on it.
Hampton University President William R. Harvey said the decision was made because there were some students and families struggling financially because of the pandemic.
Many of those who will be eligible for the services have already experienced violence in the community either as a witness or as someone who has lost a loved one.
Officers responded to the mall shortly before 6:30 p.m. after reports of a gunshot disturbance. Three people were hit by gunfire including 33-year-old Roosevelt A. McKinney, of Norfolk, who was pronounced dead at the scene.