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Here’s a recap of the top stories on the morning of March 20, 2024:
Highland County Maple Festival: sweet, sticky, vital for local economy
Reported by VPM News’ Henry Brannan
The location of Virginia's least populous county is isolated — and one of the southernmost points in the U.S. where maple trees grow and people can produce syrup.
More than 150 of D.C.'s cherry trees have to go as water rises
Reported by Jacob Fenston for NPR
The trees will be cut down later this spring as part of a project to rebuild and raise the seawalls around the basin.
In other news:
- Henrico County nonprofit helps families facing homelessness (Richmond Times-Dispatch)*
- Bills to help conserve agricultural land amid development pressures will become law (Virginia Mercury)
- Conservative groups sue to stop Dominion wind farm (Virginia Business)
In case you missed it:
- Federal judge greenlights lawsuit challenging Virginia’s permanent felony disenfranchisement law (Protect Democracy)
- Henrico-based McShin Foundation receives $2M from MacKenzie Scott (Henrico Citizen)*
- Portsmouth appoints its 4th permanent city manager in as many years (The Virginian-Pilot)*
*This outlet utilizes a paywall.
